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World Renew Assessment Team Visits Century Tornado Zone
August 4, 2016
On Wednesday, a reconstruction assessment team from World Renew toured facilities capable of housing teams of up to 20 skilled reconstruction volunteers in Century.
The World Renew regional managers, project managers and construction managers began their assessment with a tour led by Mayor Freddie McCall. The outcome of the assessment could lead to a commitment by World Renew to deploy volunteer teams by fall to support recovery assistance to low income survivor families in Century and North Escambia with the assistance of the Escambia Long Term Recovery Group, with coordination by BRACE.
World Renew is a member of the National Voluntary Organization Active in Disaster and widely recognized for its efforts to assist survivors following disaster. Services of World Renew include disaster response, needs assessment, reconstruction assessments and recovery reconstruction. The organization establishes up to five reconstruction sites simultaneously to support communities recovering from disaster. World Renew reconstruction sites are typically established for a year or longer hosting volunteers with teams rotating every three weeks.
Greg Strader, executive director for BRACE said, “the Escambia Long Term Recovery Group is thrilled that World Renew is considering our request that it establish a reconstruction site in Century”. World Renew partnered with BRACE and the Escambia Long Term Recovery Group to assist 113 low income homeowners in their recovery following the 2014 flood that impacted over 10,000 families in Escambia County.
NorthEscambia.com file photo.
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2 Responses to “World Renew Assessment Team Visits Century Tornado Zone”
I seriously hope this works out GREAT. I look forward to more updates. I had not heard much about the recovery and thought state money was probably coming in. I hope this all comes together and the homes can be restored and actually be a charming historic neighborhood, restored, rebuilt and stronger and better than before.
BRACE Be ready alliance. If the homes are rebuilt will they be up to code and have insurance for the next disaster.
Just what is disaster preparedness.
Perhaps more affordable housing that pays into the tax base with a landlord that is insured and can cover repairs is a better long term fix.
Do the new apartments planned by a 501 c pay into the tax base or are they exempt.
I just don’t know if this is false hope but I do not understand the whole process.
I thought state money would come in. What happened and why are the victims still on a waiting list.
I hope they are helped.