We build Disaster Systems Literacy across the full disaster cycle.
Emergency Legal Responders (ELR) helps communities prepare before disasters, act during crises, and navigate recovery without being locked out by complexity. We translate legal and administrative requirements into plain-language guidance and practical tools that support timely action, protect rights, and reduce preventable harm.
We operate as a connector across systems. We embed education and navigation into trusted networks, and we bring field-based insight into coalitions and policy spaces to identify recurring barriers and strengthen how disaster systems function across regions.
Train frontline navigators: Build the capacity of case managers, organizers, and responders to identify legal and procedural issues early, understand timelines, and act before harm becomes irreversible.
Publish plain-language tools: Publish free guides, checklists, and short explainers that translate disaster systems into clear steps across preparedness, response, and recovery.
Build routing pathways: Establish clear referral and escalation routes to legal aid, government programs, and advocacy channels, with a focus on usable next steps and follow-through.
Deliver rapid, verified updates: During fast-moving events, share vetted changes, deadlines, and instructions through digital channels and partner networks to reduce confusion and misinformation.
Track recurring system failures: Aggregate field observations and partner feedback to identify where disaster systems repeatedly break, who gets excluded, and why.
Translate insight into systems change: Use evidence and lived experience to strengthen policies and practices that shape disaster outcomes, pushing disaster systems to be more accessible, accountable, and workable.
