How to Address Childcare In the Midst of Disaster with Mikey Latner

How to Address Childcare In the Midst of Disaster with Mikey Latner     “Disaster relief needs a space where we can provide support for kids because it has so many knock-on effects. The only way a community up and running again is if they have reliable childcare.” —Mikey Latner   Natural disasters can be…

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What happens after the fire

Story by npr. NPR’s Pien Huang speaks to Jennifer Gray Thompson, founder and CEO of After the Fire USA, about what to expect from long-term recovery after a wildfire.   PIEN HUANG, HOST: I want to stay on that last point that we heard from Greg about the plans to rebuild those communities that were…

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Greenville rising from the ashes 2 years after Dixie Fire

Story by NBC Bay Area. “They’re very creative, they’re very innovative,” said Jennifer Gray Thompson of the Bay Area fire response group After The Fire. “And then to see this amazing wildfire resistant, really climate resistant go up here, really the most impressive example I’ve seen in six years of doing this work.”   Above…

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Embracing Climate Resiliency— How to Disaster Season 5

Jennifer in a white shirt sitting outdoors in a pastoral landscape on a sunny day

Embracing Climate Resiliency— How to Disaster Season 5     “We didn’t understand the degree to which the constant climate crisis would also layer over the current health crisis that we were having. And so, it’s more important than ever that we find the best minds and best practices to bring to you so that…

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