We understand that many families in our District have been affected by the recent storms in the City of Twentynine Palms. In light of the damages, we wanted to take a moment to share some information that has been distributed by the City of Twentynine Palms.
The City is working with Team Rubicon, a non-profit disaster response organization, to survey the storm damage and determine if they can allocate resources and manpower to assist our community members with clearing flood materials and flood damaged debris from inside their homes.
If your home or property have been impacted and you would like help from Team Rubicon to clean out your home, please immediately email info@29palms.org with the below information.
Put Team Rubicon Request in the title of your email.
Please include:
1) Full Name (For example: Sarah Rodriquez)
2) Full address (For example: 123 Main Street, Twentynine Palms, CA 92277)
3) Contact phone numbers (760-123-3456)
4) Email address
5) Are you currently residing in your home? (yes or no)
6) Do you have electrical power, water service, and a working septic system? (Yes or no) If no, identify which utility has failed.
7) Specifically identify what damage has occurred to your home. (For example: I have significant debris in my front yard and three inches of mud in my home, and I need Team Rubicon’s help in removing carpets, flooring, drywall, and/or other debris from the inside of my home).
Please respond to these specific questions, in the order identified above. Failure to number your responses and answer each question may delay or prevent you from receiving an evaluation. Submitting a request does NOT guarantee an evaluation or assistance. Team Rubicon will be conducting a land tour on Friday and then forward the City’s assistance request through Team Rubicon’s chain of command. Team Rubicon will determine if they have the resources and manpower to respond to our community needs.
The City is also currently in contact with representatives from the San Bernardino County Office or Emergency Services, Red Cross and FEMA to see if they can bring in additional resources to affected homes. For more information please visit https://www.ci.twentynine-palms.ca.us/announcements.
The Morongo Unified School District can also aid in providing resources to families if they have been displaced by the storms. If your family has been displaced or if you need help with immediate rental assistance please reach out to McKinney-Vento Liaison Wayne Hamilton at 760-367-9191 x 4308.
Thank you.
Communications Office
Morongo Unified School District