The Black Resilience Network has been working with a wonderful group of Black women in Asheville. Dr. Annelle Primm, All Healers Mental Health Alliance and founding member of the Black Resilience Network, and Dr. Atyia Martin, Next Leadership Development and convenor of the Black Resilience Network, participated in a virtual meeting with a group of 17 women community leaders in Asheville on Tuesday, November 26. Theses amazing leaders represent local organizations in Asheville, such as St. James AME Church and the Urban News, an Asheville Black newspaper.
During the conversation, several questions emerged about the FEMA individual assistance and challenges with insurance and home repairs due to damage caused by Hurricane Helene. The group requested that at the next meeting scheduled for Tuesday, December 17 at 6:30pm, that the Black Resilience Network invite a subject matter expert who can share information about FEMA disaster assistance.
The DHS Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships facilitated the participation of several representatives from FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to give a brief presentation in response to pre-collected questions from the group. FEMA representatives answered additional questions in real-time. This information will be very helpful to this group and the Asheville residents that they serve. The Black Resilience Network synthesized the information, links, and documents provided during the December session at the following link: https://nldc.io/ash-2024-12-17
We greatly appreciate the opportunity to be of service to the Ashevile Women's Support Group. Thank you to the DHS Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, Acting Director Nicole Wood and Partnership and Communications Lead Abdullah Raham for their hard work and continued collaboration.
