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 …
SBP and AARP Join Forces to Make Communities More Resilient
January 29, 2025SBP and AARP have a rich history of collaboration, beginning in 2016 when the AARP Foundation supported SBP in developing disaster recovery materials tailored to the needs of older adults recovering from catastrophic floods in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Over the years, the AARP and AARP Foundation have provided more than $1.7 million in funding to …
Train-the-Trainer: Disaster Mitigation Options for Households
January 29, 2025In this 60 to 90-minute train-the-trainer session, you will learn techniques for teaching community members about ways they can safeguard their homes against disasters. This course is designed to improve your knowledge of household mitigation options and equip you to lead local initiatives to improve household preparedness.
Train-the-Trainer: Disaster Financial Preparedness for Households
January 29, 2025In this 60—to 90-minute train-the-trainer session, you will learn techniques for teaching community members about financial preparedness for disasters. This course is designed to improve your knowledge of financial preparedness tools and important documents for households to protect and equip you to lead local initiatives to improve household preparedness.
Building Disaster Resilient Communities
January 29, 2025In this 60 to 90-minute training, participants learn about the many interlocking layers of forward looking activities needed to build more resilient communities and develop an understanding of what solutions can be transferred or adapted to address particular challenges in communities as local leaders seek to build greater resilience across the disaster cycle.