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Missouri Social Workers Set Off for Louisiana COLUMBIA, MO (KBIA) - A group of Missouri social workers left for Louisiana today. The group will commit two weeks to help with emergency relief in the wake of Hurricane Gustav. The 141 Missouri managers, supervisors, and eligibility workers work in the Family Support division of the Missouri Department of Social Services. Spokesperson Arleasha Mays says the volunteers are preparing for two weeks of hard work.

These are folks who are volunteering their time to go to Louisiana. They are going to be working some really long hours. They are likely going to have 12 hour days. Many of them are going to areas that have been devastated by flooding or have been devastated by the recent hurricanes so there's not even hotel rooms available, so they will be taking their bedding and toiletries so they themselves can stay in shelter.

The group will have one day of training in Baton Rouge and will go throughout the state to help organize and distribute food stamps.
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