Feb. 13, 2008 at 3:24pm

Officials to extend disaster outreach

Federal disaster officials notified the state Department of Social and Health Services this week that it would extend funding for Disaster Outreach Services, a program aimed at providing emotional support, information and service referrals to Southwest Washington residents hit hardest by last December's windstorm and flooding.

The 30-day extension by the Federal Emergency Management Administration will give the federal Center for Mental Health Services time to review the state's application for another nine months of funding.
Nearly 50 trained disaster outreach workers have been working in Grays Harbor, Lewis, Thurston, Mason, Pacific and Wahkiakum counties during the past two months, going door-to-door and talking to community groups to find and support people in need of assistance during storm recovery. In the first month of operations, the workers made more than 1,500 contacts, met with representatives of nearly 300 groups and made more than 2,000 referrals to other community resources.

Posted in Lewis County, Mason County by Steve Dunkelberger | Email Steve

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