Mainly it's a storage problem. It's a lot easier to handle cash to provide immediate services for clients, and we can also be more specific with our help.

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There are a lot of people just wandering around, going through their personal items and making decisions about what to do next, like where they are going to stay.

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We're not sure how they're coming, or their time of arrival.

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We try to determine the need for clothes, shoes, food, shelter and medical items. We are working very hard to take care of the emergency needs of the families that have been displaced.

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We're already meeting with families utilizing our shelter (in West Jackson Baptist Church) and in the immediate area, getting the preliminary casework needed and pairing their needs to the proper agencies, and we'll be doing that throughout the 11 counties we serve. We'll be in Brownsville Monday, where there are 100 refugees in various locations, and in Selmer Tuesday, where there are 40 more.

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We'll be open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. seven days a week for the foreseeable future. Victims only need to call us at (731-427-5433) and then come in to get signed up.

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