Any flood victim who needs a ride to the multi-agency resource center event scheduled for Saturday (Jan. 16) may call Jeffco Express to arrange one.
The resource center event will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Fox C-6 Service Center, 849 Jeffco Blvd., in Arnold.
About 20 agencies will be there offering information about services available to residents whose homes were damaged by the recent historic flooding in the area.
The American Red Cross, Catholic Charities and Lutheran Children and Family Services are sponsoring the resource center event and representatives from those groups, as well as others, will be there to offer assistance with debris removal, housing assistance, insurance and legal guidance and food stamp replacement.
Those who need a ride to the event may call Jeffco Express, a nonprofit bus service, at 636-465-0983, ext. 106. by noon today (Jan. 15).
Operation Recover is another program designed to help flood victims, and as part of that curbside pickup of flood-damaged items is being held today in Byrnes Mill and the Twin Rivers and Springdale areas along the Hwy. 141 corridor.
Items that will be picked up include limbs, branches, plants and brush; white goods, like furnaces, air conditioning units, dishwashers, refrigerators, freezers, washers and dryers, and water heaters; electronics such as computers and printers, TVs, phones and microwaves; household hazardous waste, like automotive oil, paint, cleaning supplies, pesticides, batteries, propane tanks and aerosol cans; construction and demolition debris, such as carpet, drywall, lumber, plumbing, doors, windows, furniture, mattresses, clothes, toys and other personal property; and sandbags.
Items that will not be picked up include household trash or anything in bags; cars, boats, ATVS or mobile homes; commercial property; or debris that contractors leave behind.
The items left at the curb must be separated into different piles depending on if they’re vegetative, white goods, electronics, household hazardous waste, construction and demolition debris, or sandbags.
Crews will make more than one pass to pick up items in the various areas.
For more information, go to www.mo.gov/flood-recovery.