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Multi-agency resource centers opening in the Panhandle

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Florida Division of Emergency Management

The Florida Division of Emergency Management is opening Multi-Agency Resource Centers (MARCs) with federal support in Bay, Escambia, Holmes, and Walton counties to provide one-on-one help for Floridians affected by Hurricane Isaias. The MARCs in Escambia and Holmes counties open on November 5, and Bay, Santa Rosa, and Walton counties open on November 6.

The centers are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. CT, Monday – Sunday (unless otherwise noted), at these locations:

  • Escambia County
    Brownsville Community Center
    3200 W De Soto St.
  • Holmes County
    First Baptist Church of Bonifay Ministry Center
    116 W Pennsylvania Ave Bonifay
    (Closed on Sundays)
  • Bay County
    Old Oakland Terrace Elementary School
    2010 W 12th St Panama City
  • Walton County
    DeFuniak Springs Community Center
    361 N 10th St. DeFuniak Springs
    (Closed on Sundays)
  • Santa Rosa County
    Santa Rosa County Administrative Complex – Boardroom
    6495 US-90 / Caroline St. Milton
  • Okaloosa County
    Destin-Fort Walton Beach Rigdon Center - Pruitt Room
    1958 Lewis Turner Blvd. Fort Walton Beach

Additional support is temporarily available at Registration Assistance Points in the following counties. Open Monday – Sunday from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. CT (unless otherwise noted).

  • Escambia County
    Escambia County Central Office Complex, 3363 W Park Pl.
  • Santa Rosa County
    Bray-Hendricks Park, 5259 Booker Ln. Jay
    Santa Rosa County Administration Complex, 6495 Caroline St. Milton
  • Walton County
    Paxton City Hall, 21872 US-331
    Freeport City Hall - Council Chambers, 112 FL-20
  • Walton County (8 a.m. – 7 p.m. CT)
    Walmart DeFuniak Springs, 1226 US-331

For the latest information about Florida’s recovery, visit FloridaDisaster.org and fema.gov/disaster/4955