Residents in north St. Louis County turn to resource center following flood devastation

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — A resource center that opened for flood victims in Florissant had to close three hours earlier than expected because of sto...

August 6, 2022
4:00 AM

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — A resource center that opened for flood victims in Florissant had to close three hours earlier than expected because of storms on Wednesday. The JFK Community Center on Howdershell Road opened up at 3 p.m. and hundreds of families rushed in to check in with numerous organizations about assistance. That included meeting with experts in areas such as housing, insurance, food stamp replacement and mental health counseling. A spokesperson with the Red Cross told 5 On Your Side they had been instructed to shut down earlier by Missouri State Emergency Management Agency and law enforcement due to heavy rainstorms that poured in as multiple victims took numbers and sat down with agents.

Travis Cummings