Helping Nebraska flood victims and Red Cross Shelter information

Donations:

The Red Cross is available to those who need help during the historic flooding displacing many in Nebraska. 

Those who want information on how to help can do so by clicking here or directly donate money by clicking www.redcross.org/donate. You can also call 1-800-RED CROSS or text the word REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation. For more information, head to their ways to donate page.

The Salvation Army is also taking donations to help those impacted by the March 2019 flooding in Nebraska, South Dakota and western Iowa. To donate, click here.

The Nebraska Farm Bureau has launched relief efforts to aid Nebraska farmers, ranchers, and rural communities suffering from the natural disasters that have impacted the state. The relief efforts include the establishment of a disaster relief fund and launch of an online agriculture disaster exchange portal to connect those in need with those who can help.

Money donated to the Disaster Relief Fund will be targeted to aid Nebraska farmers, ranchers, and rural communities affected by recent storms and flooding. Priority will be given to efforts to restore health and safety in rural communities and to farm and ranch households that have been damaged or displaced by the natural disaster.

To aid farmers and ranchers in recovery, the Nebraska Farm Bureau has also opened the Agriculture Disaster Exchange portal. The online portal housed on the Nebraska Farm Bureau website allows members to share information, providing a place for those in need to make requests for assistance and for those looking to help, to offer it.

To donate or apply for aid from the Disaster Relief Fund, utilize the Agriculture Disaster Exchange portal, or access other disaster assistance resources, visit www.nefb.org/disaster.

Shelter Information:

The Red Cross is Operating or Partnering With 15 Shelters in Nebraska and Southwest Iowa (see image below for a list of shelters, updated Saturday morning).

Food, Water, Sheltering: Red Cross reports there are 879 people in Red Cross and partner shelters. Shelters are open in the following places (Update Sunday Night):

• Council Bluffs, Iowa (Salem United Methodist Church, 14955 Somerset Avenue)
• Glenwood, Iowa (Calvary Baptist Church, 56456 221^st Street)
• Missouri Valley, Iowa (Rand Community Center, 100 S. 4^th Street)
• Bellevue, Nebraska (Calvary Christian Church, 10100 Cedar Island Road)
• Columbus, Nebraska (DHS- East Central Health Department, 4321 41^st Avenue)
• Elkhorn, Nebraska (Elkhorn Middle School, 3200 207^th Street)
• Fremont, Nebraska (First Lutheran Church, 3200 Military Avenue)
• Fremont, Nebraska (Trinity Lutheran Church, 1546 N. Luther Road)
• Fremont, Nebraska (Salem Lutheran Church, 401. E. Military Avenue)
• Fremont, Nebraska (Church of the Nazarene, 960 Johnston Road)
• Fremont, Nebraska (Fremont Middle School, 540 Johnston Road)
• St. Edward, Nebraska (St. Edward Fire & Rescue, 1302 Highway 39)
• Wood River, Nebraska (Wood River High School, 13899 W. Wood River Road)

Anyone who has been displaced from their home is urged to come to a shelter. Volunteers are on hand to provide a safe place to stay, a place to sleep, a hot meal and referrals to community services.

Anyone evacuating to a shelter should bring essential items for each member of the family, including:

• Prescriptions and emergency medications
• Foods that meet unusual dietary requirements
• Identification to show residence is in affected area and important personal documents
• Extra clothing, pillows, blankets, hygiene supplies and other comfort items
• Supplies needed for children and infants, such as diapers, formula and toys
• Special items for family members who are elderly or disabled

The shelters will remain open as long as necessary. The Red Cross is working closely with local emergency management officials to coordinate relief services.

Download the Red Cross Emergency App for shelter information and to get instant access to information and resources on what to do during a flood. The app is free and can be downloaded in app stores by searching for “American Red Cross.”