Derecho Storm & Tornado Disaster Response

• Belle Plaine, IA:
  • A feeding site is open & providing meals through the local community center (located at 1309 5th Ave.) 
  • This service is currently feeding 500 people a day
• Cedar Rapids, IA:
  • Mobile feeding site established & scheduled to serve from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
  • Additional feeding sites are being coordinated alongside Linn County EMA
  • Personal protective equipment distribution being organized for volunteers
  • Greatest Need Right Now: Volunteers, Cots & Bedding
    • Contact Capt. Brandon Lewis to learn more or donate towards the greatest need(s)
• Vinton, IA:
  • Volunteers & EDS team members are working to assist with mobile feeding efforts
• Forreston, IL:
  • 200 people affected by the tornado touchdown have been met with food
  • Temporary shelter has been established for those displaced
• Ottawa/LaSalle, IL:
  • Meals, snacks & hydration have been supplied to victims & first responders

These numbers are based off estimates 
Do not include all disaster response locations 
Reporting continues to be delayed due to power/electrical complications.

• Cedar Rapids, IA:

  • Feeding 800 people a day
  • Supplied over 11,000 meals, snacks & drinks (to date)
  • Assisting with temporary lodging/shelter for those who are displaced
  • Converting Mobile Feeding Units into Mobile Care Units to more thoroughly serve heavily impacted areas. These will provide food, water, emotional/spiritual care & clean up assistance.
  • Preparing to distribute flood kits
  • Creating medical support kits until National Guard can connect with more vulnerable populations
  • Coordinating further meal distribution through other agencies
• Clinton, IA:
  • Feeding 100 people a day 
  • Supplied over 1,400 meals, snacks & drinks (to date)
  • Assisting with local temporary lodging/shelter for those who are displaced
  • Helping with local food box efforts
• Iowa City, IA:
  • Feeding 500 people a day
  • Supplied over 7,000 meals, snacks & drinks (to date)
  • Assisting with local temporary lodging/shelter for those who are displaced
  • Helping with local food box efforts
• Muscatine, IA:
  • Feeding 100 people a day
  • Supplied over 1,400 meals, snacks & drinks (to date)
  • Assisting with local temporary lodging/shelter for those who are displaced
  • Helping with local food box efforts
• Vinton, IA:
  • ​​​​​​​ Belle Plaine Feeding Site  -
    • ​​​​​​​Serving 500 people a day
    • Supplied over 7,000 meals, snacks & drinks (to date)
  • ​​​​​​​ Mobile Canteen Feeding  -
    • ​​​​​​​Serving 800 people a day
    • Supplied over 11,000 meals, snacks & drinks (to date)​​​​​​​
  • Assisting with local temporary lodging/shelter for those who are displaced
  • Helping with local food box efforts
• ​​​​​​​Freeport, IL:
  • ​​​​​​​Feeding 600 people a day
  • Supplied over 8,000 meals, snacks & drinks (to date)
  • Assisting with local temporary lodging/shelter for those who are displaced
  • Helping with local food box efforts
• ​​​​​​​Ottawa/LaSalle, IL:
  • ​​​​​​​Feeding 100 people a day
  • Supplied over 1,400 meals, snacks & drinks (to date)
  • Assisting with local temporary lodging/shelter for those who are displaced
  • Helping with local food box efforts

• Cedar Rapids:
  • Mobile Care Units provided the following services:
    • 63 Meals & 71 Drinks - Green Square Park/Library/Bus Station
    • 67 Meals & Drinks - Cedar Terrace Apartments
    • 35 Meals - Robert Schorg Manor
    • 113 Meals & Drinks - Westdale Apartments
    • 50 Meals & 144 Drinks - Ced-Rel Highway 30 West
    • 15 Meals & Drinks - 1925 Maplecrest Drive
    • 5 Hours of debris removal & clean up around Linn County
    • 113 Emotional/Spiritual Care Connections 
  • Further coordination in progress with Linn County EMA to help with removal of dead power lines in order to facilitate returning electricity to more areas.
  • Identifying vulnerable & in need populations to focus medical support 
  • Working alongside multiple agencies to establish county-wide shelters and provide them with needed supplies for those who are displaced and in need.

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Clinton, IA:

• Coordinating with local officials & agencies to bring additional relief resources to the public
  • ​​​​​​​Citizen Damage Reporting Online ​​​​​​​

• Additional community updates can be found online by following The Salvation Army of Clinton on Facebook

​​​​​​​Iowa City, IA:

• ​​​​​​​Continuing to provide food & water through mobile canteen distribution 

Muscatine, IA:

• Mobilizing to provide additional support & supplies to the following locations
  • ​​​​​​​Muscatine / Louisa County, IA
  • Drury Township, IL
  • Cedar Rapids, IA
• ​​​​​​​Additional community updates can be found by following The Salvation Army of Muscatine on Facebook

​​​​​​​​​​​​​Vinton, IA:​​​​​​​ 

• Continuing to provide food & water through Mobile Canteens as well as the Belle Plaine's Feeding Site
  • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​These services are reaching both local citizens in need & volunteers helping with relief efforts

​​​​​​​Freeport, IL:

• Continuing to provide feeding services & support for clean-up efforts​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​Ottawa/LaSalle, IL:

• Continuing to provide food & drinks to first responders as well as storm victims
• Additional community updates can be found by following The Salvation Army of Ottawa & LaSalle on Facebook

These numbers represent the entire Heartland Division's services reported to date:

Illinois Operations & Relief Work - by the numbers...

• 3,000 Meals Served (hot & cold)
• 4,500 Drinks Served (coffee, water, juice etc.)
• 6,500 Snacks Served (donuts, chips, granola etc.)
• 100 Social Service Cases opened and/or assisted 
• $4,000 in Financial Assistance provided for groceries, lodging, rent/utility etc.
• 600 Items of PPE (personal protective equipment) distributed 
• 500 Hours of volunteer services

These numbers are representative of the EDS response across LaSalle, Stephenson & Ogle counties.

Iowa Operations & Relief Work - by the numbers...

• 16,000 Meals Served (hot & cold)
• 12,000 Drinks Served (coffee, water, juice etc.)
• 5,200 Snacks Served (donuts, chips, granola etc.)
• 100 Social Service Cases opened and/or assisted
• $1,500 in Financial Assistance provided for groceries, lodging, rent/utility etc.
• 1,200 Items of PPE (personal protective equipment) distributed
• 800 items of Infant Supplies distributed 
• 1,100 Food Boxes provided
• 500 hygiene/comfort kits distributed 
• 200 clean-up kits distributed 
• 2,000 Hours of volunteer services

These numbers are representative of the EDS response across Benton, Linn & Clinton counties.