PROGRAMS
Disaster recovery doesn’t just reflect existing inequalities; it often deepens them. The systems survivors must navigate to access aid, housing, or insurance are not simply fractured; they are intentionally complex, opaque, and exclusionary. This creates critical knowledge gaps that prevent people from understanding their rights or taking timely action after a crisis. We act as navigators, connectors, and educators: we help residents understand the recovery landscape, and support other organizations in identifying legal risks, and building long-term community capacity to manage disaster-related legal challenges.
We do this through:
Community-based disaster rights education delivered through workshops, printed toolkits, and neighborhood events.
Trainings for service providers and first responders including continuing legal education (CLE) for attorneys and tailored sessions for disaster case managers, housing advocates, and resilience coordinators.
Online disaster preparedness and recovery education where we develop and share timely updates, plain-language explainers, and rights-based tools.
Disaster rights advocacy where we collaborate with regional and national partnerships on initiatives ranging from listening tours to resilience hub development.






COMMUNITY-BASED DISASTER RIGHTS EDUCATION
These are hands-on, place-specific workshops that are free to attend. These workshops are aimed to break down the complex system of disaster recovery and ensure just recovery for disaster survivors.
Topics include scam, fraud, misinformation and disinformation prevention; FEMA and insurance appeals; assembling personal legal documents; tenant protections, and more.
Trainings for service providers and first responders
We equip community leaders with the skills and information they need to protect and support their communities in the wake of a disaster. We train attorneys, disaster case managers, and disaster response advocates on navigating disaster recover to build capacity across the broader recovery ecosystem.
Online disaster preparedness and recovery education
We disseminate critical information that helps communities to prevent and recover from disaster-related impacts. We track changes in law, policy, and recovery practice- responding quickly when misinformation or confusion threatens access to aid. Our grassroots partners help distribute these materials fast, in language and formats that meet people where they are.
disaster rights advocacy
We build partnerships and coalitions that connect local realities to broader systems. Through regional and national collaboration, we help link survivors, legal advocates, government agencies, and organizers. Our work ranges from listening tours and resilience hub planning to participation in policy-focused working groups. We create tools and networks that respond to real-time needs while pushing for long-term systems change.