CLARKSDALE, Miss. — Greg Fisher is like so many that live in the East Park community. His home is now a muddy mess.

“You wanna get back into your home. You’re in hotel from hotel and your bill is running up and running up.”

He showed us around his home he shares with his young daughters and uncle.

On Thursday, we found him waiting to talk to FEMA at his home.

FEMA also has an office at the Clarksdale Civic Auditorium.

“It’s not charity. It’s your tax dollars at work,” said Rita Egan with FEMA.

The agency is offering government assistance with housing and personal property damage along with other services.

For FEMA, it’s been busy the last few months.

Egan gave us some tips on what anyone that is recovering from a storm should do.

“They need to always report the damages and stay in touch with their local emergency manager, check to see if there’s any permitting issues. Document anything that was destroyed by taking photos.”

While FEMA gives long term assistance, volunteers have joined the ranks to offer clothes and food.

“We’ve had people here from Atlanta, Houston, TX, and Kentucky.”

Ever since the major rain came, Charles Estess has worked to organize volunteers wanting to help.

Now he says all the need is for the wet stuff to stay away.

“We’re praying the rain goes somewhere else.”

Fisher said he’s praying it does too.

“Just everything takes time. Just have to be patient with everything that’s happened here. It’s just nature.”