CONROE – The community of River Plantation in Montgomery County is coming together to help families affected by flooding.
“We’ve taken what we can salvage out, but for the most part 50 percent of our stuff is gone. Clothes we’re trying to salvage, just so we can get back to work,” said Jessica Gutierrez.
Gutierrez has lived in River Plantation for seven years.
Her house is one of 200 homes flooded in this community.
“We’ve lost everything on our bottom floor, so all cleaning supplies, anything that’s going to help clean up, we’ve lost everything,” Gutierrez to KPRC 2′s Cathy Hernandez.
The River Plantation Community Improvement Association has set up a temporary trailer full of food and supplies to help its neighbors.
“We’re handing out Clorox, mops, shovels. There’s masks and gloves to keep people safe,” said Jamie Goodman, president of the River Plantation Community Improvement Association.
Goodman said they want to help in any way they can and hope others will help, too.
“We are taking people’s addresses that need to have their houses mucked out. We are going to feed them today, we have supplies, we have people coming in wanting to register, so we’re sending them out to help people muck out houses. Our community a great community, they banned together like you said and we always take care of each other.”
Goodman said they’re expecting to receive two big trucks with more supplies, so they’ll be out there for as long as they can.
People can drop off donations at 451 River Plantation Road.