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Access our collection of free webinars, tools, and resources to enhance disaster preparedness, recovery, and resilience for your household or community.

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Trainings

Our digital and in-person trainings were designed to empower families, businesses, and community leaders with skills, knowledge, and capacity to navigate the recovery process and become more resilient to future disasters.

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Friday, November 14, 2025, 2:00 PM EST

Disaster Readiness for Older Adults in Alaska

Join AARP Alaska and SBP to explore essential disaster preparedness strategies to help older adults stay safe and ready when emergencies strike. During this training session, senior service providers will learn how to help older adults get prepared so they can reduce disaster risks and stay safe. This session will cover making preparedness plans, creating recovery plans, safeguarding important documents, and protecting homes. This virtual training is packed with practical tips followed by a Q&A with disaster experts ready to answer your questions.

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Tuesday, December 09, 2025, 12:00 PM EST

Building Personal Disaster Preparedness for Older Adults in Arkansas

Are you at risk of being impacted by a disaster? This December, join AARP Arkansas and SBP to learn how you can get prepared so you can reduce your disaster risks and stay safe. This session will cover knowing your disaster risks, making your preparedness plan, purchasing the right insurance coverage, safeguarding important documents, protecting your home, and avoiding contractor fraud after disasters. This virtual training is packed with practical tips and followed by a Q&A with disaster experts ready to answer your questions.

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Course dates will be arranged based on coordination with our team.

Recovery Navigation: The Path Ahead

Post-disaster assistance navigation guidance. Here, we provide tools for supporting survivors through working with their insurance company, FEMA, and SBA, as well as guidance on avoiding contractor fraud and what work is safe to DIY.

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Resources

Explore our free guides and resources for guidance on navigating the disaster recovery process, filing FEMA applications and appeals, submitting insurance claims, safeguarding against contractor fraud, and managing post-disaster cleanup.

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Navigating FEMA

This guide explains how to navigate FEMA’s damage assessment process after a disaster. It covers how to apply for assistance, what to expect during the intake assessment, and how FEMA determines whether an onsite or remote inspection is needed. The guide also explains the process for appealing FEMA’s decisions and offers resources for additional support.

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Post-Disaster Insurance Guide

After a natural disaster, many people depend on their homeowner's insurance to help them restore homes and lives to normal. The mission of SBP is to shrink the time between disaster and recovery.

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Disaster Assistance Navigation

SBP's Disaster Assistance Program helps disaster survivors to secure the maximum amount of FEMA funding for which they are eligible to meet their immediate and long-term recovery needs. This video playlist will navigate you to the right resources and information to recover after a disaster.

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Protect Against Contractor Fraud

To protect against fraud and obtain quality service at a fair price, homeowners must perform their due diligence when seeking and working with contractors. If your house was damaged by a natural disaster and you seek a reputable contractor to help with repairs and restoration, use these tips and checklist

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Avoiding Contractor Fraud

Contractor fraud is all too often the "disaster after the disaster". Learn how to protect yourself and your family, and make smart decisions during a difficult time. SBP has practical tips for identifying and avoiding fraudulent contractors.

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Muck and Gut Process

After a severe flood, prompt and proper mucking & gutting is essential. Learn how to effectively muck and gut your home.

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