Hill country residents are rebuilding after the July fourth floods, aided by over a million dollars raised by KENS 5 and the TEGNA Texas Relief Fund.
SAN ANTONIO — Hill country residents are still reeling from the devastating floods that hit on July Fourth.
But with your help, three organizations are thousands of dollars closer to piecing their community back together.
The KENS 5 Tegna Texas Relief Fund, in partnership with Communities Foundation of Texas raised more than a million dollars.
At this point in the recovery, the President of Center Point Alliance, Britny Cranford, said they don’t have the funds to cover the full cost of things like people’s fences and appliances.
Thanks to your donations and our fundraiser, Cranford said the alliance can pay for it all.
“There’s another family that had to dip into their saving, she just retired,” Cranford told KENS 5.
When others can walk away, Cranford has to stand with others to fill in the gaps.
“Everybody’s gone, all the volunteers we had, now things are starting to sink in on what really happened.”
Even her perception of money is altered almost as much as the land.
“We continue to do the grant applications, hoping they go through,” Cranford added. “Sometimes we get 10 thousand, which sounds like a lot, but with this – it’s not.”
As the Alliance sees more and more people needing help over two months after the flood.
“Every penny literally matters.”
It matters for people like Amy Palmer. Palmer’s store was ravaged by flood waters on July 4th.
“We had thirty volunteers here on Saturday,” Palmer said. “The community, we just come together.”
The Alliance, along with others, has helped Palmer finish what the floods started, but not without funding.
“The money that y’all have graciously given us, which is going to make me cry, we have it covered, we can get you what you need, and it’s huge,” Cranford said.
Neighbors, donors, even local shops like Palmer’s, are coming together to bridge the gaps only a community can fill.
“The ones that are like ‘okay, this is a one in a billion-year chance, we’re going to rebuild, everything’s going to be fine, we want to get them to where they’re okay in their front yard,” Cranford told KENS 5.
Cranford and her community need more help, which means more funds to fill in the gaps.
If you or someone you know would like to donate to the Centerpoint Alliance for Progress, you can click here for their Facebook Page. Cranford can be reached directly.