VISTAs Working in Coralville

VISTA summer associates are spending the week gutting flood damaged apartments that housed low income families in our community. The tasks include removing and disposing of material at 390 2nd St., several blocks north of Hwy. 6 in Coralville.















(Pictured: Rachael Munn, Summer Associate)

Melissa Hostetler, a VISTA Summer Associate, is currently working at the Coralville recovery site. "I wanted to give back to the community," she said, adding that "a lot of people have helped."

But more volunteers are still needed.

New internal estimates suggest that the recovery effort in Johnson County will take anywhere from two to four years to complete. If flooding continues this summer or occurs in future years, the recovery effort could continue long into the next decade.

AmeriCorps VISTA, the United Way, and the Johnson County Crisis Center are working in unison to ensure that our neighborhoods recover as quickly as possible. For more information about how you can help, visit our website here or call our Coralville office at 319-625-2156.