Joplin, MO tornado – How you can help? Facebook finds a way — Dallas Single {Mom} Parents by Teia Collier

One of the best ways to find out how you can help the tornado victims in Joplin, MO is to be aware and connected via social media and Facebook. I have a vendor there and I’m very concerned about the employees and their families. Prayers go out to Joplin, MO!

The Facebook page – The Joplin, MO Tornado Recovery page already has about 65,000 likes and each status update provides more organizations and ways you can help.

Tornado damage – Mike Stone/Reuters

The info site on their facebook page states:

Find out how to help those suffering from the Joplin, MO tornado. To find disaster information, shelter information and referrals, please call 211. If the number is not operational, please call 800-427-4626.

There’s also page to help find lost or stolen animals called the Animals Lost & Found from the Joplin, MO tornado! For donations: Donations The American Red Cross has set up a page for Missouri tornado and flood relief. The Joplin Red Cross could use some donations. You can contact it at (417) 624-4411 or info@redcross-ozarks.org in order to find out what supplies are most necessary. The Missouri SEMA has set up a donation page. A list of major non-profits that operate regularly in Missouri can be found on the National Donations Management Network website. You can also call (800) 427-4626 for further information. The Missouri Interfaith Disaster Response Organization is taking donations for longterm recovery efforts. The Community Blood Center of the Ozarks is in need of blood — particularly type O. A list of donation sites can be found here. Volunteering 211 Missouri is helping organize volunteers in the affected areas. More information can be found by calling (800) 427-462. Nurses or doctors looking to help can call (417) 832-9500 for the Greater Ozarks chapter of the Red Cross. Health professionals can register to volunteer through the Show-Me Response website. Safety Information The National Americorp Volunteers are setting up a national hotline for residents to call to check on loved ones. The number is (417) 659-5464 and should be active later today. The American Red Cross has set up a site on which you can check in, report on the safety of others, or look for information on loved ones. The “Joplin people accounted for after the storm” Facebook page is helping people track loved ones who fell out of touch during the storm. The St. John’s Health System has been updating its Facebook page regularly with information relevant to the aftermath of the storm. Other efforts The recently organized “Joplin Volunteer & Outreach Station” Facebook page appears to be focused on aiding relief efforts. The “Joplin Tornado Citizen Checks (neighbors helping neighbors!)” Facebook page appears to be a gathering place for a lot of Joplin locals who are in need of aid or able to provide aid to others. The “Joplin, MO Tornado Recovery” Facebook page is one of the bigger ones dedicated to aid efforts and contains a great deal of up-to-the-second information on where help is necessary.	.

There’s also page to help find lost or stolen animals called the Animals Lost & Found from the Joplin, MO tornado!

For donations:

Donations

The American Red Cross has set up a page for Missouri tornado and flood relief.
The Joplin Red Cross could use some donations. You can contact it at (417) 624-4411 or info@redcross-ozarks.org in order to find out what supplies are most necessary.
The Missouri SEMA has set up a donation page.
A list of major non-profits that operate regularly in Missouri can be found on the National Donations Management Network website. You can also call (800) 427-4626 for further information.
The Missouri Interfaith Disaster Response Organization is taking donations for longterm recovery efforts.
The Community Blood Center of the Ozarks is in need of blood — particularly type O. A list of donation sites can be found here.

Volunteering

211 Missouri is helping organize volunteers in the affected areas. More information can be found by calling (800) 427-462.
Nurses or doctors looking to help can call (417) 832-9500 for the Greater Ozarks chapter of the Red Cross.
Health professionals can register to volunteer through the Show-Me Response website.

Safety Information

The National Americorp Volunteers are setting up a national hotline for residents to call to check on loved ones. The number is (417) 659-5464 and should be active later today.
The American Red Cross has set up a site on which you can check in, report on the safety of others, or look for information on loved ones.
The “Joplin people accounted for after the storm” Facebook page is helping people track loved ones who fell out of touch during the storm.
The St. John’s Health System has been updating its Facebook page regularly with information relevant to the aftermath of the storm.

Other efforts

The recently organized “Joplin Volunteer & Outreach Station” Facebook page appears to be focused on aiding relief efforts.
The “Joplin Tornado Citizen Checks (neighbors helping neighbors!)” Facebook page appears to be a gathering place for a lot of Joplin locals who are in need of aid or able to provide aid to others.
The “Joplin, MO Tornado Recovery” Facebook page is one of the bigger ones dedicated to aid efforts and contains a great deal of up-to-the-second information on where help is necessary.