Storm victims are getting matched up with volunteers who are willing to donate time and items thanks to an online group.
After almost two weeks of tornado chaos, people in North Texas are desperate to get back to normal.
The lengthy recovery process has begun, but getting there is no picnic.
The families, in most cases, have lost all of their personal belongings, vehicles and their homes.
"I couldn't think at all and I didn't even know my name because it was just so much," said tornado survivor Trina Acosta.
Victims need help with even the simple things, such as driving to work or running errands. That's where volunteers come in, to "adopt" storm victims.
“It reminded me a lot of me because in those first few days you just can't think," said volunteer Kat Kreis.
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She knows what it feels like to survive a storm.
"I grew up in New Orleans, so when Katrina hit, this is what it looked like," said Kreis.
Kreis and Acosta didn't know each before a tornado ripped through Rowlett. They met after the storm, on Facebook
"I saw a post - this is how I met Trina," said Kreis.
"It’s amazing how a complete stranger says 'I'm going to spend my entire week helping you and I don't even know you,'" said Acosta. “It just feels really good."
Out of those Facebook posts, an adoption group called Family TRACE (Tornado Relief and Coordination Effort) was created.
"We found that so many of the victims were so overwhelmed that they didn't even know how to start," said Liz Morley with Family TRACE. "We have actually 100 people signed up to adopt families."
The group also provides victims with everything from food deliveries, rides and donations.
Acosta's daily life, much like her home, has been temporarily destroyed. But with the help of people like Kreis, she says she thinks "it's going to be a great new beginning."
