SBP and the Louisiana Just Recovery Network Collaborate to Build Back Better
September 29, 2025When disasters strike, it’s often the same communities—those with fewer resources and deeper histories of disinvestment—that are hit the hardest and recover the slowest. That is why SBP is proud to partner with the Louisiana Just Recovery Network (LJRN), a community-rooted organization working to ensure that disaster recovery in Southeast Louisiana is resilient—and just. Since …
SBP and AARP Team Up to Help Older Adults in Rural Communities Prepare for Disasters
June 27, 2025Older adults in rural areas often face the highest risks and the fewest resources during disasters. That is why SBP partnered with AARP to help older residents and those who support them get better prepared. With support from AARP’s Livable Communities Technical Assistance Program (LC-TAP), this collaboration brings preparedness education to those who need it …
City of Mobile, SBP Conduct Unified Emergency Exercise Ahead of Hurricane Season
June 3, 2025FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MOBILE, Ala. (June 3, 2025) — In a proactive effort to strengthen local disaster preparedness, the City of Mobile, in partnership with SBP’s Resilience and Recovery Fellows Program, recently hosted a unified emergency tabletop exercise ahead of the 2025 hurricane season. Held May 28 at the National Maritime Museum of the Gulf, the …
Building Safer Communities in Florida: Meet SBP Resilience Fellow Kurt Williams
June 2, 2025Floodwaters can rise quickly when heavy rain falls in Charlotte County, Florida, closing streets, damaging homes, and stranding residents. When hurricanes hit, the surge can be devastating, overwhelming neighborhoods and leaving emergency responders scrambling to assess where help is needed most. But what if the county had real-time data showing exactly where floodwaters were rising, …
Hurricane Preparedness Week: Building Household Literacy on Disaster Finance
May 7, 2025This article first appeared on Insurance for Good’s blog and is reposted with permission. By Helen WileyDisaster Preparedness Program Director In the wake of Hurricane Helene, thousands of families, particularly in inland areas that were impacted, were devastated to learn that homeowner’s insurance does not cover flood damage. Many had never realized their homes were …
Six Months After Helene and Milton: How SBP is Helping Communities Rebuild
April 14, 2025Six months ago, Hurricane Helene made landfall as the largest hurricane on record to hit the Big Bend area of Florida. The storm and resulting flooding caused more than $78 billion in damage across the Southeastern United States, damaging over 115,000 homes. Thirteen days later, Hurricane Milton struck coastal communities in Florida that were still …