Video: How to document loss/apply for funding

MAT-SU— Becka Lopez, Alaska Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management, walks through the steps needed when applying for disaster relief in this video of a live presentation that took place at Talkeetna Elementary on September 25, 2012. If you've had damage to your primary residence and property as a result of the recent state recognized disaster and need help in your recovery. This video is for you.

The Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHS&EM) will open Disaster Assistance Centers (DAC) in the Matanuska-Susitna (MAT-SU) Borough and Tanacross to provide information and help disaster survivors utilize the state’s disaster recovery programs. Additional DACs may be established based on requests from communities.

The DACs will take applications for State Individual Assistance, including the Individual Family Grant (IFG) and Temporary Housing programs. The deadline to apply for individual assistance is November 20, 2012.

The State Individual Assistance Hotline will be activated on Oct. 3 for those who are unable to visit a DAC in person. Applying for assistance is person is the fastest way to apply for assistance.  Those who wish to apply for state assistance by telephone can call the hotline at 1-855-445-7131. TTY 1-855-445-7131. The deadline to apply for individual assistance is November 20, 2012.

Please have the following information with you when you visit a DAC or call the IA Hotline:
 *   Description of damages and/or losses
 *   Home Ownership Documentation
 *   Insurance information
 *   Personal Identification

Prepared applicants will expedite application processing.

The DACs will be at the following locations:
Interior

Tanacross
Tanacross Community Center – near airport
Oct 3-5, 2012
9am – 7pm

Mat- Su Valley

Butte Fire Station
3355 S Old Glenn Hwy
Oct 4-5, 2012
9am – 7pm

Talkeetna
Upper Su Senior Center
16463 Helena
Oct 8-9, 2012
9am – 7pm

Willow
Willow Community Center
Oct 9-10, 2012
9am – 7pm

Wasilla
Cottonwood Fire Station
Palmer Wasilla Hwy and the Seward Meridian
11-12, 2012
9am – 7pm

For more information call the hotline after October 3.  1-855-445-7131 or Patty Sullivan 907-745-9577/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.