Disaster Assistance is available NOW through FEMA!
Residents of Bibb County who suffered uninsured or under-insured losses will receive assistance from specialists skilled in many disaster-related subjects. If you would like to be considered for FEMA assistance, you must register by calling the toll free number, or register online within sixty days of the county being declared a federal disaster area. Bibb County's declaration date was Friday, May 23rd.
Call 1-800-621-FEMA(3362). If you are speech or hearing impaired, call TTY 1-800-462-7585. The toll free numbers are available 7 days a week,
8am-8pm. Please have the following information available when you call:
A phone number where you can be reached
Social Security number
Current mailing address
Address of damaged property
Brief description of damages
Insurance Information (if you have insurance)
visit www.fema.gov and download the resource guide(http://www.fema.gov/pdf/assistance/process/help after disaster english.pdf)
Disaster Case Managers Needed
Volunteers are needed to serve as Disaster Case Managers in Macon. This will require a committment of atleast 4 hours per week for the next 3 months. Training is required. The training course teaches volunteers how to identify and address unmet needs of all survivors, particularly people who were vulnerable before a disaster, and how to provide a larger vision of life that includes emotional and spiritual care as well as physical rebuilding to assist in long-term recovery of those in need.
Please call Volunteer Macon to volunteer as a Disaster Case Manager. 478-742-6677
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