Tornado Relief
College of Education
Relief Efforts
For general questions or inquiries, please contact Dr. Rebecca Ballard @ 348-7936 or rebecca.ballard@ua.edu.
Counseling Services
318 Graves , 8am-8pm, through Friday, May 13
Contact: Dr. Karla Carmichael, 205.348.7580, kcarmich@bamaed.ua.edu
Collecting Donations for School Supplies and Other Needs
Boxes in Graves and Carmichael Hall
The Alabama Consortium for Education Renewal and the Office of Clinical Experiences are coordinating this effort.
Contact: Dr. Bridgett Griggs (205-348-1407, bgriggs@bamaed.ua.edu) or Yolandia Eubanks (205-348-1153, yeubanks@bamaed.ua.edu).
Books for Bama (on Facebook)
Books for Bama is a drive for school supplies for those students affected by the April 27, 2011 Tuscaloosa area tornadoes. We will gladly accept all of the following supplies:
OUR IMMEDIATE NEED IS SCHOOL SUPPLIES; however, a long-term goal is to restock all impacted students’ and families’ personal libraries. So, we will gladly accept texts for all ages (YA novels, magazines, bibles, books for adults, alphabet books, etc.)
- –Crayons –Markers –Construction Paper
- –Coloring Books –Safety scissors –Hand sanitizer
- –Paper Towels –Kleenex –Backpacks
- –Pencils or Pens –Notebooks –Anything else you can think of!
- –Books (Children and Young Adult Novels)
Contact: Dr. Lisa Sherff, lscherff@bamaed.ua.edu, The Belser-Parton Literacy Center, 204 Carmichael Hall, UA, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35487-0231
Holt Community Partnership Disaster Relief Center
Management of the donations made to the Holt community; Any community member affected by the storm can get supplies
(formerly stationed at Holt High School)is open at Holt Baptist Church, 3101 Alabama Avenue Northeast Tuscaloosa, AL 35404.
The center will be open M-F 10-5. Volunteers are needed. For more information, please contact Dr. Liza Wilson ewilson@bama.ua.edu, 348-4580.
Central High School Free Store
Management of the donations made to the Tuscaloosa community; Any community member affected by the storm can get supplies
College of Education Students will be managing these efforts beginning tomorrow.
Contact: Yolandia Eubanks, 205-348-1153, yeubanks@bamaed.ua.edu
Psychological First Aid for School: Natural Disaster Materials DVD
Provided by the Program in School Counseling
Contact: Dr. Karla Carmichael, 205.348.7580, kcarmich@bamaed.ua.edu
College of Education Faculty and Adjunct Professors
Assisting in K-12 classrooms and helping teach for/with teachers who have had damage or loss of homes
Faculty participating are Cecil Robinson, Sandra Nichols, Nirmala Erevelles, Staci Smelley (adjunct), Sara Childers, Rosemary Cherry (adjunct), Carol Donovan, Donna Gray (adjunct), Julie Herron, Rebecca Payne, Craig Shwery, Annie Smith, Charlotte Mundy, Julianne Coleman, Robert Summers, Michael Lovorn, and Calli Hollaway.
Contact: Yolandia Eubanks, 205-348-1153, yeubanks@bamaed.ua.edu
College of Education Students (over 100)
Assisting with relocation of K-12 classrooms in Tuscaloosa City and County schools and helping in the classrooms during the transition in city and county schools
Contact: Yolandia Eubanks, 205-348-1153, yeubanks@bamaed.ua.edu
Resource Letter to School Counselors
List of available resources to help children cope
Contact: Dr. Joy Burnham, 205.348.2302, jburnham@bamaed.ua.edu
Crisis Materials Available from School Psychology Program
Also, school psychology students will be helping in the field.
Contact: Dr. Patti Harrison 205.348.7583, pharriso@bamaed.ua.edu or Dr. Craig Rush, crush@bamaed.ua.edu