Tornado: Resources & relief

Community gearing up for two-year anniversary ceremony this afternoon

With the playground full of children, it could be any other day at Joplin’s Cunningham Park, but the white tents popping up and neat rows of white chairs lined up nearby indicate something more is happening today.

Tornado: Resources & relief

RESOURCE: FEMA specialists on hand at Home Depot
Specialists with the Federal Emergency Management Agency have an information table set up at Home Depot, 3110 E. 20th St., to help residents with rebuilding information, information about safe rooms and to answer questions.

July 1, 2011
RESOURCE: Book fair to provide free books for children
Chapters for Children will hold its first book fair from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdayat Vintage Stock in the Northpark Mall.

July 1, 2011
RESOURCE: Workshop to focus on storm-resistant building techniques
A workshop, Rebuild Joplin Strong, will be held Friday and Saturday, July 8-9, in Corley Auditorium at Missouri Southern State University.

June 28, 2011
DONATE: Chow Train chefs fuel AmeriCorps workers
Two women stood out from the crowd Tuesday at the AmeriCorps Volunteer Reception Center in Joplin. They wore white chef’s hats and white aprons.

June 28, 2011 1 Photo
RESOURCE: Red Cross puts out last call for people needing shelter
The American Red Cross said Monday that only 10 people stayed at its shelter in Webb City on Sunday night, and that most of those have now found housing.

June 27, 2011
No state fees for tornado victims to replace documents
Relief for Joplin area citizens who lost their state driver licenses, identification cards or vehicle ownership documents will be extended due to an executive order signed by Governor Jay Nixon.

June 27, 2011
RESOURCE: FEMA approves more than $4 million in relief funds
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved and is in the process of distributing more than $4 million in disaster relief funds.

June 22, 2011
RESOURCE: FEMA to construct housing park
Land that the City Council had informally endorsed as the future site of Joplin’s fire and police training center will be developed as a temporary housing park for tornado victims.

June 21, 2011 1 Photo
DONATE: Fundraising effort announced to spur Joplin business growth
Former U.S. senator and diplomat John Danforth on Monday unveiled an effort to raise $10 million for a fund to restore and expand Joplin’s business community, which was devastated by the May 22 tornado.

June 20, 2011 1 Photo
RESOURCE: Joplin’s autism center holding therapy sessions at The Bridge
Joplin’s Ozark Center for Autism has grown aggressively from its 2007 start, doubling the number of children getting therapy and special education in its state-of-the-art classrooms on South Jackson Avenue.

June 19, 2011 1 Photo
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