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Tag: Hurricane Harvey

Parallel Roads of Disaster Recovery: My Week in Puerto Rico, Part 2

Harvey Recovery, National issues•by Julia Orduña•Posted November 22, 2022

Posters of grassroots organizations stating “We are not leaving from here” and “They are selling us” are plastered along building…

Tags: Disaster recovery, Harvey Forgotten Survivor Caucus, Hurricane Harvey, Puerto Rico

Parallel Roads of Disaster Recovery: A Week in Puerto Rico – Part 1

Harvey Recovery, National issues•by Julia Orduña•Posted October 14, 2022

This blog is the first of a four part series. The following events are Julia Orduña’s recollections while traveling for…

Tags: CDBG-DR, Disaster recovery, Hurricane Harvey, Puerto Rico

A Little Louder Episode 48: Five Years Later, Harvey Forgotten Survivors Caucus Speaks

A Little Louder, Harvey Recovery•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted September 2, 2022

Hurricane Harvey landed on Texas shores five years ago this week, dropping a historic amount of rain and flooding on…

Tags: A Little Louder, Disaster recovery, Harvey Forgotten Survivor Caucus, Hurricane Harvey

Five Years After Harvey: Disaster Recovery In Texas Is An Ongoing Disaster

Harvey Recovery, Local issues, National issues, State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted August 26, 2022

In a series of blogs, Texas Housers is observing the 5th Anniversary of Hurricane Harvey by examining the responses from…

Tags: Hurricane Harvey, Texas GLO

Texas GLO boasts about the PREPS Program while Harvey Survivors live in homes in dire need of repair

Harvey Recovery, Local issues, State issues•by Julia Orduña•Posted August 27, 2020

Co-written with Ben Hirsh of West Street Recovery and the Harvey Forgotten Survivors Caucus In a Houston Chronicle op-ed last…

Tags: Harvey Forgotten Survivor Caucus, Hurricane Harvey, PREPS, Texas GLO

Record-breaking 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season reminds us that preparedness is the first step in disaster recovery

Harvey Recovery, Local issues, State issues•by Julia Orduña•Posted August 24, 2020

This year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicted a busy hurricane season with 13-19 named storms, 6-10 hurricanes,…

Tags: Disaster recovery, Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane preparedness

Harvey Forgotten Survivor Caucus show the long road to disaster recovery with their first ‘home tour’ (VIDEO)

Harvey Recovery, Local issues, State issues•by Michael Depland•Posted January 30, 2020

On January 16, a group of residents who have come together to utilize their collective power under the name Harvey Forgotten…

Tags: Harvey Forgotten Survivor Caucus, Hurricane Harvey

Episode 19: Disaster recovery is leaving out renters

A Little Louder, Harvey Recovery•by •Posted November 8, 2019

When a disaster hits, flooding and fires might not discriminate, but the systems and funding intended to rebuild our communities…

Tags: Aransas Pass, Disaster recovery, Fair housing, FEMA, Housing, Hurricane, Hurricane Harvey, lawsuit, Podcast

Lawsuit by four Texas renters says State of Texas, HUD discriminate on race in Hurricane Harvey aid

Harvey Recovery•by John Henneberger•Posted October 14, 2019

Four South Texas renters filed a civil rights lawsuit last week in federal court alleging HUD and the State of…

Tags: Disaster housing rebuilding, Fair housing, GLO, Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane rebuilding, Hurricane recovery, State Action Plan, Substandard apartments, Texas, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development

Two years of disaster recovery: we are holding our fire for now as we listen to survivors and ask government for a honest accounting

Harvey Recovery, Local issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted September 1, 2019

In the two years since Hurricane Harvey made landfall, so much has changed. There has even been some encouraging movement…

Tags: Disaster recovery, GLO, Harris County, Houston, Hurricane Harvey

Notes from the field: Charlton Pollard neighborhood works to change the pattern of neglect post-hurricane

Harvey Recovery•by •Posted September 17, 2018

Charlton Pollard Resident, Chris Jones, stands on Irving Street looking at a map of his neighborhood, “This area was affected by…

Tags: Beaumont, Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane recovery

The goal of disaster recovery should be more than returning to normal

Activities, Harvey Recovery, National issues, State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted July 9, 2018

I was honored to give the keynote at the 43rd Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop on July 9 in…

Tags: Disaster recovery, Disaster Recovery Housing, Hurricane Harvey

Texas Housers calls on state to amend Harvey recovery action plan to be more equitable and inclusive

Harvey Recovery, State issues•by •Posted May 3, 2018

The state must commit to an equitable, inclusive plan that will make new and repaired housing affordable to Texans with…

Tags: FEMA, GLO, Housing, Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane recovery, State Action Plan, Texas

Where health happens: Housing’s impact on health and quality of life

Harvey Recovery•by •Posted May 2, 2018

Image by Elizabeth Conley from Houston Chronicle This post was written by Quianta Moore, M.D., J.D., a Child Health Policy Fellow at…

Tags: Disaster recovery, Health, Housing, Houston, Hurricane, Hurricane Harvey

Is the state’s rapid home repair program an effective use of federal disaster recovery funds?

Harvey Recovery, State issues•by •Posted February 1, 2018

The state’s draft action plan for spending $57.8 million in federal disaster recovery funds was released on Jan. 18. The Texas General…

Tags: GLO, home repair, Hurricane Harvey, State Action Plan, Texas

Will Harvey-impacted renters with low incomes be left out of the state’s recovery plans?

Harvey Recovery, State issues•by •Posted January 30, 2018

The state’s draft action plan for spending $57.8 million in federal disaster recovery funds was released on Jan. 18. The Texas General…

Tags: Housing, Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane recovery, Renters, State Action Plan

Greatest concentration of unmet Hurricane Harvey housing need in Harris County is in low-income communities of color

Harvey Recovery, Local issues, State issues•by •Posted January 4, 2018

Unmet Housing Needs of Hurricane Harvey Survivors in Houston/Harris County from Texas Housers on Vimeo. In Houston and Harris County…

Tags: Disaster recovery, Harris County, Houston, Hurricane Harvey

A big first step, yet questions remain as HUD announces $5 billion in federal disaster funds for Texas

State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted November 17, 2017

(Editor’s note — This statement has been altered to incorporate the voice of our partner, Texas Appleseed) Meanwhile the White…

Tags: CDBG-DR, HUD, Hurricane Harvey, Texas

We are looking for four people who want to work with us for a just and equitable disaster recovery

Activities, State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted October 27, 2017

Texas Housers is looking for four talented and dedicated people to work for housing justice with our team. The job…

Tags: Disaster relief, Hurricane Harvey, jobs

Hurricane Harvey recovery: latest updates and intelligence

State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted October 10, 2017

Texas Housers is tracking, reporting and blogging about Hurricane Harvey recovery. Let us know if there is something we should…

Tags: Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane rebuilding

Lessons from past disaster recovery can inform the road ahead post-Harvey

State issues•by •Posted August 29, 2017

The job ahead in Hurricane Harvey recovery from Texas Housers on Vimeo. The National Weather Service called the flooding from…

Tags: Disaster recovery, Houston, Hurricane Harvey, John Henneberger, Texas
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