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Co-Sponsored Webinar: A Conversation for Funders on Reforms for Disaster Assistance to Help Survivors Recover Faster

Posted by 5sc on March 12, 2024

Thursday, April 4, 2024 | 3:00pm ET, 2:00pm CT, 1:00pm MT, 12:00pm PT

Host: Center For Disaster Philanthropy



Co-Sponsors: Council on Foundations, Giving Compass, Philanthropy New York, and The Funders Network.

        

Join the Center for Disaster Philanthropy and the Federal Emergency Management Agency for a call on FEMA’s reforms for disaster assistance to help survivors recover faster. This webinar is aimed at helping funders and other philanthropic partners understand the impact of the changes on their giving strategies.

With the increased frequency of extreme weather events fueled by climate change, these updates will provide survivors with faster and easier access to resources they need after disasters. FEMA developed these new forms of assistance based on direct feedback from survivors and in response to threats the nation faces due to our changing climate. These reforms will create more equitable outcomes for all communities by increasing accessibility and eligibility for post-disaster support.

For decades, FEMA has collected feedback from disaster survivors, communities, and stakeholders, including public comments the agency solicited in 2021 on improving the Individual Assistance program. State partners and members of Congress have echoed these concerns and pressed for simpler, more straightforward programs to assist individuals across the country as they recover. These reforms are in response to these requests. You can learn more about the changes here.

Speakers 


The moderator and speakers will be added as confirmed.

Registration 


Please RSVP for this webinar using the button below. While primarily aimed at funders, the webinar may also interest emergency managers, government staff, academics, disaster responders and nongovernmental organization staff interested in, or working on, disasters and other crises.

Register here for the Re-Entry Webinar

Technology


This webinar will take place via Zoom.  Automatic closed captioning will be available during the webinar. The webinar will be recorded and posted on this page. ASL interpretation will also be available.

This call will last 90 minutes.  

 

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April 04, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm

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  • Jack Zhang
    published this page in Programming 2024-03-12 11:01:24 -0400

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