Weakley County Long Term Recovery Group Update

As of September 5, 2024, the WCLTRG Allocations Committee has facilitated the payment of $824,127 to meet the needs of survivors in case management since its inception. Funding has been provided by Dresden Church of Christ, Dresden First Baptist Church, Dresden Rotary Club, Greenfield Church of Christ, Lebanon Church of Christ, Lutheran Disaster Relief, Weakley County Baptist Association, Tennessee-Western Kentucky United Methodists Conference, and the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. These organizations provided an additional $200,920 in immediate financial assistance to survivors prior to the creation of the WCLTRG in addition to distributing food, toiletries, appliances, and clothing and have invested a total of $1,025,047 since December 2021.

Auto Construction $15,982

Furniture/Appliances $457,241

Home Repairs $125,782

Household $129,998

Housing $5,480

Personal Care $21,545

Services $1,880

Storage $42,947

Supplies $900

Total distributed through WCLTRG $22,373

Total distributed by funders prior to WCLTRG formation $824,127

Total distributed to survivors by the funders $200,920 $1,025,047

Case management for Weakley County long-term recovery is provided by the Tennessee-Western Kentucky United Methodist Church (TWKUMC) Disaster Recovery - UMCOR partner. Visit https://twkumc.org/disaster-recovery/ to learn more about this organization which serves December 2021 tornado survivors in Lake, Gibson, Obion, and Weakley counties in Tennessee as well as Graves and Hickman counties in Kentucky. The following case management update was provided by TWKUMC on September 4, 2024:

Open Cases 10

Closed Cases 146

Awaiting Assignment to Case Manager 0

Construction projects initiated 11

Construction projects completed 9

Weakley County Emergency Management Agency provides a free local weather alert text service. Text “Weakley911” to the number 888777 from your cell phone to enroll. Local weather alerts are also posted on their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/WeakleyCoEMA. If you are a survivor of the December 2021 tornado with unmet needs, please contact the Disaster Recovery Connection at (615) 270-9255. The Tornado Recovery Center is now open by appointment only. Please visit www.rebuildweakley.com and https://www.facebook.com/WCLTRG for more information regarding disaster recovery in Weakley County.