Starting a list of resources for folks who are either impacted by the EKY/SWVA floods or who want to help. The water is high, y’all, and we’ve got freezing temps almost all week. Feel free to add to this
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If mutual aid is your scene, hit up EKY Mutual Aid, Cumberland Mountain Mutual Aid, and Lonesome Pine Mutual Aid. Credit to @brandyjefferys.bsky.social for this EKY graphic I got from their post.
Now bear with me for an extensive list of shelters. These are rapidly changing.
VA
-Wise Primary School, 323 Railroad Avenue SE in Wise, Wise County, Va.
-Carnes Gym, 505 E 5th Street in Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.
-Riverview Elementary at 27382 Riverside Drive in Grundy, Buchanan County, Va
- First Baptist Church, 491 Heritage Drive, Honaker, Va.
- Green Valley Baptist Church, 695 Green Valley Road, Lebanon, Va.
- The Fuller Perry Building in Tazewell, Va., at the fairgrounds
- Ridgeview High School in Dickenson Co., Va.
KY
- South Floyd Elementary School, 299 Mt Raider Dr #102, Hi Hat
-Floyd County Community Center, 7199 KY-80, Langley
- East Ridge High School, 19471 Lick Mountain Rd, Lick Creek
- Belfry High School, 27678 US-119, Belfry
-Pike County Central High School, 100 Winners Circle Drive, Pikeville
Pikeville High School, 120 Championship Dr, Pikeville
-Paces Creek Elementary School, 1983 US-421, Manchester
- Lee’s College Gym on the Hazard Community and Technical College campus, 601 Jefferson Ave, Jackson
-Letcher County Recreation Center 1505 Jenkins Road, Whitesburg
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Also check out the
Appalachian Crisis Aid Fund https://bit.ly/AppCrisisAid
VA
-Wise Primary School, 323 Railroad Avenue SE in Wise, Wise County, Va.
-Carnes Gym, 505 E 5th Street in Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.
-Riverview Elementary at 27382 Riverside Drive in Grundy, Buchanan County, Va
- Green Valley Baptist Church, 695 Green Valley Road, Lebanon, Va.
- The Fuller Perry Building in Tazewell, Va., at the fairgrounds
- Ridgeview High School in Dickenson Co., Va.
- South Floyd Elementary School, 299 Mt Raider Dr #102, Hi Hat
-Floyd County Community Center, 7199 KY-80, Langley
- East Ridge High School, 19471 Lick Mountain Rd, Lick Creek
- Belfry High School, 27678 US-119, Belfry
-Pike County Central High School, 100 Winners Circle Drive, Pikeville
-Paces Creek Elementary School, 1983 US-421, Manchester
- Lee’s College Gym on the Hazard Community and Technical College campus, 601 Jefferson Ave, Jackson
-Letcher County Recreation Center 1505 Jenkins Road, Whitesburg