Multi-agency resource centers are now opening in our area for those looking to get more information on next steps following Hurricane Milton and last week's tornado outbreak.
Agencies that will be present at these centers include, but are not limited to, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Health, United Way, Red Cross, Department of Children and Families (DCF) and the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs.
MARTIN COUNTY:
A center is now open in Martin County at the Robert Morgade Library in Stuart, 5851 SE Community Drive.
The center will be open from Sunday, Oct. 13 to Thursday, Oct. 17 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
A state-supported point of distribution by the Florida National Guard will be at the Martin County Fairgrounds daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. People can get water, tarps, and MREs.
A county spokesperson said people can drive their cars through the assembly line and ask for as many supplies as they need. The county said the community has been helping each other after the tornadoes.
"In Martin County, we always like to say it's it's different here, and our community helps each other, and we have so so much of that going on. And so I think people, people feel supported, but it's a lot," said Martha Ann Kneiss with the office of communications with the Martin County Board of County Commissioners.
"It was so nice to go out into the communities, though, to see the neighbors helping neighbors. It was amazing feeling it was just like, you know, just brought tears to your eyes like people really just helping each other was just it was it was wonderful to see," said Sally Waite, the Martin County emergency management director.
ST. LUCIE COUNTY
St. Lucie County has a resource center open at the Havert L. Fenn Center in Fort Pierce.
The center will be open Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
