joplin mo - 6 months after the tornado
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Joplin: Six Months LaterDirect Relief USAAccess Family CareJoplin Community Clinic
November 22, 2011
Reuters/Eric Thayer, courtesy Trust.org – AlertNet
Direct Relief USA:Damon Taugher, Directorwww.directrelief.org/usa
Access Family Care:Don McBride, CEOwww.accessfamilycare.org
Joplin Community Clinic:Barbara Bilton, Executive Directorwww.joplinclinic.org
Participants
Joplin, Missouri: May 22, 2011o EF-5 tornado destroyed a large section of the City of Joplin, Missouri
o 161 people were killed o Estimated recovery costs
could reach $3 billion – making this the costliest
single tornado in U.S. history Reuters/Mike Stone, courtesy Trust.org – AlertNet
Direct Relief USA o The only nonprofit program that is licensed to distribute medicine to all 50 Unites States
o Maintains a network of 1,000 clinics and health centers nationwide
o Provided more than $250 million in donated medicine and medical supplies, since 2004
o Receives support from 100 medical/pharmaceutical companies
o Has allocated more than $5 million in targeted cash grants
Direct Relief USA: Joplin Tornado and U.S. Storm Response
Reuters/Ed Zurga, courtesy Trust.org – AlertNet
o $250,000 in cash assistance
o 135 shipments of supplies
o $3.8 million in emergency medical relief
o Prescription medications, nutritionals, vaccines, personal care products, over-the-counter items, medical supplies
Direct Relief USA:Damon Taugher, Directorwww.directrelief.org/usa
Access Family Care:Don McBride, CEOwww.accessfamilycare.org
Joplin Community Clinic:Barbara Bilton, Executive Directorwww.joplinclinic.org
Participants
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