On the 6-month anniversary of the most devastating U.S. natural disaster in 2011 – the tornado that touched down in Joplin, Missouri - Direct Relief along with Don McBride, Chief Executive Officer of Access Family Care in Joplin, and Barbie Bilton, Executive Director of Joplin Community Clinic will discuss the response to the needs and challenges of Joplin and where we are 6-months later.

1. Joplin: Six Months Later
Direct Relief USA
Access Family Care
Joplin Community Clinic
Reuters/Eric Thayer, courtesy Trust.org – AlertNet
November 22, 2011

2. Participants
Direct Relief USA:
Damon Taugher, Director
www.directrelief.org/usa
Access Family Care:
Don McBride, CEO
www.accessfamilycare.org
Joplin Community Clinic:
Barbara Bilton, Executive Director
www.joplinclinic.org

3. Joplin, Missouri: May 22, 2011
o EF-5 tornado destroyed
a large section of the
City of Joplin, Missouri
o 161 people were killed
o Estimated recovery costs
could reach $3 billion –
making this the costliest Reuters/Mike Stone, courtesy Trust.org – AlertNet
single tornado in U.S. history

4. Direct Relief USA
o The only nonprofit program
that is licensed to distribute
medicine to all 50 Unites States
o Maintains a network of 1,000 clinics
and health centers nationwide
o Provided more than $250 million in donated medicine and
medical supplies, since 2004
o Receives support from 100 medical/pharmaceutical companies
o Has allocated more than $5 million in targeted cash grants

5. Direct Relief USA: Joplin Tornado and U.S.
Storm Response
o $250,000 in cash
assistance
o 135 shipments of
supplies
o $3.8 million in
emergency medical
relief
o Prescription medications, Reuters/Ed Zurga, courtesy Trust.org – AlertNet
nutritionals, vaccines, personal
care products, over-the-counter
items, medical supplies

6. Participants
Direct Relief USA:
Damon Taugher, Director
www.directrelief.org/usa
Access Family Care:
Don McBride, CEO
www.accessfamilycare.org
Joplin Community Clinic:
Barbara Bilton, Executive Director
www.joplinclinic.org

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