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Hundreds impacted by storms in Ventura County last month have attended federal support center

The Small Business Administration have set up a temporary center here at South Oxnard library to help those impacted in the county by last month's storms
Caroline Feraday
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KCLU
The Small Business Administration have set up a temporary center at South Oxnard library to help those impacted in the county by last month's storms

The Small Business Administration says demand has been high for their services in Oxnard and Port Hueneme.

Hundreds of vehicles and homes were damaged in Port Hueneme and Oxnard in a major storm last month.

"A real catastrophic event," said George Kostyrko from the Federal Small Business Administration.

The SBA have set up a temporary center at South Oxnard Branch Library to help those impacted apply for low interest loan assistance.

"For those that are underinsured or that have no insurance at all, there's an opportunity for a low interest loan for renters, homeowners and business owners to get back on their feet and repair some of the physical damage that the storm brought," said Kostyrko.

"Saturday was extraordinary. We had over 100 people here. So as a result of the extraordinary response, we went ahead and expanded our hours both during the week and on the weekends," he said.

Those seeking SBA loans for storm damage have until March 11th to apply.

The outreach center at South Oxnard Branch Library, 4300 Saviers Road, Oxnard, is open Monday through Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

To obtain more information about SBA disaster loans, visit  sba.gov/disaster , call the Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955, or send an email to DisasterCustomerService@sba.gov. You can apply online using SBA’s secure website at sba.gov/disaster .

Caroline joined KCLU in October 2020. She won LA Press Club's Audio Journalist of the Year Award for three consecutive years in 2022, 2023 and 2024.

Since joining the station she's also won 12 Golden Mike Awards, 8 Los Angeles Press Club Journalism Awards, 4 National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards and three Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for Excellence in Writing, Diversity and Use of Sound.

She started her broadcasting career in the UK, in both radio and television for BBC News, 95.8 Capital FM and Sky News and was awarded by Prince Philip for her services to radio and journalism in 2007.

She has lived in California for 13 years and is both an American and British citizen and a very proud mom to her daughter, Elsie.