Area Agencies Material Giveaway (8-10-20)

Area Agencies Material Giveaway (8-10-20)

Recovering from july's flash flooding...but they're getting a helpful hand.

United way, keys christian fellowship church, interserv and the salvation army were just some of the local agencies combining their efforts into one large event saturday.

We stopped by the southside to see how area agencies are helping residents get back on their feet.

<<"we tried to think start to finish.

What would people need?"

Building conditioners food and clothingitems southside residents waited saturday morning"we know we can't household's complete need, but we are just trying to and kind of the weight they are area agencies and churches working provide a one stop shop for southsiders to donated items they need to rebuilda centralized location where they everything they need."

"if they get 5 sheets tape, subfloor and some insulation, it's probably not need, but it's going to put a little more money in their bit of relief."

At the front of family man.

Trying to help his loved ones "my daughter and my granddaughter both their houses totally demolished.

Their floors, their walls, everything had about 4 feet of water in their "she just got it paid off and now she's in a total disaster."

Just one of hundreds in the southside houses impacted by flooding, the needs are significant.

Agency can do alone."

They are sticking by southside until the very "we're just in the beginning.

So, as we walk through them, it could be a year, it could be 18 months.

But we're no longer exists."

"and thank god helping us out."

Reporting in southside st.

Thomas, kq2 news >> for any southside residents that missed saturday's event or didn't get every item on their list... keys fellowship christian church will hold this same event saturday.

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