Red Cross assisting recovery efforts following tornado in Temple [Video]

TEMPLE, Texas — The American Red Cross Heart of Texas is stationed in Temple for the foreseeable future, ready to assist in the recovery efforts after the tornadoes that tore through Temple on May 22.

The organization has mobilized local and out-of-area disaster relief workers, 90 percent of whom are volunteers, to assist the community from their hub at the Wilson Park Recreation Center, located at 2205 Curtis B Elliot Dr. in Temple.

Executive Director Jennifer Young said the organization is working closely with local officials and organizations to evaluate the damage across impacted areas and the needs of residents from food to water to shelter and medical care.

“We’ve even got folks that have traveled from across the country to go do the damage assessments and are out in the field to find out what it …