By: WSAZ News Staff | Posted: Sept. 8, 2016 | Source: WSAZ
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) — A newly formed committee is going to help ease the transition process as FEMA withdraws from West Virginia following the June 23 flooding.
The Greater Kanawha Long Term Recovery Committee is made up of members from organizations like The Red Cross, Union Mission, and Mountain Mission.
Thursday night Kanawha County Commissioners gave the group $50,000 to help establish it’s headquarters in Clendenin and help displaced residents.
With families still living in campers and tents, the group’s goal is to make sure that all people have adequate and safe housing by the time the weather turns cold.
The workers at the office will help to bridge the gap between governmental organizations like FEMA and local resources like Mountain Mission’s “Hope Project,” a branch of the non-profit that is reaching out to help people in the Elk River Community rebuild their homes.
“What we’ll be able to do is create a process, and we’ll be able to hire someone that can come in and coordinate volunteers,” he said. “We’ll be able to supply materials as well as coordinate volunteers,” Mountain Mission Executive Director John Roberts told WVMetroNews.com.
“We want to thank the members of Kanawha County Commission, President Kent Carper, Dave Hardy and Hoppy Shores who approved a grant of $50,000 to help fund a coordinator for the Greater Kanawha Long-Term Recovery Committee. This will help greatly to keep our flood relief efforts going,” Glenn Jefferies with the Hope Project explained in a Facebook Post.
To find out more about the “Hope Project” click on the link.
