FOR WORKERS, SELF-EMPLOYED and SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS:

Onslow County has been declared one of the NC Counties whose workers, self-employed persons and small business owners that have been, or will be, unable to work due to Florence can receive assistance through the NC Department of Commerce’s Division of Employment Security. The first step is to apply for assistance at 1-866-795-8877 or online at  https://des.nc.gov/des .  Additional information is available by calling the Onslow County NCWorks office: 910-347-2121.

Onslow County has also been approved to receive disaster food stamps, effective beginning September28th.  Also, the program has been temporarily expanded to cover hot meals.  This assistance provides relief to those who have lost food or been unable to obtain food due to Hurricane Florence.  As the NC Social Services office just reopened today, specific details about how this process will be managed are currently unavailable.  Please monitor local television and radio stations as well as NC DSS_Disaster Food Stamps for updates.

To start the recovery process with FEMA:

FEMA_Onslow County (once at this site, you can enter your County and hit search)

FOR BUSINESS OWNERS:

Business Link North Carolina (BLNC) of EDPNC has operators standing by and is available for businesses with general questions about recovery resources. 1-800-228-8443.

NC business support may also be found at: http://www.sbtdc.org/hurricaneflorence/
To start the recovery process with FEMA: 

FEMA_Onslow County (once at this site, you can enter your County and hit search)

Disaster Assistance from SBA:  https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/disaster-assistance

If you suspect fraud, contact the National Center for Disaster Fraud’s hotline at 866-720-5721, email the organization at disaster@leo.gov, or visit justice.gov/disaster-fraud. You can also report fraud to the Federal Trade Commission at ftccomplaintassistant.gov.