Forum to offer tips on dealing with mold, flooding

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Forum to offer tips on dealing with mold, flooding

Tribune Staff Report

South Bend Tribune*

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SOUTH BEND — There will be a forum Wednesday at which the public can

learn how to prevent mold after this past week's flooding.

The forum will begin at 7 p.m. at the United Way of St. ph

County, 3517 E. Jefferson Blvd.

To reserve a seat, members of the public should call the toll-free

line 211 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. by Tuesday. Or call (574) 239-

2255.

Local professionals will talk about mold prevention and cleanup and

how to prepare for floods in the future. There also will be

information about social services, and renters can ask questions

about what do if their home receives damage.

Those assisting with the forum include the St. ph County Health

Department, the American Red Cross, the city's Department of Code

Enforcement, Purdue ative Extension and the United Way.