MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. – After three days watching water encroach into his home, Mike Kennedy worries because it's not showing any sign of receding.
"My front yard is somewhere here," he said, laughing as he stood in front of his mobile home. "Yep, it's a mess."
Kennedy figures he got the worst of the record rain over the weekend at the River Haven Mobile Home Park in Merritt Island.
His backyard was buried in water when News 6 spoke with the disabled motorcycle rider Tuesday.
Kennedy weathered Hurricane Irma without any flooding or tornado damage like some of his neighbors, but this time he said he needs help.
Kennedy applied for Federal Emergency Management Agency assistance after weekend rainfall totaling 10 inches in some parts of Brevard County.
When it opened last Wednesday in the wake of Hurricane Irma, the disaster recovery center in Cocoa was not expected to stay open well into this week.
However, Rob Rains, the president of the United Way of Brevard, said it's obvious there are still people who need help.
Therefore, the DRC remains open to provide assistance for those who are struggling.
"We've had a steady influx of people coming in. Anything that you might need, you can get the answers here," Rains said, calling the disaster recovery center a "one-stop shop."
"People have come together in a beautiful way. The federal government doing their job, the municipalities, the county EOC doing their job and not-for-profits like United Way doing our job," Rains told News 6.
Brevard County recovery efforts include handing out 1,000 tarps for damaged homes. Tuesday morning in Palm Bay, the city gave out 50 free tarps in just a half-hour, according to the United Way.