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FEMA Fact Sheet: Harvey Recovery is a Community Effort

September 20, 2017

In order for an area to recover from a storm like Hurricane Harvey, it takes more than just the government: it takes the whole community.

By working together, Texans can help keep their communities safe and strong.

The whole community includes:

  • Individuals and families, including those with access and functional needs who can contribute to their own recovery in addition to that of their families and neighbors.
  • Citizens who contribute by:
    • Taking time to understand emergency needs of their communities before disaster occurs.
    • Volunteering with established organizations.
    • Taking direction and responding reasonably to alerts, warnings and other public emergency information.
  • Voluntary organizations contribute by:
    • Training and managing volunteer resources.
    • Identifying shelter locations and supplies needed for recovery.
    • Providing goods to those in need such as: cleaning supplies, clothing, food, shelter and post disaster clean-up.
    • Identifying survivors with unmet needs and finding assistance to meet those needs.
  • Businesses and Private Industry contribute by:
    • Providing technical assistance to restore utilities and engineering services to rebuild stronger.
    • Working with emergency management personnel to find out what resources may be needed and how they can help.
    • Providing assistance (including volunteers) to support communities during a disaster and throughout the recovery process.

 

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