Currently the center is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. There are roles for varying levels of ability and physicality, including receiving donations, inventory, and assisting people who come for supplies. Best estimate is that Jacksonville FUMC will house the center for at least two more weeks before it is transitioned to a long-term recovery center. Lyle Holland) We have opportunities for service in the Distribution Center at Jacksonville First UMC. Southside/Gadsden: Volunteers are needed for clean-up after the tornado. Contact Toney Campbell at 25. Here are the latest updates from last week's disasters.Ĭullman: Wrapping up tarping operations-no further assistance needed at this time. Teams are needed ASAP until further notice. In the coming weeks there will need for repairs and at least 29 rebuilds. Thank you Southside UMC!Īt this time their community is in need of heavy equipment (bucket trucks, skid steers and other equipment capable of moving large trees). All volunteers and teams will be deployed from Southside UMC.
The Etowah County EMA will be contacted daily for a list of survivors who need help. Carrie Jones ahead of time at 25 so that work projects can be arranged. The earliest check-in should be at 8:30 a.m.
Thanks for being the hands, feet and heart of Jesus for these survivors!ĭisaster Response Coordinator for the North Alabama Annual Conferenceīeginning Wednesday, March 28, 2018, the Volunteer Reception Center for the city of Southside will be located at Southside UMC 2438 Cedar Bend Road North, Southside, Alabama. If this app works as well as it seems, this will be shared with us for future disasters. If you are available that week, or even for 3 or 4 days, please contact me today for more information. Training for this new app will be Monday, April 16, 9 a.m. at the Calhoun County EMA Office located at 507 Francis Street in Jacksonville. We are still in need of volunteers to assist with the damage assessments in Jacksonville. Seventeen iPads are available that will have all the information that needs to be collected from the survivors of the March 19 storms.
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If there are any organized groups or teams that are willing to commit to our area for a certain time period to be help us get this important work done, our community would be incredibly grateful! Furthermore, if you have any contacts or ideas for help in this work, please feel free to pass those along to me. Unfortunately, we do not have the capacity locally to get these assessments completed in a timely manner. As you know, these assessments are vital to applying for additional grant funds from outside of our community, as well as to move forward in the process of prioritizing our residents for assistance with long term unmet needs. These initial assessments will become the case management files for our Long Term Recovery Committee. There were 531 homes in our area affected by the tornado, with 165 homes suffering major damage and 55 total losses.Īt the moment, we have an urgent need for a group to assist us with initial assessment interviews/surveys to help us collect comprehensive information on where our residents are in their own recovery process. Randy Burbank shares the following message regarding the response efforts in the Jacksonville area.Īs many of you know, Calhoun County has been transitioning from the immediate response efforts related to the March 19th storms that devastated Jacksonville and the outlying communities, to long term recovery efforts.
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