United Way, Red Cross, Salvation Army To Help Remove Storm Debris

BRANFORD, CT — Help is on the way.

Branford is among the hardest-hit communities pummeled by a tornado-driven storm that plunged the community into darkness for days and ripped tress from their ancient roots and sent them flying and crashing all over town. It's been more than a week now and the town is still struggling to clean the disaster up.

According to a late-day news release, there's more help arriving to clear and haul the enormous amount of storm debris still left on curbs across town. Team Rubicon and other Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster including United Way 211, The Salvation Army and the American Red Cross have coordinate to bring "much needed assistance to those severely impacted by this event."

The way it works

Residents may call 211 and select option 3 and remain on the line, or visit their website at www.211ct.org/tornadodamagect to register their address and complete a short survey to determine needs and eligibility. Priorities will be given to those with financial hardship, senior citizens, functional needs, veterans and similar factors. All removal work will be coordinated through the Town’s unified command and the State of CT Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security.

Local residents who are also interested in volunteering their time to support this effort, may contact 211.