FEMA Opens Additional Disaster Recovery Center in Butts County

ATLANTA – FEMA is opening an additional Disaster Recovery Center in Butts County to provide one-on-one help for Georgians affected by Hurricane Helene. The center is open Monday to Saturday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.; it will be closed Sundays, and is scheduled to close permanently at 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 13.

All Georgia recovery centers will be closed in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday on Thursday, Nov. 28, and Friday, Nov. 29.

Center location:

Butts County
Butts Park & Recreation Building
(Ernest Biles Youth Center)
576 Ernest Biles Drive, Jackson, GA 30233

Additional centers are open in the following counties:

Open Monday – Saturday from 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. and Sunday 1 – 6 p.m.
Appling County Appling County Agricultural Center 2761 Blackshear Highway Baxley, GA 31513	Bryan County Jacob Grant Teen Center 185 Ball Park Road Richmond Hill, GA 31324
Chatham County Savannah Technical College Student Enrichment Center Building 5717 White Bluff Road Savannah, GA 31405	Coffee County The Atrium 114 N. Peterson Avenue Douglas, GA 31533
Emanuel County Southeastern Technical College Special Programs Building 346 Kite Road, Building 1 Swainsboro, GA 30401	Jefferson County National Guard Bid-EOC 1841 Hwy. 24 West Louisville, GA 30434
Laurens County Old West Laurens Middle School 338 West Laurens School Road Dublin, GA 31021	Lincoln County Lincoln County Recreation Department Walter T. Norman Gym 1962 Rowland-York Drive Lincolnton, GA 30817
Lowndes County City of Valdosta 4434 North Forrest Street Extension Valdosta, GA 31605	McDuffie County Thomson Depot 111 Railroad St. Thomson, GA 30824
Richmond County Hub for Community Innovation 631 Chafee Ave. Augusta, GA 30904	Screven County Screven County Library 106 Community Drive Sylvania, GA 30467
Tift County Tift County Swimming Pool 202 Baldwin Drive Tifton, GA 31794	Toombs County Georgia Department of Human Services 162 Oxley Drive Lyons, GA 30436
Washington County Sandersville School Building Authority 514 North Harris St. Sandersville, GA 31082	Wilkes County Washington Fire Department (Training Room) 212 E. Court St. Washington, GA 30673
FEMA Mobile Registration Center location and hours
Burke County Burke County Public Library 130 GA-24 South, Waynesboro, GA 30830 Monday, Nov. 25 – Saturday, Dec. 7 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. (except Nov. 28 & 29)	Clinch County Clinch County Elementary School 575 Wood Lake Drive, Homerville,, GA 31634 Monday, Nov. 25 – Saturday, Dec. 7 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. (except Nov. 28 & 29)
Dodge County Public Safety Building 440 Legion Drive, Eastman, GA 31023 Monday, Nov. 18 – Wednesday, Nov. 20 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. (except Nov. 28 & 29)	Cook County Cook Farm Service Agency 204 East 9th St. Adel, GA 31620 Monday, Nov. 25 – Saturday, Nov. 30 | 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. (except Nov. 28 and 29)

To find center locations in the state, visit FEMA’s Hurricane Helene Georgia Page, FEMA’s DRC Locator or text “DRC” and your Zip Code to 43362. All centers are accessible to people with disabilities or access and functional needs and are equipped with assistive technology.

Homeowners and renters in Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brantley, Brooks, Bryan, Bulloch, Burke, Butts, Camden, Candler, Charlton, Chatham, Clinch, Coffee, Colquitt, Columbia, Cook, Dodge, Echols, Effingham, Elbert, Emanuel, Evans, Fulton, Glascock, Glynn, Hancock, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Lanier, Laurens, Liberty, Lincoln, Long, Lowndes, McDuffie, McIntosh, Montgomery, Newton, Pierce, Rabun, Richmond, Screven, Stephens, Taliaferro, Tattnall, Telfair, Thomas, Tift, Toombs, Treutlen, Ware, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Wheeler and Wilkes counties can visit any open center to meet with representatives of FEMA, the State of Georgia and the U.S. Small Business Administration. No appointment is needed.

If you are in an affected county, you are encouraged to apply for FEMA disaster assistance. The quickest way to apply is online at DisasterAssistance.gov. You can also apply using the FEMA App for mobile devices or calling toll-free 800-621-3362. The telephone line is open every day and help is available in most languages.

Disaster Assistance Teams are also on the ground in affected counties going door-to-door to help survivors register for assistance.

For an accessible video on how to apply for assistance go to FEMA Accessible: Applying for Individual Assistance - YouTube.

For the latest information about Georgia’s recovery, visit fema.gov/helene/georgia and fema.gov/disaster/4821. Follow FEMA on X at x.com/femaregion4 or follow FEMA on social media at: FEMA Blog on fema.gov, @FEMA or @FEMAEspanol on X, FEMA or FEMA Espanol on Facebook, @FEMA on Instagram, and via FEMA YouTube channel. Also, follow Administrator Deanne Criswell on X @FEMA_Deanne.