Disaster Recovery Center opens in Tifton

Published 10:49 am Wednesday, November 6, 2024

TIFTON — FEMA opened a Disaster Recovery Center in Tift County on Monday to provide one-on-one help for Georgians affected by Hurricane Helene. 

The center is located at the Tift County Swimming Pool, 202 Baldwin Drive in Tifton.

It is open Monday to Saturday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., according to an email from the Georgia Emergency Management Agency.

Additional centers are open in Appling, Chatham, Coffee, Laurens, Liberty, Lowndes, McDuffie, Richmond, Toombs and Washington counties. 

Additionally, Mobile Disaster Assistance Centers are open in Telfair and Ware counties for a limited time. Mobile centers give survivors another option to get help with their application and find other resources.