springs is now an overflow storage space for donations. >> my initial thought was how many students and families are we going to lose. >> reporter: how did you find dawson springs. >> it was devastating. >> reporter: since the tornadoes hit, king, preaching pre-k for nearly two decades, has reached out to every family to account for all her littles, as she calls them. >> hello, it's miss kammie from school. >> reporter: just the call didn't quite cut it. >> i feed to know their -- they need to know their connection is out there and walking around. >> reporter: and offering hugs. >> littles hug you, you literally feel all ten fingers squeezing into your back. >> reporter: with nowhere to go the clark family is living in a shelter. >> i went from a five--bedroom house to one room. >> it's been difficult. >> reporter: whether the current students like zoe or older ones like her mom, georgi- >> so everybody here has been her student, including mom --