Community Resilience

October is National Community Planning Month. This year, FEMA is highlighting the importance of hazard mitigation planning in Tribal communities. Hazard mitigation planning is an important step to building a safer tomorrow.

Las organizaciones religiosas filiales desempeñan una función fundamental en ayudar a las personas antes, durante y después de los desastres. A menudo se encuentran en el frente luego de un desastre y proporcionan artículos fundamentales como comidas calientes, agua, recogido de escombros, servicios de asesoramiento y más. En FEMA, trabajamos con estas organizaciones con base de fe y comunitarias durante todo el año para asegurarnos de alcanzar las necesidades de toda la comunidad.

Religiously affiliated organizations play a vital role in helping people before, during and after disasters. They are often on the frontlines after a disaster providing essentials like hot meals, water, debris removal, counseling services and more. At FEMA, we work with these faith-based and community organizations year-round to make sure we are reaching the needs of the whole community.

Every community should take steps to be disaster resilient. However, not every community has the resources they need to make that happen. FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Direct Technical Assistance (BRIC DTA) initiative empowers underserved communities and Tribal nations to request hands-on, non-financial technical support from BRIC DTA. FEMA then works with the community to give them the tools they need to build disaster resiliency.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Center for Elders’ Independence will host a Golden Ready Preparedness Forum for Older Adults on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. PST, register at fema.gov/event/goldenready.