By Brian Baer | Executive Director
Dateline: Eastwick, a neighborhood in recovery from tropical storm Isaias and other environmental and social injustices.
Our team has been at hard work over the last 12 months, assessing homes, meeting with government and SEPA VOAD partner agencies, establishing long-term recovery efforts. Mostly, we have been supporting the survivor homeowners of the Eastwick and Cobbs Creek neighborhoods of Philadelphia.
There was no federal disaster declaration made for this event, leaving many at-risk families without the means to start, let alone complete their recovery from the storm.
After a significant review of the cases that were provided through the initial intake by Philadelphia's Office of Emergency Management, we have identified 65 households who do not have the means to self-recover. Our team of case managers and design professionals have been providing a massive 4C*-MADE** lift to each of the families in need.
In the last 12 months, we have accomplished:
There is still a long way to go. Our team remains committed to completion the recovery for the remaining families by the end of this calendar year.
Thank you for your continued support for this effort. We look forward to sharing our next update with you in the autumn.
In resilience,
The Elevated Studio
*4C = National VOAD's shared values of collaboration, communication, cooperation, and coordination
**MADE = The Elevated Studio's holistic, survivor-centric recovery process of management, advocacy, design, and education
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