  AmeriCorps St. Louis Emergency Response Team members coordinate spontaneous volunteers in Perryville, MO
Perryville, MO
On Tuesday, February 28, Perryville, MO was struck by an EF3 tornado damaging nearly 200 homes. National service was on the ground serving this community within hours. RSVP, a Senior Corps program, assisted with establishing and supporting disaster shelters for those displaced by the tornado and recruited more than 150 volunteers. AmeriCorps St. Louis almost immediately began establishing a Volunteer Reception Center, coordinating more than 3,000 volunteers in less than a week. This AmeriCorps team have assisted homeowners with registering for volunteer assistance, dispatching volunteer groups, and leading spontaneous volunteers in cleanup from the tornado.
Ottawa, IL
The same severe weather outbreak responsible for the Perryville, MO tornado also produced an EF3 tornado in the northern Illinois city of Ottawa. AmeriCorps St. Louis deployed members to coordinate homeowner damage assistance requests, dispatch work orders to voluntary organizations providing debris removal and minor home repairs, and provided technical assistance for volunteer and homeowner needs intake assistance to local community organizations.
Kansas City Metro Area, MO
On Monday, March 6th, the Kansas City metro area experienced additional severe weather including an ESF3 tornado which hit Oak Grove, MO. This tornado left a 14 mile path of destroyed homes and caused widespread power outrages to the town of 8,000. Damage assessments are ongoing, with local media reporting that over 400 homes are affected with debris damage, power and water outages. AmeriCorps St. Louis and local Senior Corps RSVP volunteers are responding by supporting local humanitarian aid coordination and Volunteer Reception Center operations.
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