Sounds like you have been given a mission Tam! Call all the local TV and radio stations and see if you can get a movement going to help those people and others that will go thru the same thing. Get a building space donated to hold donations of clothes, furniture etc. So when this sort of thing you can bring the people in to have a new Christmas. You can get canned foods and aall sorts of things donated from grocers as well. Most are too happy to donate since its a writeoff.
Word of warning tho... when the cameras are rolling, do NOT show your ass!
