After the Flood:
%newline%Cobb County Neighbors Reach Out to One Another
%newline%The Center for Family Resources to Manage Cobb County Flood Relief Fund
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%newline%Marietta, Ga. (September 24, 2009) On Thursday, September 24, The Center for Family Resources (CFR) hosted a Community Response to Flooding forum. The...
After the Flood:
%newline%Cobb County Neighbors Reach Out to One Another
%newline%The Center for Family Resources to Manage Cobb County Flood Relief Fund
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%newline%Marietta, Ga. (September 24, 2009) On Thursday, September 24, The Center for Family Resources (CFR) hosted a Community Response to Flooding forum. The meeting brought together more than 50 human service organizations, local government and business leaders and faith-based groups to discuss ways to effectively and efficiently provide services to the Cobb County victims of historical flood devastation.
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%newline%The forum came just one day after CFR was approached by the Cobb County Legislative Delegation to organize and manage a Cobb County Flood Relief Fund. Members of the delegation including Representatives Judy Manning, District 32 and Ed Setzler, District 35 attended the forum Thursday to encourage the collaborative efforts across the county.
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%newline%“We are a community of one and it has hurt everyone, said Representative Manning. We are all impacted whether personally, our families or our neighbors. The members of the delegation are hoping this community will pull together, build good will and help each other.”
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%newline%In Cobb County, preliminary reports show as many as 1,700 homes are lost or damaged. The water is believed to have crested above a 500-year flood level leading to countless homes and businesses without flood insurance suffering severe damage. Although a presidential disaster declaration has been made, when federal dollars begin to flow, the financial assistance available to homeowners will be in the form of low interest loans and grants funding only a portion of uninsured losses.
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%newline%As a result, CFR is accepting cash donations through its website at www.TheCFR.org. (more)