SULLIVAN-  The Sullivan County Long-Term Tornado Recovery Coalition (SCLTTRC) is seeking additional volunteer Disaster Case Managers to assist those who have been impacted by the March 31 EF-3
tornado that devastated the Sullivan community. These Case Managers work with individual clients to help quantify their unmet needs in order to potentially obtain assistance from the community donations to the Help Sullivan Recover fund.
Richard Payonk, volunteer Director for the SCLTTRC said, “We know that our community would like us to be faster in the work of bringing assistance to those impacted, but with over 100 open client cases and
just four case managers, we have recognized that we need more volunteers, and we are looking to the Sullivan Community and the Wabash Valley to help us.
Payonk said that trained volunteers can take on as many cases as their schedule will allow, even if someone can only dedicate 4-5 hours per week. While some of the work can be completed from home using special-issued phones, there will be requirements to meet with clients, which will most often need to take place in Sullivan.
Interested persons can attend an upcoming training session to be held on Wednesday, August 16 from 9:30AM to 5PM at the new City Hall Council Chambers located at 110 N Main Street in Sullivan. Lunch will be provided, and attendees will learn the process for assisting clients. The training will begin at
9:30AM with a description of the process and requirements so that attendees can decide if this volunteer opportunity is right for them and thereby decide to stay for the full day of training. No sign-up is necessary. Interested parties can simply come to the session at 9:30AM August 16.