Denton County communities provide shelter for Gulf Coast evacuees

by PegNews wire

Anyone interested in volunteering may contact: the Denton County United Way at 940-566-2688 or this website, the American Red Cross at 940-384-0880 or the Salvation Army at 940-566-3880.

Denton County and the communities of Denton, Carrollton, and Lewisville are standing up shelters for persons evacuated from the Gulf Coast area to Denton County in response to Hurricane Ike. The American Red Cross is operating all shelters, with the exception of Camp Copass. The United Way of Denton County is working in conjunction with the American Red Cross to address any shelter needs.

Self-Evacuee Information

The United Way of Denton County has established a Help Line at 940.566.2688 to provide information regarding available accommodation, food, financial, and shopping assistance for hurricane self-evacuees who have relocated themselves to Denton County communities. The current hours of operation for the Help Line are from noon to 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11 and 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 12. Self-evacuees can call 211 for after-hours needs.

Financial Donations

The United Way of Denton County is accepting cash and check donations to their Disaster Relief Fund to support local agencies identified as providing services for Hurricane Ike evacuees at the following locations:

United Way of Denton County (cash, check, and credit card in person or by phone)

625 Dallas Drive, Suite 525

Denton, Texas 76205

940-566-2688

First State Bank (cash and check)

400 West Oak Street

Denton, Texas

940-349-5444

First State Bank (cash and check)

1400 N. Corinth Street, Suite 101

Corinth, Texas

940-349-5444

More information can be found at this website.

Material Donations

The United Way of Denton County has opened a collection site where the public can donate specific items to address the needs of Hurricane Ike evacuees at:

Salvation Army Shelter

(look for the orange Frenchy’s van)

1508 E. McKinney

Denton, Texas

Current collection site hours of operation include:

Thursday, Sept. 11, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 12, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Volunteer Opportunities

Anyone interested in volunteering may contact: the Denton County United Way at 940-566-2688 or this website, the American Red Cross at 940-384-0880 or the Salvation Army at 940-566-3880.

Source: City of Denton