6/24/2024 Information, Resources for Flood Recovery Available from ISU Extension and Outreach
Floods are a common and costly natural disaster. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach provides access to information and educational resources to help Iowans recover from the current floods affecting northwest Iowa, as well as prepare for potential flooding elsewhere in the state.
The bathrooms with showers north of the pool are open and available for use. We are still in a conserve water situation. Please keep that in mind.
If you volunteered for the Flood Clean Up prior to having the Volunteer dispatch center set up, could you please fill out the following Google Form and log your volunteer hours.
*Questions on whether you should log hours worked at your own home. Please log them, note they were at your own home. I will try to get an answer to this today, and will update when I do. Thank you.
Also, we added a question of age. Please fill that out. If you already filled out a form, do not fill out a new one.
If you checked in at the Volunteer Dispatch Center, your hours are already logged.
Thank you!
Rock Rapids Flood Volunteer Time Tracking
Tree Dump is closed until further notice.
DO NOT enter the fairgrounds.
6/25 Bottled water is currently being distributed again today. Water and Milk yesterday was delivered by Prairie Farms. Water will be delivered today from Central States.
6/24 4:03 PM Water is still being distributed; we will end the distribution at 8PM tonight 6/24. Watch for updates on times tomorrow.
6/24 We will be distributing bottled water, donated by Walmart, again today at the Forster Community Building at 404 First Ave. Please enter from Hwy 9 in the alley between the Library and Community Building and exit on 2nd Ave. Distribution will be from 10AM-11AM or until we run out of water.
6/23 Cases of bottled water will be available at 8:45-10:00PM Sunday, June 23, at the Forster Community Building at 404 First Ave. Please enter from Hwy 9 in the alley between the Library and Community Building, and exit on 2nd Ave.
Gov. Kim Reynolds has extended a disaster emergency proclamation to an additional 20 counties in northwest Iowa in response to severe storms and flooding that occurred on June 21. The 21 total counties include Buena Vista, Cerro Gordo, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Floyd, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Lyon, O’Brien, Osceola, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Sioux, Webster, Winnebago, Woodbury, Worth, and Wright.
The governor’s proclamation allows state resources to be utilized to respond to and recover from the effects of this severe weather and activates the Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program and Disaster Case Advocacy Program.
The Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program provides grants of up to $5,000 for households with incomes up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level. Grants are available for home or car repairs, replacement of clothing or food, and temporary housing expenses. Original receipts are required for those seeking reimbursement for actual expenses related to storm recovery. The grant application and instructions are available on the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management website. Potential applicants have 45 days from the date of the proclamation to submit a claim.
The Disaster Case Advocacy Program addresses serious needs related to disaster-related hardship, injury, or adverse conditions. Disaster case advocates work with clients to create a disaster recovery plan and provide guidance, advice, and referrals to obtain a service or resource. There are no income eligibility requirements for this program; it closes 180 days from the date of the governor’s proclamation. For information on the Disaster Case Advocacy Program, contact your local community action agency or visit iowacommunityaction.org.
A copy of the proclamation is forthcoming.
View Proclamation on the Governor’s website. to read proclamation
