Community Response Meetings

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To help flood victims in Missouri learn about the services available to them as they recover from historic flooding, senior officials from various state agencies and their staff will hold a series of Community Response Meetings in southeast Missouri on May 10-11. Members of the public are invited to attend these meetings to learn about the resources, tools and services state government can provide to assist families and businesses that have been affected by recent floods. These Community Response Meetings are free and open to the public.

During the Community Response Meetings, leaders from various state agencies will provide a brief overview of services and resources their departments can offer. After that brief presentation, members of the public will have an opportunity to visit individually with agency representatives at various booths.

State agencies that will be participating in these meetings include:

• Missouri Department of Public Safety
• Missouri National Guard 
• State Emergency Management Agency, including its Faith- and Community-Based Partnership
• Missouri Department of Economic Development
• Missouri Division of Workforce Development
• Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
• Missouri Division of Employment Security
• Missouri Department of Agriculture
• Missouri Department of Natural Resources
• Missouri Department of Insurance
• Missouri Department of Social Services
• Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

A variety of county and federal agencies also will be represented.

Dates and times

Tuesday, May 10

9 a.m. – noon
Poplar Bluff High School
1300 Victory Lane
Poplar Bluff, MO 63901
For residents of Butler, Iron, Madison, Ripley, Stoddard and Wayne counties

3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Sikeston 5th & 6th Grade Center
100 Twitty Drive
Sikeston, MO 63801
For residents of Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Scott and Stoddard counties

Wednesday, May 11

9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Charleston High School
606 S. Thorn St.
Charleston, MO 63834
For residents of Mississippi County

2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
New Madrid Central High School
310 US Highway 61
New Madrid, MO 63869
For residents of New Madrid and Stoddard counties

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Caruthersville Middle School
1705 Ward Ave.
Caruthersville, MO 63830
For residents of Dunklin and Pemiscot counties

Related information

• Press release: Gov. Nixon to deploy senior officials for Community Response Meetings in region affected by historic flooding
• Find the event on Facebook: The State of Missouri is inviting residents in flooded communities to RSVP to Community Response Meetings in their area on Facebook. Visit the State of Missouri’s Facebook page.