COLUMBIA — The South Carolina Disaster Recovery Office announced the placement of 11 families in new homes and the release of 68 award letters for the repair or replacement of homes affected by the October 2015 storm.
Households in Newberry County were among those who received award letters.
The families receiving new housing completed the application and award process through SCDRO. Their previous homes were severely damaged by the October 2015. The damaged homes were demolished and removed from the property. They are the first of many families SCDRO will serve.
Before receiving an award letter, citizens must apply for assistance at one of SCDRO’s intake centers. Award letters notify citizens that they have been accepted into the program. The letter also lists the next steps the citizen must take to move forward.
Once approved, it is up to the citizen to decide if he or she will participate in the program. SCDRO protects the personal information of the citizens we serve and will release only the county and zip code for households served by the program. Households in the following areas are the latest to receive award letters:
SCDRO is accepting citizen applications related to the October 2015 storm through April 30, 2017. Two permanent application intake centers are located at 318 E. Main St. in Kingstree and 725 Broad St. in Sumter. Each office is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
SCDRO also operates mobile offices in several counties in the state. The mobile offices alternate locations between the following counties or combined county areas: Bamberg, Berkeley, Calhoun, Clarendon, Charleston, Darlington-Florence, Dorchester, Georgetown, Greenville-Spartanburg, Horry, Kershaw-Lee, Marion, Newberry-Fairfield-Greenwood, and Orangeburg.
To make an appointment at one of the intake centers, citizens may visit the SCDRO website at www.scstormrecovery.com or call 1-844-330-1199.
The goal of SCDRO is to serve as many citizens as possible. SCDRO intends to repair or replace approximately 1,500 homes affected by the October 2015 Storm. The program is designed to assist Low to Moderate income households and serve South Carolina’s most vulnerable population. The highest priority is given to households with documented damage, households with persons who are 65 years old or older, persons with documented disabilities, or households with children five years old or younger.
In compliance with The South Carolina Family Privacy Protection Act of 2002 (S.C. Code Ann. § 30-2-10, et seq.) and Personal Identifying Information Privacy Protection, (S.C. Code Ann. § 30-2-310, et seq.), SCDRO protects applicants’ personally identifiable information. SCDRO continues to implement housing recovery from the October 2015 Storm.
For more information, visit the SCDRO website at SCStormRecovery.com.