Dozens of volunteers help Elkhorn families clean up tornado damage almost seven months later. Elkhorn was one of the areas hit by the EF-4 twister on April 26.WATCH: Drone video shows damage, devastation in Elkhorn after tornadoIt damaged or destroyed dozens of homes, including those in the Calarosa East Neighborhood near 204th and Fort. Organizations say that while some families are further along in the recovery process, others still need help getting started.Volunteers picked up doors, couches, and roof tiles still scattered outside an Elkhorn home. Kaylin Behrens was one of 50 volunteers. “It’s livelihoods that are just scattered across fields,” she said.They used wheelbarrows, bins and shovels to fill dumpsters to the brim.”Seeing the widespread need for disaster clean up still seven months later, we need all hands on deck,” Behrens said.’There’s hope’: Elkhorn residents are moving back to their homes week by week after April tornadoBehrens jumped right …
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