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Joplin, Missouri

One year after the 2011 tornadoes

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Outsiders might still see damage, but most people here see tremendous progress and endless possibilities.

Read, ‘Every house…gets us closer’ [1]

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Anita Stokes had made the last mortgage payment on her house two weeks before the tornado destroyed it.

Read her story, ‘Now I want to help somebody else’ [2]

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Thomas and Samantha Short counted themselves among the lucky ones after a monster tornado hit their hometown.

Read their story, ‘They know this is their house’ [3]

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Amber and Ethan Millard huddled in a closet with their two small sons and the family dog as the tornado reduced their apartment complex to rubble.

Read their story, ‘This will be a safe place’ [4]

Return to the series home page:
‘You can see hope here’: One year after the 2011 tornadoes
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Source URL: http://www.habitat.org/stories_multimedia/need_for_decent_housing/Joplin_default.aspx

Links:
[1] http://www.habitat.org/stories_multimedia/need_for_decent_housing/Joplin_affil.aspx
[2] http://www.habitat.org/stories_multimedia/need_for_decent_housing/Joplin_Stokes.aspx
[3] http://www.habitat.org/stories_multimedia/need_for_decent_housing/Joplin_Short.aspx
[4] http://www.habitat.org/stories_multimedia/need_for_decent_housing/Joplin_Millard.aspx
[5] http://www.habitat.org/stories_multimedia/need_for_decent_housing/2011Tornadoes_LP.aspx