Township Of Teaneck: DISASTER SURVIVOR ASSISTANCE TEAMS COMING TO MUNICIPALITIES ACROSS BERGEN COUNTY

Press release from the Township of Teaneck:

September 17, 2021

  Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco and the Board of County Commissioners continue to urge residents and business owners impacted by Hurricane Ida to apply for Federal disaster relief. Starting tomorrow, FEMA will deploy Disaster Survivor Assistance Teams to municipalities across Bergen County to answer questions, assist with registration for FEMA Individual Assistance, and conduct inquiries on the status of existing applications. This support is supplemental to the Bergen County Disaster Recovery Center at the Bergen Community College Philip Ciarco Jr. Learning Center in Hackensack. Bergen County residents sustaining damage from Hurricane Ida are eligible to seek assistance at any of the following sites below:   Every Mon to Sat Bergen County Disaster Recovery Center Bergen Community College Philip Ciarco Jr. Learning Center, 355 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601

7am–7pm

7am–7pm 9/17/2021 LeoniaLocation: Leonia Recreation Center Gym    370 Broad Avenue, Leonia, NJ9am-5pm 9/17/2021 Tenafly Location: Tenafly Borough Hall 100 Riveredge Road, Tenafly, NJ 076709am-5pm 9/17/2021 Old Tappan Location: Old Tappan Borough Hall Parking Lot 227 Old Tappan RdOld Tappan N.J. 076759am-5pm 9/18/2021 CarlstadtLocation: Carlstadt Municipal Building500 Madison Street, Carlstadt, NJ9am-5pm 9/18/2021 OradellLocation: Oradell Senior Center1 Veterans Plaza Oradell, NJ 076499am-5pm 9/18/2021 Wood-RidgeLocation: Corner of Arnot Place and Wood-Ridge Avenue, Wood-Ridge, NJ9am-5pm 9/19/2021 Upper Saddle RiverLocation: Upper Saddle River Borough Hall376 West Saddle River Rd, Upper Saddle River, NJ9am-5pm 9/20/2021 OaklandLocation: Oakland Public Library2 Municipal Plaza, Oakland, NJ 074369am-5pm 9/20/2021 Cliffside ParkLocation: Cliffside Park Borough Hall Fire Lot525 Palisade Avenue, Cliffside Park, NJ9am-5p0m 9/20/2021 River ValeLocation: River Vale Municipal Building   Council Chambers406 River Vale Road River Vale, NJ 076759am-5pm 9/21/2021 River EdgeLocation: River Edge Public Works Department500 Riverside Way, River Edge, NJ9am-5pm 9/21/2021 North ArlingtonLocation: North Arlington Senior Center10 Beaver Ave/212 Ridge Rd., North Arlington, NJ 070319am-5pm 9/21/2021 EmersonLocation: Emerson Senior Center20 Palisade Ave, Emerson, NJ 0763010am-7pm 9/22/2021 MaywoodLocation: Maywood Recreation Center145 West Magnolia Avenue, Maywood, NJ9am-5pm 9/22/2021 Palisades ParkLocation: TBD 9/23/2021 GarfieldLocation: Garfield Recreation Center466 Midland Avenue, Garfield, NJ9am-5pm 9/23/2021 WaldwickLocation: Borough Park Pavilion & Parking Lot217 Pine St, Waldwick, NJ 074639am-5pm 9/24/2021 WyckoffLocation: Wyckoff Town Hall (outside square area of Town Hall)340 Franklin Ave., Wyckoff NJ 074819am-5pm 9/24/2021 FairviewLocation: Fairview Borough Hall59 Anderson Ave, Fairview NJ 070229am-5pm 9/25/2021 RidgewoodLocation: Ridgewood Village Hall (patio area to the left of the main public entrance)131 N. Maple Avenue, Ridgewood NJ9am-5pm 9/26/2021 BergenfieldLocation: Bergenfield Borough Hall198 N. Washington Ave., Bergenfield, NJ9am-5pm

Bergen County residents and businesses sustaining losses as a result of Hurricane Ida are eligible to apply for Federal disaster relief after the County received major disaster declaration from President Biden last week. Assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of the disaster. The toll-free telephone numbers will operate from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. (local time).

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This press release was produced by the Township of Teaneck. The views expressed here are the author’s own.