Tornado Relief Resources and Volunteer Opportunities

May 20, 2025 1:24 am

WashU In St. Louis For St. Louis Team is updating this website on an ongoing basis with resources:

St. Louis Storm Recovery Efforts

Resources:

• United Way 2-1-1: May 2025 Severe Storm and Tornado Support
• Catholic Charities of St. Louis: Intake form for disaster services
• Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis: Temporary relief fund to support recovery efforts
• Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services
• St. Louis City resources for storm-related damage
• WePower: St. Louis Tornado Cleanup Request Form: Early Childhood Centers
• All St. Louis County Library branches are open with WiFi, public computers, meeting spaces, and social workers. Branches also have extra charging cables available.
• Missouri REALTORS Relief Foundation: Offers up to $1,000 per household for mortgage, rent, or hotel expenses. Apply by May 31, 2025, through their application portal.

·       Small Business Administration (SBA): Provides low-interest disaster loans to homeowners, renters, and businesses for repairs and replacements. More information is available at SBA Disaster Assistance. https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/disaster-assistance

·       St. Louis Community Development Agency (CDA): Manages Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds for unmet needs not covered by other programs. Contact them at (314) 657-3830 or visit their website.

·       Catholic Charities of St. Louis: Provides disaster relief services, including financial assistance and counseling. Learn more at ccstl.org.

·       Society of St. Vincent de Paul: Offers monetary help, thrift store vouchers, and connects individuals with additional resources. Visit their website for more information. https://svdpstlouis.org/online-shopping?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21049804972&gbraid=0AAAAAC5aahXzaW27cfYNptutAjLpesgBH&gclid=Cj0KCQjwiqbBBhCAARIsAJSfZka802Sba0syY_gGYChgdm8hf-J9tJxv_05s_43GBmY5Ku4_SpNA05gaAscNEALw_wcB

Mental Health & Counseling

·       United Way 2-1-1: Offers referrals to mental health services. Dial 2-1-1 or visit 211helps.org.

·       Catholic Charities: Provides counseling services for disaster-affected individuals. Contact them through ccstl.org.

• Affinia Healthcare –314-814-8700 
• People’s Health Centers-314-367-7848 
• Behavioral Health: Provident 314-533-8200; BJC 877-729-4004; Crisis Line 988 

Cleanup  

• Crisis Cleanup Hotline 844-965-1386 

Legal Assistance: 

• Legal Service of Eastern Missouri 800-444-0514 
• St. Louis Bar Association 314-421-4134 

Shower and Hygiene 

• Carondelet Park Recreation Complex 930 Holly Hills Avenue 
• South City YMCA-3150 Sublette Avenue 

Transportation 

• Metro STL-(314)-982-1400 
• MoDot- dial 5-1-1 or visit modot.org   

Shelters:

• The Greater St. Louis chapter of the American Red Cross has opened three shelters in the city at the following locations:
  • Grace United Methodist Church
    6199 Waterman Blvd.
  • Friendly Temple Outreach Center
    6356 Dr. Martin Luther King Dr.
  • 12th & Park Recreation Center
    1410 S. Tucker Blvd

Food and Supplies:

• Organized by Food City STL
  YMCA
  4343 W. Florissant Ave.
• Organized by Sikhs of MO
  City Plaza Schnucks
  3431 Union Blvd.
• Operation Food Search: Visit or call (314) 726-5355
• Organized by Annie Malone + 100.3 The Beat, starting 10 AM on 5/18
  5355 Page Avenue
• Organized by St. Louis ArtWorks, in partnership with Healing the City, starting 10 AM on 5/18
  5959 Delmar Blvd
• Free meals organized by World Central Kitchen at Centennial Christian Church, every day
  4950 Fountain Ave

 Additional Resources

·       City Services: Report non-emergency storm damage to the Citizens’ Service Bureau at (314) 622-4800 or online at stlouis-mo.gov/csb.

·       • FindHelp.org: Search for local disaster response programs in St. Louis at findhelp.org

 Donations:

• Make monetary donations to The United Way STL Area Severe Storm/Tornado Relief Fund.
• Support the MADE Makerspace’s (5127 Delmar) repairs via its relief fund.
• To enforce efforts to rebuild Fountain Park’s Centennial Christian Church, give to the Centennial Community Relief Fund.
• The Urban League of Metropolitan Humanitarian Fund can be contributed to  here, and volunteers can contact them at 314-337-3683.
• Visit this this GoFundMe page to assist individual families and businesses directly through verified fundraisers.
• Several local activist organizations have teamed up to create the Saint Louis Tornado Relief Drive on May 18. More information can be found here.
• You can contribute to  Mattingly’s Embroidery fundraiser by purchasing their “We Are Together” t-shirts  here.
• Donate to Heatup/Cooldown STL to help provide utility assistance.
• The St. Louis branch of the Party for Socialism and Liberation is collecting donations for mutual aid efforts in North St. Louis.
• Gladiator Consulting gathering funds to work with local nonprofits to provide prescription medicines, shelter, and supplies to those in need.
• Keyway Center for Diversion and Reentry is raising moneyto repair damage and continue operations at its Sharon’s House building.
• Kenny’s Upstairs (3131 S. Grand) is donating 100 percent of its net profits from the Turbo Lover and Evil Fantasies cocktails this weekend to tornado relief efforts.
• DJ Agile One is taking donations for tornado relief throughout the week at Artbar at Angad Arts Hotel (3550 Samuel Shepard).