Kansas City flood relief - the Marketplace neighborhood

The flood hit the Marketplace neighborhood on 26 July. My home was one of 83 damaged, and 7 families are still in temporary shelter at a borrowed warehouse. The first few days we shared what little we had. Now the cleanup has started, but we've no money for materials and winter or the rainy season is coming. Schools in the area have been closed, and the clinic lost its cold storage for vaccines. We're a small community of working families who have never asked for help before. We have formed a volunteer committee, and I'm the treasurer, so I'll post receipts for everything we buy. We buy supplies locally and in bulk, so the money goes further. Receipts and photos will be posted in updates. Where the $5,050 goes: • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $900 • Roofing sheets and timber: $3,000 • Food parcels for displaced families: $1,150 Thanks for reading all this. - Silvia