Texas School Gathers Supplies To Help Flood-impacted Locals After Spotlight Moves On

As Texas families successful nan Hill Country proceed to grapple pinch nan aftermath of a devastating flood, a section simple schoolhouse has served first arsenic a reunification center, and past arsenic a proviso depot.

Ingram Independent School District Interim Superintendent Mindy Curran said to Fox News Digital astir nan translator Ingram Elementary School has undergone complete conscionable 3 days.

"On time one, we initially opened up Ingram Elementary arsenic a reunification tract for families looking for people, for our camps that were evacuating," Curran said. "Every time it's benignant of evolved based connected nan needs that are happening successful our organization astatine nan time."

Ingram Independent School District Interim Superintendent Dr. Mindy Curran talks to Fox News Digital astir flood consequence connected July 6, 2025. (Rachel Wolf/Fox News Digital)

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Curran said that nan schoolhouse was initially not going to unfastened connected Saturday, but erstwhile supplies began pouring into Kerr County, nan building was erstwhile again pressed into service. Volunteers worked Saturday and Sunday to shape donations, including toiletries, bottled water, nonperishable nutrient and different essentials for struggling section families. While nan generous donations are appreciated, Curran suspects supplies will beryllium particularly useful aft nan first activity of volunteers and donations dies down.

"In a catastrophe for illustration this, there's an first influx of each this support and help," Curran said. "And then, erstwhile that support and thief exits, nan organization is still present needing those things. And so, we're going to person that organized and fresh to spell for that purpose."

Ingram Elementary is collecting supplies pinch nan purpose of helping Texas families pinch semipermanent betterment aft devastating floods deed nan area. (Rachel Wolf/Fox News Digital)

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When asked really operations astatine Ingram Elementary School were capable to get going quickly, Curran credited nan organization for its support.

"What's really awesome is our community, and I knew it, but thing tells you for illustration erstwhile you person a business wherever nan organization really needs to rally astir and measurement up successful a catastrophe for illustration what we've had," Curran said. "And their consequence has been conscionable overwhelming."

Ingram Elementary schoolhouse is collecting supplies for nan organization aft devastating floods. (Rachel Wolf/Fox News Digital)

As she was speaking pinch Fox News Digital, a motortruck pinch a pallet of h2o bottles drove up to nan school’s entrance. Curran pointed retired that nan group coming pinch supplies were from extracurricular nan section area and drove hours to get to Ingram Elementary School.

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While she said that she could not speak to nan contiguous needs of impacted families, Curran said that nan Ingram School District is being responsive and preparing for what comes next. Long aft nan floodwaters person receded and nan spotlight is disconnected of Kerr County, section families will request supplies, she said. And they'll beryllium waiting wrong Ingram Elementary School.