Bethel Assistance Hub Will Delay Opening Tomorrow, January 30 to 1 p.m.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Bethel Assistance Hub, supporting Alaskans impacted by October's West Coast Storms, will only be open from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, January 30. The hub will resume normal operating hours Monday, Feb. 2.

When the Bethel hub is open, FEMA staff will be available to help survivors apply for disaster assistance, get answers to questions and upload needed documents. The hub is normally open from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Location
AVCP Tugkar Building
570 3rd Ave., Bethel, AK 99559

If you're unable to visit the hub and still need FEMA assistance, there are other ways to apply:

• Register on DisasterAssistance.gov.
• Use the FEMA App.
• Call the Alaska Call Center at 1-866-342-1699 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and
  10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Yup'ik interpreters are available from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday.

Survivors are encouraged to register for both state and FEMA Individual Assistance programs to maximize their recovery benefits. To apply for state Individual Assistance, visit https://ready.alaska.gov/ or call 1-844-445-7131. The deadline for both state and FEMA Individual Assistance programs is Feb. 20, 2026.

Small Business Administration
The U.S. Small Business Administration offers low-interest disaster loans to homeowners, renters, businesses and nonprofits. For more information call 1-800-659-2955, apply online at sba.gov/disaster or visit the Disaster Loan Outreach Center located at the Bethel City Hall at 300 Chief Eddie Hoffman Hwy. from Monday through Friday,
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The deadline to apply for physical damage has also been extended to Feb. 20, 2026.

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FEMA is committed to ensuring disaster assistance is accomplished impartially, without discrimination on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, English proficiency, or economic status. Any disaster survivor or member of the public may contact the FEMA Civil Rights Office if they feel that they have a complaint of discrimination. FEMA's Civil Rights Office can be contacted at [email protected] or toll-free at 833-285-7448.

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