Camino helps flooding victims in majority-Latino community in Kannapolis - Thursday, July 20
A month has passed since a mobile home park in Kannapolis was flooded due to torrential rain. Dozens of residents had to evacuate and power was knocked out for days. The city of Kannapolis, Cabarrus County, and the Red Cross asked Camino to help because of its extensive experience working with the Latino community for the last 20 years. The organization has been sending out team members on a weekly basis to check in with neighbors. Deidre John, Camino's director of community outreach and engagement, told WCNC Charlotte they assisted 26 families, or a total of 80 people, to move back home. READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/kannapolis-flooding-latino-community-local/275-416eadc1-829a-49a5-b798-08b794e8c20b
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A month has passed since a mobile home park in Kannapolis was flooded due to torrential rain. Dozens of residents had to evacuate and power was knocked out for days.
The city of Kannapolis, Cabarrus County, and the Red Cross asked Camino to help because of its extensive experience working with the Latino community for the last 20 years.
The organization has been sending out team members on a weekly basis to check in with neighbors.
Deidre John, Camino's director of community outreach and engagement, told WCNC Charlotte they assisted 26 families, or a total of 80 people, to move back home.
READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/kannapolis-flooding-latino-community-local/275-416eadc1-829a-49a5-b798-08b794e8c20b