Denton County Communities provide shelter for Gulf Coast Evacuees

THE FOLLOWING IS FROM DENTON COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

Denton, County Texas – Denton County and the communities of Denton, Carrollton, and Lewisville are standing up shelters for persons evacuated from the Gulf Coast area to Denton County in response to Hurricane Ike. The American Red Cross is operating all shelters, with the exception of Camp Copass. The United Way of Denton County is working in conjunction with the American Red Cross to address any shelter needs.  

Self-Evacuee Information
The United Way of Denton County has established a Help Line at 940.566.2688 to provide information regarding available accommodation, food, financial, and shopping assistance for hurricane self-evacuees who have relocated themselves to Denton County communities. The current hours of operation for the Help Line are from noon to 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 11 and 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Friday, September 12. Self-evacuees can call 211 for after-hours needs.

Financial Donations
The United Way of Denton County is accepting cash and check donations to their Disaster Relief Fund to support local agencies identified as providing services for Hurricane Ike evacuees at the following locations:

United Way of Denton County (cash, check, and credit card in person or by phone)
625 Dallas Drive, Suite 525
Denton, TX 76205
940-566-2688

First State Bank (cash and check)
400 West Oak Street
Denton, TX
940-349-5444 

First State Bank (cash and check)
1400 N. Corinth Street Ste 101
Corinth, TX 
940-349-5444

More information can be found at www.unitedwaydenton.org.

 

Material Donations
The United Wayof Denton County has opened a collection site where the public can donate specific items to address the needs of Hurricane Ike evacuees at:

Salvation Army Shelter

(look for the orange Frenchy’s van)

1508 E. McKinney

Denton, TX  

 

Current collection site hours of operation include:

• Thursday, Sept. 11, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
• Friday, Sept. 12, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Only the following items will be accepted at this time:

• Diapers (all sizes)
• Baby wipes
• Infant’s pack and play pens
• Bottled water
• Bath towels
• Individually packaged snacks
• Large canned goods

Volunteer Opportunities

Anyone interested in volunteering may contact: the Denton County United Wayat 940-566-2688 or www.unitedwaydenton.org, the American Red Cross at 940-384-0880 or the Salvation Army at 940-566-3880.