TORNADO & FLOOD
INFORMATION PAGE

First Call for Help  Dial 211
www.firstcallforhelp211.org

Crisis Help Line - Call Toll Free 24 hours
800-221-6311
You don't have to give your name.  You can call for advice
or emotional support, or to talk about making a safety
plan.  You can call for safe shelter.

Red Cross
1-800-813-3260

Mother's Cupboard Community Kitchen
5306 St. Road 135 N. Nashville
988-8038   4-6pm  Walk in.
Provides free hot meal each evening from 4-6pm.  Also
provides food bank and Government Commodity
distribution during dinner hours.

BC Division of Family Resources
121 Locust Lane, Nashville
988-2239 or 988-2036  Mon - Fri  8am - 4:30pm
Food Stamps -Provides food stamps for low income
households.  Must meet income and resource guidelines.
Medicaid Program - Health care for low income children
and families, senior citizens and people with severe
disabilities.
TANF Program - Provides cash assistance and support
services to help low-income families. Must comply with
child support enforcement.
Hoosier Healthwise - Health Insurance for children,
pregnant women and low income families; children up to
age 19 can receive "premium-free" or low-cost coverage.  
Call for details.

WIC Program
91 W. Mound Street, Nashville
988-6742  Tues. 8:30-5pm,  Thurs. 9:30am-6:30pm
Provides vouchers for eggs, milk, cereal, and juice for and
other nutritious foods for pregnant women and families
with infants or children under 5.

South Central Community Action Program (CAP)
988-6636
168 S. Jefferson (Salvation Army Bldg.) Nashville
Office Hours: Mon - Fri. 8am - 4:30pm;
Closed 12-1pm
Services offered:  Section 8 housing vouchers; Wheels to
Work; and Brown County Medical Van.

St. Vincent de Paul Society
Clay Lick Road (by CYO Camp)
988-8821 or 988-8509
Food, clothing and bedding is available on first come first
serve basis

Salvation Army
168 S. Jefferson St. Nashville  988-7019
Office Hours:  Mon. and Thurs. 9:30am - noon
Can provide vouchers for utility payments no more than
once every three months.

Brown County TRIAD
55 SR 46E (Sheriff's Bldg), Nashville  988-5606
Volunteers provide helpful services for seniors, disabled
people, those recovering from surgery or anyone on their
own who would like to be checked in on from time to time.

Brown County Health Department
201 Locust Lane, Nashville
812-988-2255  Mon -Fri 8am - 4pm
www.browncountyhealthdept.org

Public Health Information
http://www.in.gov/isdh/

Brown County Fire Protection District
www.bcfpdistrict.org

Brown County Planning and Zoning
201 Locust Lane, Nashville
812-988-5490 Mon -Fri 8am - 4pm

Brown County Solid Waste
Greasy Creek Rd. and Old 46, Nashville
812-988-0140  Mon - Sat  8am - 4pm
www.bcswmd.org  or  Informational Materials
Information can also be picked up at the Law Enforcement
Center in Nashville.

Jackson Township Trustee
Ronald Sanders 988-2179 or 988-2645 or 988-8424
6718 Lick Creek Road
1 1/2 miles north of  St. Rd. 45 Helmsburg or
8 miles south of St. Rd. 135N Morgantown

Residents of Brown County are reminded that with the
recent disaster, many structures in the community may
have experienced structural damage.  

Failure to obtain the necessary permits can result in
fines up to $500.  In addition, depending on a property’
s location, a permit may be required from the Indiana
Department of Natural Resources prior to the start of
any reconstruction activity.

For more information on the permitting process,
contact the Plan Commission office at 812-988-5490.
Tetanus shots are available at the Health
Department.  Walk-ins are accepted however
calling ahead is recommended.  
These shots are good for 10 years, but
inoculation should not occur sooner than 5
years since a previous tetanus shot.
Contact the Health Department at 812-988-2255.
WHERE TO CALL FOR HELP
This page was updated on Sept. 29, 2009 at 12:00pm
The North Salem Church
7718 State Road 46 E  
Has a food bank and adult- children's clothing,
household items even beds!
Contact Carole Joshlin at 988-2571 for
information regarding the distribution programs.
Planning and Zoning is warning people about contractors
coming into the county.  Their office will have a list of
approved contractors available to the public.
BUILDING PERMIT REQUIREMENTS
INFORMATIONAL PUBLICATIONS
The Brown County Community Foundation is accepting
donations for Disaster Relief.  These funds will be made immediately
available to LOCAL organizations who are involved in the relief effort
through the Foundation's mini grant process.  The Brown County
Community Foundation Office is located at 96 S. Jefferson Street, PO
Box 191, Nashville, IN 47448.  For information please call Judy at
812-988-4882 or e-mail judy@Browncountcommunityfoundation.org.  
Donations are accepted through the website at
www.browncountycommunityfoundation.org
A BIG THANK YOU TO
THE MENNONITE
DISASTER SERVICES
AND VOLUNTEERS
FOR ALL THEIR HARD
WORK!!
Hazard Mitigation
Brown County Presbyterian Fellowship has free
food, clothing, toys, and household items. The easiest
access to our part of the church is to park on the middle
level and enter the building from the back. The Church is
located at 602 St. Rd 135N.  Call Mary Kilgore at
720-1187 or Jane Gore at 988-6512 to make donations
or to pick up items.
FREE ITEMS
FOOD,CLOTHING, ETC
Mitigation is any sustained action
taken to reduce or eliminate
long-term risk to life and property
from a hazard event.  This
process has four steps:

1. Organizing resources
2. Assessing risks
3. Developing a mitigation plan
4. Implementing the plan and        
    monitoring progress.
IF You Have Registered With FEMA and
You Still Have Disaster Related Housing Needs…
CALL THE FEMA HELPLINE NOW!!!

If you are still out of your home or living in unsafe conditions
because of the storms and flooding that hit Indiana between
May 30 and June 27,  please call the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) Helpline.

Tell the operator you are from Indiana and you have disaster
housing needs.
Call the
toll-free number
1-800-621-FEMA (3362).

Speech-or hearing-impaired may call TTY 1-800-462-7585.
Individuals also may register for disaster assistance at
the FEMA Web site www.fema.gov.
Brown County Long-Term Flood Recovery Committee
As flood survivors move toward readiness to repair/rebuild and need
local assistance, they should have a case manager to help them through
the process.  Case managers have the authority to approve access to
local help.  This includes materials and labor to put your home back in
order.
Volunteer Opportunities with the Brown County Long-Term Flood
Recovery Committee
Sub-Committees with Vacancies are:
Review & Allocation - develops and administers an application process
to allow families to request for assistance through their case manager.
Construction & Volunteer Management - this committee oversees
the rebuilding activities of volunteers and contractors.
Donations & Fundraising - coordinates the solicitation of donated
money, manpower and materials.
FREE FLOOD SURVIVOR
COUNSELING:
Project Aftermath  
Call 1-866-679-4631
Long-Term Recovery Case Management Office  812-988-9622
FREE FLOOD SURVIVOR
COUNSELING:
Project Aftermath  
Call 1-866-679-4631

INDIANAPOLIS: A toll-free number is open for Hoosiers who sustained damage caused by severe
weather, including wind and flooding beginning August 4, to call and report damage.

The number (866-210-1925) is staffed from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. EST through Wednesday,
September 30, 2009. Damage reports also may be made online via the Indiana Department of
Homeland Security website at www.in.gov/dhs

Those reporting will be asked to provide their name, address, phone number, damage to
property and type of damage the property sustained. Losses can include structural damage to
homes and loss of personal property.  The information will be used to craft the state’s appeal.

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator W. Craig Fugate notified IDHS
Thursday, September, 24 that the request for a major disaster declaration caused by the storms
and flooding was denied.
PHONE LINE OPEN FOR HOOSIERS TO REPORT DAMAGE
FROM AUGUST  9, 2009 SEVERE WEATHER