The Blue House: One Family’s Road from Disaster to Recovery
April 30, 2026The blue house stands out. It’s the first thing you notice pulling up to Alanda Walker’s place in Tampa — a vibrant blue, the color of a cloudless Florida sky. When SBP asked Alanda to pick a paint color for the exterior of her newly repaired home, she didn’t hesitate. As a little girl, she’d …
SBP and Farmers Insurance® Continue Longstanding Partnership to Strengthen Disaster Resilience Through Service
April 6, 2026$1 million grant will support service, volunteer engagement and long-term recovery services in disaster-impacted communities NEW ORLEANS — SBP has received a $1 million grant from Farmers® Insurance to support its service to disaster-impacted communities, continuing a partnership rooted in long-term recovery and resilience that began in 2011 following the historic Joplin tornado. The grant …
Welcome Home: SBP Celebrates Rebuild of Veteran’s Home After Hurricane Helene
November 25, 2025More than a year after Hurricane Helene sent floodwaters through his St. Petersburg, Florida home, Roland Trudell reached a milestone he had been working toward: returning to a safe, fully restored house. On November 19, SBP celebrated that moment with a Welcome Home Party, a tradition that brings homeowners, volunteers, and partners together to celebrate …
Hands-On Hope: Farmers Insurance Volunteers Help Rebuild Homes with SBP
November 13, 2025Michele Cupedro spent two days in September painting a stranger’s home in Tampa, Florida. With temperatures over 100 degrees, the work was tough. “It was hot, but that’s okay,” she said. “We were helping get the house closer to being ready. I was happy to be part of that.” Cupedro, a service advocate for Bristol …
One Year After Hurricanes Helene and Milton: The Road to Recovery
October 9, 2025One year ago, Hurricane Helene caused catastrophic flooding and massive destruction across Florida and the Southeastern United States. Just 13 days later, Hurricane Milton hit Florida communities still reeling from Helene’s impact. Together, the storms damaged more than 100,000 homes and displaced countless families in Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas. Since then, SBP has been …
The House He Built: A Florida Homeowner Rebuilds After Hurricane Helene
September 25, 2025When Hurricane Helene made landfall less than 25 miles from Anthony Lawson’s town in Florida’s Big Bend on September 26, 2024, he stayed inside the house he had designed and built himself. “I built this house with my own hands,” he said. “It had been through hurricanes and a tornado. I didn’t want to leave …