UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) – Although a request for disaster aid from FEMA was denied earlier this week, tornado victims who are continuing to struggle with recovery nearly four months later, there is still assistance available.
Brittany Beard is project process manager for the organization After The Storm, she says they are doing term disaster case management for residence in Branch, St Joseph and Cass counties.
Beard said after they meet with tornado victims they begin the process of exploring all levels of potential assistance
She says the some times the hardest part of the recovery comes in the weeks and months following the disaster
Erica Heminger with the Branch County Community Foundation says they are both still assisting victims financially as well as continuing to take donations
You can contact After The Storm by calling the Michigan Disaster Support Hotline at 313-380-1050.
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