DRNC works within communities and with stakeholders to make sure individuals with disabilities are included in planning and responding to natural disasters. During declared disasters, DRNC may monitor shelters and advocate for disability access as staffing and conditions allow. DRNC is not an emergency-response agency and cannot provide rescue, medical care, emergency shelter, supplies, transportation, or other immediate services.
How we help during a disaster
- Monitoring shelters to make sure people with disabilities have what they need for their disability, including accommodations, food, and medical supplies.
- Making sure shelters and temporary housing are accessible.
- Advocating for people who are denied accommodations, such as special food or service animals.
- Providing assistance quickly to meet urgent needs.
Resources
DRNC has resources that can help you recover from a past disaster and help you prepare for the next storm.
Our Disaster Project Work
- Hurricane Florence Report:
DRNC Report: The Storm after the Storm
Sponsors and Funding
In 2018, the US Congress created Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) funds to help states impacted by disasters that happened form 2015 – 2017. DRNC is helping North Carolinians prepare for future storms with Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) funds.
This critical work was sponsored by…
