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FEMA Assistance For Families with Unplanned Funeral Expenses. Individuals can apply for assistance for the reimbursement of COVID-19 Funeral Expenses after Jan. 20, 2020.

Hurricane Relief Info

New Bern Area Chamber of Commerce has given permission for us at Pollock-Best Funerals & Cremations to post their compilation of this helpful recovery information.

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAMBER: As time goes on, we are gathering helpful information we want to share... We hope that this information can be of some use to you with your business and your every day life as we work together to recover.

Resources provided by United Way of Coastal Carolina

SBA Disaster Assistance Available

Please take note of the disaster loan assistance available for Craven County as noted in the Links below. PLEASE circulate among your networks:

SBA Disaster Recovery Center (CRAVEN COUNTY)

  • Centenary United Methodist Church: 309 New St., New Bern, NC 28560

  • Applicants must use The Education Building Entrance

  • Monday to Friday: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, EST

  • Saturdays: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm


Tax Relief for Victims of Hurricane Florence.

Swiss Bear would like to share some helpful information from the NCDOR. To help you during this recovery period both Federal and NC Tax Relief is being offered. Please take the time to review through the notice. It is less than three pages and may be of great value to you over the coming months. Click here for the Tax Relief Notice

Special offer: 

Eastern NC folks who have had their iPhones, iPads, and computers damaged during the storm. Bring your damaged devices in to the either of the Greenville or New Bern locations for University PC Cares and mention the 'hurricane Florence offer' and they'll waive the $60 diagnostic fee at check-in, and if your device is too damaged to recover data normally, they'll also take 10% off the forensic data recovery that would be needed at that point. In addition, if anyone needs to make a claim on your insurance, they'll be giving free insurance estimates to anyone who needs them. This offer is good at University PC Cares New Bern and Greenville Location. Just mention that your devise was damaged via Hurricane Florence.