Abstract of report on the Tornado Recovery Center.
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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: JAN 1982Edition: RevisedDescription: 9p., no refsReport number: Institutional/Corporate BodySubject: The Tornado Recovery Center was established in Windsor, Connecticut, after a tornado struck the town in October 1979. Its purpose was to provide follow-up services for one year to home owners, farmers, and business persons whose homes and/or livelihood had been damged by the tornado. The goals of the Center were: to provide financial guidance, counselling, information and referral, and client advocacy. In time, it focused on other areas, such as housing relocation, reforestation, and public works projects. The Center also was responsible for ongoing volunteer solicitation and coordination, for developing several recreational and educational programs, and for preparing and distributing a newsletter for victims. By providing these services, the Center allowed local government to concentrate on other operations that had been delayed by the disaster. The Center co-operated with a number of state and local agencies on a variety of public works projects, such as erosion control, by co-ordinating an erosion team to assist homeowners who lived along a storm damaged ravine
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The Tornado Recovery Center
The Tornado Recovery Center was established in Windsor, Connecticut, after a tornado struck the town in October 1979. Its purpose was to provide follow-up services for one year to home owners, farmers, and business persons whose homes and/or livelihood had been damged by the tornado. The goals of the Center were: to provide financial guidance, counselling, information and referral, and client advocacy. In time, it focused on other areas, such as housing relocation, reforestation, and public works projects. The Center also was responsible for ongoing volunteer solicitation and coordination, for developing several recreational and educational programs, and for preparing and distributing a newsletter for victims. By providing these services, the Center allowed local government to concentrate on other operations that had been delayed by the disaster. The Center co-operated with a number of state and local agencies on a variety of public works projects, such as erosion control, by co-ordinating an erosion team to assist homeowners who lived along a storm damaged ravine
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