Roof collapses at Mothers and Babies Perinatal Newtork building

YNN reported that Thursday night's severe weather caused some major damage for a local non-profit. The roof collapsed at the Mothers and Babies Perinatal Network in Binghamton.

Employees at the Mothers and Babies Perinatal Network in Binghamton opened the doors of their office Friday morning to a sopping mess.

"We discovered this morning that half of our roof had blown off and all the rain had poured into the building," Sharon Chesna, Mother and Babies Executive Director, said.

Because of all that rain, nearly two thirds of the building on the inside has significant damage. Officials say they expect the damage to cost well over $50,000.

"All of our computers, copiers, meters. All of that stuff. A lot of our program materials is all destroyed," Chesna said.

"It is overwhelming, you know we don't know what we have lost yet. We don't know what can be saved and we are just not sure where we stand," said office manager Enid Jones.

Aside from their immediate concern of getting the roof repaired, employees say their number one priority is getting the inside fixed so they can get back up and running for the community.

"We help with health insurance and people need us to help them with their applications," said Jones.

The non-profit has been a staple in the community helping parents secure health insurance for their children and when some parents stopped by Friday they were shocked to learn about what happened.

"It is very upsetting because this is something that my kids, other families' kids need and to delay it, it could cause a lot of problems in the future," Binghamton resident Christina Markoff said.

But program leaders say the physical damage to the building will not sway them for long. They are working very hard to get back open and serving the community as soon as possible.

Crews will be working to repair the roof and clean the inside of the building throughout the holiday weekend. Executives say they hope to know by the middle of next week how long they will have to remain closed. They do want the public to know that they will still try and answer phone calls that come into the office. Watch the video here.