Disaster relief

The funding was announced Monday at a news conference in Punta Gorda by state officials.Governor Ron DeSantis, First Lady Casey DeSantis and Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie highlighted said the funds would also address unmet needs such as transportation, food assistance, housing aid, clothing, and household goods.

Most of the centers, designed to help disaster survivors jumpstart their recovery from Hurricane Ian. are open Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and closed Sundays, unless otherwise noted.

The disaster declaration includes Brevard, Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Flagler, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lake, Lee, Manatee, Monroe, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Saint Johns, Sarasota, Seminole and Volusia counties in Florida, which are eligible for both Physical and Economic Injury Disaster Loans.

Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay announced the nearly $1 million offering in the form of a $500,000 check and more than $300,000 raised by the Florida group and its Rebuilding Together National office at a news conference on Fort Myers Beach Thursday.

Hospitality employers in Lee, Collier, Charlotte and Sarasota counties can apply.

Insured or not, if you have been impacted by Hurricane Ian, FEMA has one message for you: register for assistance.

Get an update on Southwest Florida power restoration efforts and hear from attorneys about post-Ian insurance issues, including information for those who live in condo associations.

Criswell told “Fox News Sunday” that the federal government began to arrange the “largest amount of search and rescue assets that I think we’ve ever put in place before” to supplement Florida’s resources.

The river crested two days after Hurricane Ian plowed up the state dumping more than a foot of rain in some places. It is flowing over roads stopping and confusing travelers who have been re-routed off major north and south bound arteries, including Interstate 75 in Charlotte County on Saturday.

As rescue efforts continue in Southwest Florida, first responders from around the country are joining in. Three days after Hurricane Ian made landfall in Southwest Florida, Ohio Task Force One arrived to assist in search and recovery.