Hurricane Ian Disaster Recovery Center Opens In Riverview

RIVERVIEW, FL — The state of Florida and the Federal Emergency Management Administration have opened an additional Disaster Recovery Center at the HCC Regent, 6437 Watson Road, Riverview.

Disaster Recovery Centers provide disaster survivors with information from Florida state agencies, FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration. Survivors can get help applying for federal assistance and disaster loans, update applications, file insurance claims and learn about other resources available.

This is the 17th Disaster Recovery Center to open in response to Hurricane Ian.

Hours are 8 a.m. t0 7 p.m. daily.

The DRCs include representatives from the following agencies:

• Florida Division of Emergency Management
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Florida Department of Economic Opportunity
• Office of Florida’s Chief Financial Officer, Jimmy Patronis
• Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation
• Florida Department of Children and Families
• Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs
• Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
• Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
• Enterprise Florida Inc.
• Legal Services of North Florida
• CareerSource
• Florida Small Business Development Center Network
• U.S. Small Business Administration