St. Lawrence Island assistance centers offer state aid for storm repairs

DHSEM employees assist residents with applications to receive State assistance for damages to their homes caused by the 2016 New Year’s Eve Bering Sea storm. (Photo: Davis Hovey, KNOM)The Department of Homeland Security and emergency management, or DHSEM, set up assistance centers on St. Lawrence Island after Governor Bill Walker issued a disaster declaration almost two weeks ago.
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