Elkader City Hall (Volunteer Coordination / Flood Help Info / County CAT Assessment/Update)
City Run, Disaster Relief Volunteer Coordination/Disaster Assistance For Residents
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About this facility
- Areas served
- Clayton County
- Eligibility
- Flood Evacuee's/Survivors - 6/08 MidWest Storms
- Service
- Temporary
Notes
Volunteer Coordinator:
Call if you need help or resources; call if you want to provide help or resources
Sue Gnagy
563-880-6501
Displaced Family Coordinator:
Help find temporary shelter; permanent shelter; connect you with Salvation Army or Red Cross
Jim Klosterboer
563-880-1869
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Spoke to City Hall Volunteer/Resources Coordinator 3:15 CST 6/13/08:
47 houses +businesses (some which are also residences) impacted by flooding:
3 red tagged
34 yellow tagged
10 green tagged
Red Cross is on the ground and taken over feeding operations at the Central Community School (The community has been feeding for 3 days initially).
See CAT Database facility for Central Community School: https://ccc.haghy.com/shelters/3125
Red Cross Disaster Mental Health Workers are on the ground.
Red Cross Case Workers are not on the ground yet.
They serve about 260 meals for lunch/dinner (less for breakfast)
Showers are now available at the school for residents/volunteers
Emergency Community Meetins take place daily at 7 p.m. in the lunchroom of the Central Community School
FEMA is on the ground and setting up doing preliminary assessments. They have no federal declaration yet.
National Guard is on the ground.
Building Inspectors have been through flood damaged homes once so far.
Next week Childcare from 9 am to 12 p.m. will be available at the Peace United Church of Christ (see CAT Database facility record at: https://ccc.haghy.com/shelters/3130)
Tetnus shots are available through the Visiting Nurses Office in Elkader, IA. A second shipment of the vaccine is coming shortly (See CAT Facility entry for the Visiting Nurses Assoc. at: https://ccc.haghy.com/shelters/3132)
Flood Clean-up: A big crew of volunteers coming in Sat. 6/14/08 and 20 volunteers coming in Mon. 6/16/08.
Overall, per Mayor Bob Garms, things are going quite well and they have no immediate urgent needs for supplies or services.