Long-Term Recovery Group partners with United Way of Southern Kentucky 2-1-1 to help tornado victims

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) – When communities face emergencies of any variety, the United Manner brings collectively volunteers and monetary help wanted to satisfy the problem of serving to these in want. Lengthy-term Restoration Teams are cooperative our bodies made up of group members and organizations working collectively to assist people and households get well from disasters.

The United Manner of Southern Kentucky 2-1-1 has partnered with the Lengthy-Time period Restoration Group of Bowling Inexperienced-Warren County to take requires these affected by the December tornadoes.

It has been greater than seven months because the devastating tornadoes ripped by way of city, destroying property and taking lives in its path. There are nonetheless households within the space struggling to rebuild and change the issues they misplaced that night time. 2-1-1 has been serving to folks discover the wanted native assets to assist in that restoration journey.

By yourself, the method of discovering assist will be overwhelming and irritating; particularly for people and households which have by no means confronted this sort of expertise earlier than. Once they name 2-1-1, they’re linked with advocates and case managers who can stroll them by way of the ins and outs of useful businesses and organizations.

It is very important observe that 2-1-1 doesn’t present monetary or materials help themselves, however join you with those that would be capable to get you the assistance that you’re in search of.

Ellie Harbaugh, Vice President of United Manner of Southern Kentucky expressed that the purpose of this partnership is “to return folks to a life that was pretty much as good because it was pre-tornado, and hopefully to a greater scenario.”

All of the providers that we’ve within the database are vetted. There are over 1000 completely different providers all through the ten county space. Assets are additionally out there for folks that don’t reside within the affected counties. Nonetheless, there are extra providers particularly out there to these impacted by the twister.

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