Disaster Response     -     Urgent Needs

Volunteers Needed in Missouri

A letter from the Emergency Operations Center 
Call 417-461-5560

Here in Lawrence County, Missouri, there are still 568 households in need of assistance with debris removal (down from the total of 1,222). These storm victims have been waiting for assistance since the January 12 ice storm that blanketed southwest Missouri in debris. Volunteer work crews from the Southern Baptists, AmeriCorps, and the Samaritan's Purse have completed hundreds of jobs, as have local groups and others; however, these resources are mostly exhausted. There is a huge need for volunteer groups to help finish this clean up.

Please contact the Lawrence County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at 417-461-5560 if you can help. We will make it easy for you: we will have work order packets prepared to your specifications upon your arrival, and we can assist with housing, and give directions and recommendations. Any number of people, for any length of time would be greatly appreciated. If you have equipment (chainsaws, pole saws, safety gear, etc) please bring it; if not, there are still plenty of jobs you could help with. We also need in-office volunteers here at the EOC; again, any length of time would be greatly appreciated.

We are located in Mt. Vernon, Missouri: right on I-44, approximately 250 miles southwest of St. Louis/25 miles southwest of Springfield.

Please contact us with any questions; 417-461-5560. 

Thanks so much,

Abigail Heinz,
AmeriCorps St. Louis
Lawrence County EOC