New Blog Post Recounts Tenant Advocate’s Experiences Recovering after Natural Disasters

In a new post on NLIHC's On The Home Front blog, Dana Jones – a native Houstonian, life-long activist, and active member of both the Houston Northeast Action Collective and NLIHC’s Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition – shares her experiences recovering in the wake of repeated disasters and navigating systemic barriers to complete necessary repairs for her home. The post also discusses federal solutions for a more equitable and efficient disaster recovery system, such as the bipartisan Reforming Disaster Recovery Act, which would permanently authorize flexible funds through the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery program. Organizations interested in supporting disaster housing recovery efforts in communities like Dana’s should sign on to a national letter in support of this legislation.

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