The president is expected to get a firsthand look at the damage left behind in Selma from the Jan. 12 tornado while he is in town.
Since the storm, the Black Belt Community Foundation has been doing everything possible to serve the community. The Black Belt Community Foundation has heard many heartbreaking stories from tornado survivors.
“Seems like tree removal started, but then in many cases, it wasn’t finished. So people still have a tree on a fence. Somebody might be camping out in their living room in their house and a tent because they have no roof, but they want to guard their property. I heard a story from a family, eight kids and a single mother in one hotel room,” said Black Belt Community Foundation communications director Daron Harris.
Last week, Harris and Christopher Spencer represented the foundation in meetings with residents in Selma at the disaster assistance resource fair hosted by U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell. “So with the information we gathered, we’ve immediately been able to connect some service providers to those that we talked to that knew they were struggling with it, whether it be their home or church,” said Harris.
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