The ReBuild North Carolina Program will host a series of outreach events over the coming months to assist homeowners who sustained damage from Hurricane Matthew complete their program application for recovery aid.
ReBuild NC, North Carolina’s Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery program, provides funding to applicants for housing repairs, homeowner reimbursement for work that homeowners have already completed on their own and other housing-related issues due to damage from Hurricane Matthew. All impacted individuals, regardless of where they are in the recovery process, are strongly encouraged to dial 2-1-1 to make an appointment and complete an application at a scheduled outreach event or one of the program’s application centers.
Upcoming events are scheduled as follows:
Johnston County
James Bryan Creech Public Library – 206 W. Hatcher St., Four Oaks
Nov. 1, 1:30-5:30 p.m.
Nov. 2, 1-7 p.m.
Nov. 3, 1-5 p.m.
Nov. 13, 1-5:30 p.m.
Harnett County
Dunn Public Library – 110 E. Divine St., Dunn
Nov. 8, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Nov. 9, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Nov. 10, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Nov. 19, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Hoke County
Hoke County Public Library – 334 N. Main St., Raeford
Nov. 13, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Nov. 14, 1 p.m.-6 p.m.
Nov. 15, 1 p.m.-6 p.m.
Nov. 26, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Greene County
Greene County Public Library – 229G Kingold Blvd., Snow Hill
Nov. 29, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
Nov. 30, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
Dec. 1, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Dec. 10, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
The program is working to schedule additional events in other Hurricane Matthew impacted counties. Updates on times and locations of future events will be posted on the program website, Facebook and Twitter accounts.
During a scheduled appointment, application specialists are available to assist individuals with completing and submitting a program application.
Individuals who experienced damage during Hurricane Matthew, and were impacted again by Hurricane Florence, may still be eligible to receive assistance for Matthew damages through ReBuild NC. In order to qualify for assistance through ReBuild NC at this time, the home must have been damaged by Hurricane Matthew in 2016.
More information, including what documentation may be required to complete a program application, can be found online at rebuild.nc.gov.