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News Brief

June 10, 2025

Non-Profits in Missouri have stepped up and offered relief efforts to those impacted by recent severe weather

Regions covered by Missouri Foundation for health Services

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As State Representatives meet this week to work on a relief package for Missouri communities impacted by recent severe weather, non-profits in the state are stepping up. In response to a tornado which tooks lives and caused over a billion dollars in property damage near St. Louis in May, the Missouri Foundation for Health is working to get relief funds to those impacted. The organization and its backers have released half a million dollars to boost relief efforts already in place.
Vice President of Strategy at the Missouri Foundation for Health Ivory Clark says they are not acting alone.

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The neighborhoods impacted by the storm include many communtities which were already facing a lack of resources. Addressing those inequities is a core piece of the Foundation's work, Clark explains.

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The state often sees 30 to 45 tornadoes per year. Last month brought a number of those severe storms to the state.

Governor Mike Kehoe has requested President Donald Trump issue an Emergency Declaration for the spring storm. If approved, the declaration could release 5 million dollars in federal funds. Meanwhile, the State Legislature is working to make over 100 million dollars available. In the meantime, however, many residents have been displaced. Some are uninsured, and the rebuilding efforts have just begun.