Bethel Assistance Hub to Open Tuesday, January 20

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Bethel Assistance Hub, supporting Alaskans impacted by October's West Coast Storms will reopen today, Jan. 20, 2026.

FEMA staff will be available at the Hub to help survivors apply for disaster assistance, answer questions, and upload required documents. The hub is open 10 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m.

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:

• Call the Alaska Call Center at 1-866-342-1699 from 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. Yup'ik interpreters are available 1-5 p.m. Thursdays.
• Register on DisasterAssistance.gov.
• Get the FEMA App and submit your application directly through the app.

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. Mondays - Fridays, 8 a.m. - 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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