Eastern Iowa flood aid volunteers and disaster help expanded
A Cedar Rapids Iowa area site matches volunteers with homeowners and small businesses needing help after flood damage. Federal and state aid via disaster food stamps assists families in fifteen plus counties with the amount determined by household size and damage. Red Cross deploys cleanup supplies and a disaster service center in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City with daily hours and a hotline for assistance.
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Towans
Iowa
Allamakee
Benton
Black Hawk
Bremer
Buchanan
Butler
Cedar
Chickasaw
Clayton
Delaware
Des Moines
Fayette
Johnson, Jones, Linn
Louisa
Mahaska
Muscatine
Tama
Winneshiek
DHS
State
Cedar Rapids
American Red Cross
Sycamore Mall
Sycamore St
Iowa City
Sam’s
Blairs Ferry Rd
Westdale Mall
Edgewood Rd
Osco
Jcpenney
The
Red Cross
Property Owners Urged to Register Rentals on Web
Cedar Rapids urges Linn County property owners with vacant rentals to list them on housinginiowa.org for 60 to 90 day needs. The Iowa Finance Authority hosts the site to connect flood victims with available housing. Disaster recovery supplies for archives and collections are available at the National Czech Slovak Museum Library with freezer trucks for pickup and delivery coordinated by Nancy Kraft.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Iowa Finance Authority
National
Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
16Th Ave
Nancy Kraft
Neighborhood Businesses Vow to Rebuild After Flood
Cedar Rapids merchants rally to reopen after the flood devastates Ajram Upholstery and nearby shops. Kalil Ajram estimates up to 2 million dollars in merchandise lost, with no insurance. Community members like Linda Welp and Dave Brackney pledge recovery efforts, aided by volunteers.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Ajram
First Ave
Turkey
Poland
France
Kalil Ajram
Linda Welp
Welp
Larry
Whelp
Dave Brackney
Tommy
Courtney Sargent
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids district resumes professional development classes
Cedar Rapids school district resumes professional development today with sessions listed on the district site. The Tuesday to Thursday "Getting Started Keeping Kids Connected" led by Candy Lynch is canceled.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Candy Lynch
Ann Nicholson
Arthur
E Ave
AmeriCorps seeks flood volunteers in Cedar Rapids
AmeriCorps calls for 230 paid volunteers to aid flood recovery in the Corridor with sessions at Kirkwood Community College Ballantyne Auditorium from 1 to 3 PM and 6 to 8 PM today. Applications available. recruits 18+ who can start by June 30. eight to ten week terms through Sept. 12.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids — AmeriCorps
Kirkwood Community College
Ballantyne
AmeriCorps
VISTA
Julie Rochford
Community Corrections Improvement Association
Julie
Rochford
Iowa
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