Help Marisa. Flood took car, house, everything.

I'm Sarah Marisa and I started this Gofundme for myself. I plan to withdraw any funding directly into my own bank account. This funding will go directly to replace my vehicle, pay servpro, hvac, structural engineers, professional cleaners, packers, and people who can repair my home that has been damaged heavily by the flash flood.

Update: 7/28/22

Hi everyone, my name is Tera Rose, a close friend of Marisa's. With Marisa's permission, I am writing on her behalf to help to tell her story and update everyone on her dire situation.

Having just been a witness and victim of the historic flash flood that hit the St. Louis Metropolitan Area on Tuesday morning, Marisa reluctantly agreed to having a GoFundMe.

Marisa awoke to sewage-filled water entering her home. It swept through her basement and all the way up to the first floor, the main living area of her house.

Marisa and her partner Ben were able to get her one-year-old daughter and her mother to safety, but the family has lost everything. As they made their escape, Marisa reported that the floors of her house were bowing in; currently, she fears that her home is ultimately going to collapse.

The damage done by the sewage-filled waters is catastrophic.

Their belongings, vehicles and home have been destroyed. Their insurance will not cover the magnitude of this loss.

Marisa is currently unemployed due to battling health issues.

Ben just relocated from Chicago to MO and began a new job, but one job cannot make up for all that has been lost.

Food, clothing, baby diapers, formula, and everyday necessities we take for granted are something that Marisa, Ben and her daughter don't have access to.

While desperately trying to save what little was left, another round of flash flooding hit.

Thankfully the family was able to escape safely.

Marisa and her family were given a few free nights at a hotel. After those free nights are up, they will not have a place to stay; they will not have a home.

We have humbly created this GoFundMe as a way to feel there is some sort of control over a situation that is beyond the scope of what Marisa’s family and friends can do to help.

We don’t have any expectations; this is just a slice of hope in an otherwise terrible, traumatic, scary situation.

You can read more about Marisa's experience as told to a local reporter here:

https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/historic-rainfall-floods-dozens-homes-university-city/63-d241cec2-f0b0-421f-b3e9-bf5d2ca15112