Recovery officials announced a series of changes affecting Disaster Recovery Center outreach efforts in Massachusetts counties today.
  • All centers will be open six days a week, closed Sundays.
  • A Commonwealth/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Boston will open at noon Monday, April 26 to assist Suffolk County individuals, households and businesses with disaster-related damage related to the severe storms and flooding which began in mid-March. After the Monday noon opening, hours of operation will be Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

The new center is located at:
Hyde Park Municipal Building Community Center
 1179 River St
 Boston, MA 02136

  • Two centers will be closing for good on Friday, April 23. The Thayer Library DRC in Worcester County will be closing at 7 p.m. and the Billerica Public Library in Middlesex County will be closing as of 5 p.m. this Friday.

DRCs open through close-of-business Friday, April 23 are:



Middlesex County
 Billerica Public Library
15 Concord Road
Billerica, MA 01821
Final Week Hours:
Through Thursday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Friday (COB) 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Worcester County
 Thayer Memorial Library
717 Main Street
Lancaster, MA 01523
Final Week Hours:
Through Friday (COB) 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Registered applicants can update information about their application or obtain additional assistance from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily by using the FEMA helpline option at 800-621-FEMA (3362) or 800-462-7585 (TTY) for people with speech or hearing disabilities. On the Web, disaster information remains available 24 hours a day at www.DisasterAssistance.gov.