Two disaster recovery centers that have provided resources for Los Angeles County wildfire victims will be closing this month and moving their services to new locations.
The Altadena Disaster Recovery Center, near Woodbury Road and Lincoln Avenue, and the UCLA Research Park West, near Pico and Westwood boulevards will be closing at 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 31.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) services will be transitioning to new locations beginning Monday, June 2. The new locations include:
-One Stop Rebuilding Center, 1828 Sawtelle Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025
-Altadena Community Center, 730 E. Altadena Drive, Altadena, CA 91001
The end of May also marks the deadline for the grace period of applying to the U.S. Small Business Administration for physical damage disaster loans. The last day to apply is Friday, May 30.
For those seeking economic injury disaster loans, the deadline is Oct. 8 to apply.
According to the SBA, as of Tuesday, May 20, the SBA has approved more than 10,000 loans, which comes out to more than $2.8 billion of relief.
Up to $500,000 is available for home loans to repair and replace real estate and up to $100,000 to repair or replace personal property.