Walker County
In Walker County, 22 families’ homes were damaged or destroyed – many in the community of Oakman. Red Cross crews are providing service delivery and case work at the Oakman Senior Center (8250-Market Street Oakman, AL). Volunteers and staff work together to provide food, shelter, emergency funds, prescription medications, personal products and much more. In addition to those services, trained Red Cross mental health volunteers are available to lend emotional support.
Dozens of meals have been served from our Emergency Response Vehicle, or ERV, as well as from the center. This morning, workers at the Oakman Senior Center cooked breakfast for more than 50 people.
Churches from around the county also met the victims there to determine how they could assist with providing clothing, salvaging belongings, transportation, clean-up and minor repairs. These church members made lists of sizes and identified other needs. Red Cross volunteers are expected to wrap up case work in Oakman tomorrow.
*As disaster assessment continues, these numbers may change
