Disaster Relief for Camp Hill
ACROSS Start Up Funds
$570 raised
$50,000 goal
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On March 26th Camp Hill Alabama received one of the worst hailstorms in Alabama history. It destroyed over 400 roofs and totaled 80 percent of the cars in town. Camp Hill is a town with no grocery store or pharmacy and the people have to travel to the neighboring town of Dadeville for anything they need. 90 percent of the residents are African- American and half of the town lives below the poverty line. In the weeks since the recovery has been slow as there has been no disaster declaration from FEMA, even with the request being put submitted to the state after the initial disaster assessment. It was an assessment that showed the hail had come through the roofs of homes all the way through the ceilings in many cases. The disaster has displaced many people with others forced to live in deplorable conditions as they seek to stop the leaks in their homes. A good deal of people are underinsured or uninsured. At this time the tarps are mitigating the damage but there has to be a bigger effort funded to get these roofs repaired.
The Automotive Free Clinic is acting as fiscal agent for ACROSS and will be receiving 8% of donations for administration.