People like Cassandra Smith and her husband, Anthony, lost nearly everything they owned a week ago as historic rainfall during Debby caused flooding across Manatee and Sarasota Counties.
“It was traumatizing. Very traumatizing,” said Cassandra, whose home is located near the airport in Sarasota. “I’ve never seen anything to this extent of flooding in this county, and I was born and raised here.”
They lost most of their belongings, and so did their kids, ages 12, 8, and 1.
Cassandra Smith “We have nowhere to live now, so we’re pretty much homeless with three kids,” said Cassandra.
A resource center that seeks to help those impacted by Debby is now open in Sarasota County.
It is located at Sarasota Christian Church (2923 Ashton Road) in Sarasota and will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily through at least Friday.
Sunday afternoon, they did get some help at the resource center, which is trying to help the families who have nowhere else to turn.
An alphabet soup of agencies and nonprofits are located at the center.