Anyone who would like to help the families impacted by the Vinton tornado on Saturday, March 5th may make a monetary donation to the Benton County Disaster Recovery Coalition. Donations can by made by check or Venmo. Checks can be mailed to: Benton County Disaster Recovery Coalition, PO Box 125, Vinton, IA 52349 or Venmo: www.venmo.com/BentonCounty-DisasterCoalition.

All Coalition funds are raised through donations and grants and all money raised goes to support recovery efforts for families in Benton County. The Coalition is a 501c3 organization.

The Coalition responds to multi-dwelling disasters to assist families in the county who have unmet needs after all other sources of funds have been exhausted. Individual insurance, federal and state assistance would be utilized first and if a family still had unmet needs existing that creates a hardship for the family, then the Coalition will do what they can to provide financial support. All Coalition funds are raised through donations and grants.

The Benton County Disaster Recovery Coalition was established after the flood of 2008. The Coalition is Benton County's long term recovery committee that activates to assist local residents with unmet needs after a disaster. The Coalition's mission is "To strengthen area-wide disaster coordination in Benton County by sharing information, simplifying resident access, and jointly resolving cases with unmet needs". It works directly with Benton County Emergency Management to respond to multi-dwelling disasters. Members of the committee are local agency representatives and volunteers.

Since the Disaster Recovery Coalition began they have responded to the Flood of 2008, the 2011 windstorm, the 2016 tornado, the 2016 September flood, and the 2020 derecho.

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