By Zach Friend
As our community continues to sustain damage from the storms, it is important to know about some of the resources available to you for preparedness, monitoring during the events and recovery for areas that have sustained damage.
Photo Credit: Barry Scott
The County has created a dedicated website to help residents obtain and request information and resources. Here is an overview of that site.
Where Can I Find Information?
Visit the County’s main website at www.santacruzcounty.us and click on the top banner titled “2022-23 Atmospheric River Storms Event Emergency Info.”
What Resources Can I Request From This Page?
The page is broken down into three key elements: Disaster Preparedness and Resources, Resources for Monitoring and Reporting Conditions, Disaster Recovery.
Specifically, residents can request flood cleanup help, monitor in real time stream/river gauges, view evacuation notices, obtain sand and sandbag locations, sign up for emergency alerts, view road closure information, PG&E outages and more — all from this page.
How Can I Volunteer To Help?
The County has partnered with the Volunteer Center to give people a chance to volunteer their time to help with shelter staffing, cleanup efforts and more.
Visit the Volunteer Center website at: www.scvolunteernow.org and you will see a link on the main page to volunteer to help your community in the cleanup.
How Can I Donate To Help With The Efforts?
The Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County is leading efforts for those interested in making monetary contributions to the recovery efforts.
Funds are used to help with housing for evacuees, cleanup efforts, prevention efforts and more.
Here is the link: www.cfscc.org/funds/disaster-fund
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