Students will soon be headed back to school.

Bought for families in eastern Kentucky still dealing with the damage caused by last year's flood.

Even small purchases like school supplies can be a financial hardship.

One organization is trying to ease that burden.

All of the communities that we serve have extensive needs right now.

The the needs are.

Back to school items to help families as well as we need financial assistance to help the region.

We work with many schools throughout eastern Kentucky on an ongoing basis, and every year we hear from the principals and teachers and superintendent that the list of children that need supplies is just so extensive and our teachers need help too, for their classrooms.

So it's important for us that we help little kiddos with markers and crayons and high school students that need scientific calculators and all the kids need all the basic supplies anyway, and our teachers need things like Lysol and wipes and paper towels for their classroom.

So every little bit does add up and truly helps the region.

We've basically lost everything, so we're in the rebuilding process right now.

We're hoping to get back in our house in the next month or two.

So a year ago, historic flooding went through eastern Kentucky and devastated many of the communities that we serve.

And over the past year, we have been working with families throughout the region to rebuild their lives and homes.

So many families now have huge expenses like the cost of construction.

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So we figured families needed extra assistance with getting their kiddos back to school this fall.

So it may seem small buying things like markers and crayons, but every little bit helps these families that are experiencing inflation just like all of us are in our everyday lives.

I've been employed with IRH for almost 14 years now.

They have been so supportive not only with my work and rebuilding, but offering assistance and financial assistance and mattresses.

I've always been such a person to jump in and try to help people and at this time it humbled me because I couldn't do that.

But I think this is the way through r age that I feel like I'm a part of helping other people and I couldn't do it my normal way.

I think all the activities moving forward with the flood is so important because it keeps hope alive for our flood survivors.

I think, you know, a lot of people might feel like it's come to an end, but it's far from over.

There's so many things still in our community that needs rebuilt and so many people need support.

And it's easy when disaster happens for everyone to jump in.

But a year later, it feels almost like you're forgotten.

And it's just so nice when organizations and people come in to still help.

The school supply drive is happening in Lexington and Hazzard through Friday, which marks the one year anniversary of the flood.