City of St. Petersburg, FL

09/30/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/30/2024 18:29

Update #22: Helene Recovery Assistance & Resources

Update #22: Helene Recovery Assistance & Resources

Assistance

Assistance for Residents

FEMA assistance is available to St. Petersburg residents affected by Hurricane Helene. Disaster assistance can provide financial aid for temporary lodging, basic home repairs, and other storm-related expenses.

How to Apply:

Assistance for Small Businesses

Small businesses in Pinellas County may be eligible for Disaster Loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration. Available loans include:

  • Business Physical Disaster Loans - Loans to businesses to repair or replace disaster-damaged property owned by the business, including real estate, inventories, supplies, machinery and equipment. Businesses of any size are eligible. Private, non-profit organizations such as charities, churches, private universities, etc., are also eligible.
  • Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) - Working capital loans to help small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private, non-profit organizations of all sizes meet their ordinary and necessary financial obligations that cannot be met as a direct result of the disaster. These loans are intended to assist through the disaster recovery period.
  • Home Disaster Loans - Loans to homeowners or renters to repair or replace disaster-damaged real estate and personal property, including automobiles.

More information and the application can be found at lending.sba.gov.

RESOURCES

Comfort Stations

Impacted residents can stop in to cool off, charge electronic devices, and pick up recovery kits (cleaning supplies, fans, tarps).

  • Azalea Recreation Center (1600 72nd St. N) - 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • Enoch D. Davis Center (1111 18th Ave. S) - 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • Robert Recreation Center (1246 50th Ave. N) - 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • USF St. Pete - University Student Center (200 6th Ave. S) - 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Residents can also visit a local St. Pete library branch to cool off, charge electronic devices, or use the internet.

  • Childs Park Community Library: 691 43rd St. S
  • James Weldon Johnson Community Library: 1059 18th Ave. S
  • Mirror Lake Community Library: 280 5th St. N
  • North Community Library: 861 70th Ave. N
  • South Community Library: 2300 Roy Hanna Dr. S
  • West Community Library: 6700 8th Ave. N

Laundry Stations

Free laundry services are available for residents without power at the following locations:

  • Parking lot across from Allendale United Methodist Church (3803 Haines Rd. N): 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Easy Kleen Laundromat (2970 54th Ave. S): 6 a.m. - 10 p.m. (last wash at 8:30 p.m.)
  • Clothesline Laundromat (840 49th St. N): 12 - 8 p.m.

Mobile Restroom Units

The City of St. Petersburg has set up mobile restroom locations for residents that have been impacted by Helene.

  • Shore Acres Recreation Center: 4230 Shore Acres Blvd. NE
  • Riveria Bay Park: 8131 Macoma Dr. NE
  • Bartlett Park: 2000 7th St. S
  • Coquina Key Park: 3595 Locust St. SE
  • Sunset: Park St. N. and Central Ave.

For more information and recovery resources efforts, please visit: stpete.org/helene.