Angels’ Night Volunteer Centers to Double as FEMA Flood Aid Assistance Locations

DETROIT, MI - The City of Detroit has partnered with Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) to provide flooding disaster information and assistance at all five volunteer deployment centers during this year’s Angels’ Night campaign.

Angels’ Night volunteers and other members of the public can have face-to-face dialogue with FEMA representatives regarding the August 11-13 flood disaster and apply for financial assistance from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., October 29-31, at five Angels’ Night deployment locations.

"We want to make sure that every Detroit resident who is eligible for financial aid to help recover from flooding damage receives the assistance they are entitled to," Mayor Mike Duggan said. "FEMA has been a great partner in this process, and we appreciate its effort to be as available as possible to our residents."

To date, FEMA has distributed more than $50 million to the more than 50,000 Detroit residents who have applied for flood disaster aid. The Angels’ Night deployment locations are:

• Northwest Activities Center, 18100 Meyers at Curtis
• Butzel Family Center, 7737 Kercheval near Van Dyke
• Patton Recreation Center, 2301 Woodmere near Vernor
• Matrix Human Services, 13560 McNichols
• Don Bosco Hall Community Resource Center, 19321 W. Chicago

Residents can register at www.DisasterAssistance.gov or via a smart phone or Web-enabled device at m.fema.gov. Applicants may also call 800-621-FEMA (3362). TTY users may call 800-462-7585. The toll-free telephone numbers will operate from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. EDT seven days a week until further notice. The deadline to apply for FEMA assistance is November 24, 2014.

Background: Angels’ Night is a citywide initiative, which drives volunteerism by metro Detroiters to assist with fire suppression by patrolling city streets, turning on a porch light, or watching a vacant property throughout the Angels’ Night period of October 29-31.