Stories of Resilience: Voices That Inspire

Stories of Resilience connects communities across the country through personal narratives with one goal: building a more resilient nation. Stories inform, educate, and help people act.  We want to learn more about your journey towards climate and natural hazard resilience. Sharing your experience will help other communities better prepare for hazards.

Resilience can look different based on where you live.

Take a look through some ways communities have made themselves more resilient to hazards.

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You can submit photos, video, audio, text, or other preferred formats about your climate resilience journey. 

Here are some tips to help you submit a great story:

• Try to tell your audio or video story in under 3 minutes (due to upload abilities).
• Share your personal perspective. You are what makes the story unique! Tell us, in your own words, about your journey towards resilience.
• People across America could hear your story. Showcase what you want others to know about your community and what advice you would give them.
• Give your story a beginning, middle, and an end. Introduce your story, explain what changed, and share where you are now.
• Think about submitting photos with your story.

• We welcome all stories but are particularly interested in narratives related to partnerships, equity, nature-based solutions, arts and mitigation, and multi-hazard disasters.

• Describe a time you or your community overcame a natural hazard or climate resilience challenge.
• Share how you work together with partners or others in your community to build resilience.
• Highlight obstacles or challenges that stop you or your community from growing more resilient.
• Share where you are and where you want to be on your journey to resilience.
• Outline your community’s vision of equitable resilience.

Ready to Share?

Email your content and release form. Make sure to include your name and organization.

If your file is large, please email the contact box first to identify the best way to submit.

Any materials submitted to Stories of Resilience: Voices That Inspire may be shared on this website and/or other FEMA forums. Please see the release form for full details.

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View more stories of climate resilience from across FEMA.

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Listen to our RNPN Partner Voices audio series.