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<v Speaker 1>Right now, let's say good morning to the director of

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<v Speaker 1>Disaster Services for Dream Center, La Clint. Carlton Clint, So,

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<v Speaker 1>thanks so much for getting up early and talking to

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<v Speaker 1>us this morning. It's been just over a month since

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<v Speaker 1>the wildfires. The Dream Center has been key in getting

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<v Speaker 1>aid to people affected by the fires. So tell us

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<v Speaker 1>where we're at now and then we'll talk about where

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<v Speaker 1>we're going.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, we're in their recovery phase right now. I sat

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<v Speaker 2>on Friday. I sat in a room full of people

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<v Speaker 2>from all different walks of life. As the Dream Center,

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<v Speaker 2>thanks to our partners iHeartRadio, KFI Radio, we were able

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<v Speaker 2>to give ten thousand dollars checks to six different families.

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<v Speaker 2>And the thing is, these people were all walks of life.

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<v Speaker 2>They're retired, some were doctors, some were car salesmen, all

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<v Speaker 2>different walks of life, and just hearing the stories of

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<v Speaker 2>how they're coping.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>One was a was an er doctor and because of

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<v Speaker 2>the PTSD, she hasn't made it back to work yet.

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<v Speaker 2>And and you just during this recovery phase, you just

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<v Speaker 2>sit here and you listen as they have closure, but

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<v Speaker 2>but as as you hear them out. I mean, she's

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<v Speaker 2>an er doctor and she says, every time she hears

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<v Speaker 2>the sirens, it just it takes her back to that

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<v Speaker 2>night where she was rushing home from the hospital to

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<v Speaker 2>get to her family, because, let me tell you something,

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<v Speaker 2>she she told her her dad or her husband to

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<v Speaker 2>take the pets and take the kids to her parents' house,

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<v Speaker 2>which they live in Altadene as well, but they were

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<v Speaker 2>never in a fire zone. And so she told me, now,

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<v Speaker 2>take take the take the animals over there, take the

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<v Speaker 2>kids over there, and I'll meet you guys there. And

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<v Speaker 2>on her way, they're getting evacuated, you know, her parents

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<v Speaker 2>are getting evacuated. So it hits so many of these

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<v Speaker 2>families and it's very, uh, it's sad with the stories

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<v Speaker 2>you're hearing. And but you know, thanks to you guys,

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<v Speaker 2>we've been able to give out almost two million dollars

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<v Speaker 2>to families and that and that is monetary gifts. Two

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<v Speaker 2>million dollars of families that have been affected.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and that's and that's like, you know, a five

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<v Speaker 1>thousand dollar check or or a ten thousand or maybe

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<v Speaker 1>even less than that, but just something to help them

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<v Speaker 1>just to kind of start thinking about starting over, knowing

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<v Speaker 1>that this is just the very very first steps.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, absolutely. I mean, and it's it's where they're getting

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<v Speaker 2>into their apartments. You know, these these shelters are closing now,

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<v Speaker 2>so they're they're faced with these life decisions and saying, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>where are you going to live? And and what I've

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<v Speaker 2>seen is and this is what I see with with

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<v Speaker 2>all the different hurricanes that I'm involved with, is the

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<v Speaker 2>families and the people that live in these towns, they

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<v Speaker 2>want to be as close as they can to where

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<v Speaker 2>it happens. So so these families want to get too altered,

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<v Speaker 2>whether it be sit a restaurant all day long, or

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<v Speaker 2>or sit at a family's house all day long, or

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<v Speaker 2>or a part they want to be close to to

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<v Speaker 2>these areas. And that's I'm working with, you know, the

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<v Speaker 2>City eleven Foundation on the Palistad side to bring back

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<v Speaker 2>their public spaces quickly. And if if we can't get

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<v Speaker 2>them back in the in the Palistades quick we're trying

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<v Speaker 2>to get them as close to the Palistaates in Brentwood

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<v Speaker 2>are different areas, so we're working on that area, uh,

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<v Speaker 2>to bring back the public spaces, but also in the

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<v Speaker 2>Altadena area t help these families, you know, rebuild their

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<v Speaker 2>their mindset as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and so do you. Because we've talked before, Clint

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<v Speaker 1>that there are four stages of recovery. You just said,

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<v Speaker 1>we're we're in recovery now. But so there was the

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<v Speaker 1>rescue is the first one, and then what's the next one?

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<v Speaker 2>Ye, the rescue, the release, and then the recovery and

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<v Speaker 2>then and then the rebuild is the final stage, and

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<v Speaker 2>and uh, you know, and and then that's what that's

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<v Speaker 2>what we're dealing with too. Is obviously we deal with

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<v Speaker 2>the county and the state, uh in federal for the

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<v Speaker 2>Alta dentifier where uh e PA is coming in pulling

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<v Speaker 2>out the you know, uh the big debris that they

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<v Speaker 2>can of these houses. We're still in in different areas

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<v Speaker 2>going through the ashes, do a personal propertycovery and and

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<v Speaker 2>sifting through the ashes for the residents in Altadena. But

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<v Speaker 2>then in the Polisades, we're dealing with the city. We're

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<v Speaker 2>dealing with the county of the state in federal. So, uh,

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<v Speaker 2>the fires are two different animals. Uh. For a disaster,

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<v Speaker 2>you have a lot of people that that want to

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<v Speaker 2>be involved, uh, that that have you know, want to

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<v Speaker 2>have their say.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>And so I feel like right now the Altadena fier

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<v Speaker 2>is a little bit easier for us to get around

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<v Speaker 2>to to help these families out to have closure, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>and and they're you know, obviously I just heard you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the e p A is working to get the debris

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<v Speaker 2>into different areas. So so they're starting that process in

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<v Speaker 2>Alta Dina right now.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, So Clint, knowing that we just have a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of seconds off, do you still need donations of physical

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<v Speaker 1>items or is that on pause for now?

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<v Speaker 2>No, we'll still take donations. They can drop them off

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<v Speaker 2>from nine to noon at the Dream Center because we

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<v Speaker 2>also have a store that's open every day that's Relief

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<v Speaker 2>Resource Center from three pm to seven pm Monday through Friday,

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<v Speaker 2>and then from nine am to noon on Saturday. So

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<v Speaker 2>if the piece of somebody was affected by the fire

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<v Speaker 2>and they need clothing, they need any supplies, we have

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<v Speaker 2>that at the Dream Center. But you can also continue

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<v Speaker 2>to drop off donations, okay in the address.

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<v Speaker 1>I know it's on Bellflower is it twenty three.

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<v Speaker 2>Oho three two three zero one Bellevue Avenue two three

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<v Speaker 2>zero one Bellevue Avenue. It's the one on one in Alvorado.

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<v Speaker 2>You're right, you're good, two.

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<v Speaker 1>Three zero one Bell View Avenue.

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<v Speaker 2>View Avenue, YEP one on one in Alvarado. That's a

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<v Speaker 2>cross streets.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, perfect, And monetary donations.

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<v Speaker 2>Monetary donations, you know, they can go to dreamcenter dot

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<v Speaker 2>org to donate Dreamcenter dot org and and we have

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<v Speaker 2>a fire relief tab on there where to go straight

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<v Speaker 2>to the fire victims. And we can't thank you enough

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<v Speaker 2>for your voice.

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<v Speaker 1>Well can thank you enough for everything that you're doing, Carlton,

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<v Speaker 1>the director of Disaster Services for dream Center LA, doing

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<v Speaker 1>such important work. And like you just mentioned, this isn't

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<v Speaker 1>going away. I know that it's not in the headlines

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<v Speaker 1>as much anymore, but this is We're in this for

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<v Speaker 1>the long haul. So anything you can do as much appreciated.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks Clint,