The Salvation Army Responds To Flooding In St. Clair County
Emergency Disaster Services provides relief to residents and emergency personnel
SOUTHFIELD, MICH. – The Salvation Army of Metro Detroit’s Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) team are in full force today, providing support services to displaced St. Clair County residents and busy emergency workers affected by Thursday’s heavy rains and flooding along the Belle and Black rivers.
EDS teams are stationed at the Belle River command post on Meisner Road today, a location where approximately 40 homes have been evacuated. The Belle River crested at 2 p.m., but EDS will be on site until the crisis is over. The Macomb County Canteen team is also on standby, ready to assist if needed.
On Thursday, at the Black River command post in Port Huron, 300 meals were distributed and beverages were served to 200 people.
They have the team ready to go all night long if needed, said Major Tim Meyers of the Port Huron Corps.
Founded by William Booth in London, England in 1865, The Salvation Army is a faith-based, non-profit organization dedicated to serving people in need without discrimination. At work in Michigan since 1887, The Salvation Army operates 180 facilities throughout the state. In 2007, these facilities were involved in providing more than 2.8 million meals and 770,314 nights of shelter for the homeless of Southeast Michigan alone. The Salvation Army uses $.83 of every dollar raised to provide direct services to people in need each and every day of the year. For more information about The Salvation Army, please call 877-SAL-MICH, or visit us at www.salmich.org.