St. Louis residents are beginning to pick up their lives after severe thunderstorms and a confirmed EF3 tornado tore through parts of the city on Friday.
Five people were confirmed dead and dozens of residents were hospitalized with injuries. Many have been discharged, according to a Barnes-Jewish Hospital spokesperson.
As city officials are working to assess the damage, neighbors and local community organizations are coming together to start the cleanup process. Many are clearing branches and debris from sidewalks and streets, while others are looking for shelter after being displaced by the storm.
United Way STL has launched an intake form for those impacted by the storms who require additional assistance, including food and housing. Find that form or call 211 for more information.
Catholic Charities of St. Louis has an intake form on its website to help connect residents with food, housing and other assistance. Find that form
Non-English-speaking residents can contact Gilberto Pinela, director of the Office of New Americans, for assistance at pinelag@stlouis-mo.gov.
The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis has started a temporary relief fund to support recovery efforts. Information can be found
Local organizations are advising volunteers to donate money to help pay for supplies or join organized cleanup efforts.
Shelters
The Greater St. Louis chapter of the American Red Cross is operating four shelters in the city and one in Ferguson at the following locations:
鈥� Urban League Water Tower Campus
2141 Bissell St.
鈥� Friendly Temple Outreach Center
6356 Dr. Martin Luther King Dr.
鈥� Refresh Community Church
829 N. Hanley Rd.
鈥� Peter & Paul Community Services Garfield Building
2612 Wyoming St.
鈥� Ferguson Nazarene Church
1309 N. Elizabeth Ave.
Transportation to the shelters is available daily at 8 p.m. from the Save-A-Lot parking lot at 4447 Natural Bridge Ave. and at 5200 Cates at the intersection of Enright and Union.
Red Cross shelters do not require ID or proof of residency.
The shelters will meet immediate needs such as food, water and basic medical assistance, said LaKricia Cox, executive director of the American Red Cross Greater St. Louis chapter.
鈥淎t one of our locations, we have 75 people,鈥� Cox said. 鈥淏ut from what we're hearing from the community, as I've been talking to people, we know we can expect much more people coming in.鈥�
The shelters also provide health and mental health services. People can call 1-800-RED CROSS for assistance.
Peter & Paul Community Services also has another shelter for people displaced by the tornado at its Community Campus location (3225 N. Florissant Ave.) People who need help are encouraged to call 2-1-1 or the St. Louis Disaster Distress Hotline at 1-800-985-5990.
Financial assistance:
The Red Cross is providing financial assistance to qualifying individuals whose homes were impacted by the recent tornado damage. To qualify, an individual鈥檚 home must have been classified by Red Cross as having sustained major damage or as destroyed. Red Cross teams have been assessing damage to homes to make these determinations.
Everyone whose home was damaged is asked to go to to review the information about qualifications and to fill out the online form, or to call 1-800-Red-Cross.
Food and supplies
Organizer: Food City STL, ForTheCultureSTL and Action St. Louis
Location: O'Fallon Park Recreation Center YMCA
Address: 4343 W. Florissant Ave.
Organizer: 4TheVille
Location: 4TheVille Hub
Address: 4144 Martin Luther King Dr. (10am-5pm daily)
Organizer: The Little Bit Foundation & St. Louis Public Schools Foundation
Location: Metro Academic and Classical High School
Address: 4015 McPherson Ave.
When: Monday-Thursday; 10 a.m. - 4
Charging stations
Location: YMCA
Address: 4343 W Florissant Ave.
Location: Grace United Methodist Church
Address: 6199 Waterman Blvd.
Location: 12th and Park Rec Complex
Address: 1410 S Tucker Blvd.
Location: Refresh Community Church
Address: 829 N. Hanley Rd.
Address: North Newstead Ave. and St Louis Ave.
Location: 4TheVilleHub
Address: 4144 Martin Luther King Dr. (10am-5pm daily)
Restrooms
Location: 4TheVilleHub
Address: 4144 Martin Luther King Dr. (11am-3pm daily)
Cleanup/Volunteer efforts
Local organizations ForTheCultureSTL and Action St. Louis have a call out for volunteers to join food and supplies distributions. A sign-up form is
Volunteers on Lee Road in north St. Louis are asking for people to donate dumpsters or large containers to collect tree debris.
Debris drop-off
City officials opened three temporary debris collection sites listed below. Debris can be dropped off during regular business hours until June 10.
Marshall School
4322 Aldine Ave.
Farragut Elementary
4025 Sullivan Ave.
Turner Middle School
2573 Billups Ave.
If you know of other resources to support St. Louisans impacted by the storms, please contact us feedback@stlpr.org.
This story has been updated.
