By Mae Agna | Development Director
Love City Strong formed in the aftermath of two catastrophic storms in 2017. Since then, our mission has been to support a more prepared, responsive, and resilient St. John. This includes strengthening the internal capacity of our staff, amplifying training opportunities for residents, and pre-staging commodities directly in the community.
Each year we gain valuable experience by responding to smaller scale storms, learning from methods used by other storm impacted communities, and developing partnerships with professionals in the field. Every passing hurricane season, we make sure to reflect on the challenges we encounter, and opportunities to improve future programming.
This season we were fortunate to have a relatively quiet season. The most impactful storm, Ernesto, tested our response protocols as well as the resilience of the homes that we have rebuilt and repaired since Irma and Maria. Overall, our island fared well and all homes effectively withstood the weather.
While we work to rebuild and repair damage on homes belonging to high risk and LMI residents, there are still many structures across the island with compromised roofs, windows, or accessibility issues. One intervention that has been really valuable to some residents, is pre-storm tarping. Our case management team identifies these homes, and using sticky tarps our crew has been able to address some of the ongoing water damage. We realize this is a stop gap measure as we continue finding permanent solutions, but we are committed to helping our community prepare as much as possible.
Communities that were impacted by storms this season are very much in our thoughts, and we are so grateful for the GlobalGiving family for amplifying initiatives and people in need throughout the world. We appreciate the generosity of our supporters, and wish you a safe and healthy holiday season.
By Mae Agna | Development Director
By Mae Agna | Development Director
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