York County residents in need of help cleaning up their properties due to flooding caused by Tropical Storm Lee may be able to receive assistance through the York County chapter of Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster.
The organization, a partnership of local faith-based, governmental and nonprofit organizations, has set up a hotline for people to call if they would like help from local volunteers. The number is (717) 840-7493.
The hotline will be available today, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday. It will be operated out of the York County Emergency Operations Center, located within the York County Department of Emergency Services in Springettsbury Township.
Volunteers interested in helping assist with cleanup activities should call Temple Baptist Church at 741-3748. Volunteers who need clean-up kits to can visit the York-Adams Chapter of the American Red Cross office at 724 S. George Street in York City.
Residents in need of other help are advised to call the following:
- Housing/ Rent Assistance: Call the Community Progress Council at 846-4600.
- Clothing/ Furniture assistance: Call the Salvation Army at 848-2364. Please note that the Salvation Army and many other organizations are unable to accept donated furniture. People interested in donating furniture should hold on to these items. Further guidance will be provided regarding ways to donate.
- Food: Call the Food Pantry Clearing House - 846-8899. Please call from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- Laundry Service: Call Lutheran Social Services at 434-3561.
- Mental Health or Spiritual Needs: Call St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church at 843-3868 and you will be directed to those who can render assistance.
People interested in making a financial contribution to help fellow community members recover from the flooding can make donations to the York County Disaster Relief Fund at any PeoplesBank branch or by sending a contribution to the York County Disaster Relief Fund, P.O. Box 2887, York, Pa., 17405.
This fund is meant to help fill in the gaps for the most severely impacted residents by providing for household items and other needs that may not be covered by federal assistance or through local programs.
Find our complete coverage of the Pennsylvania flooding here.
