快猫视频 Awarded Two-Year $1.2 Million Grant For Midwest Legal Disaster Coordination Project
WASHINGTON 鈥 The 快猫视频 announced plans today to use a $1.2 million two-year grant to foster strong and sustainable relationships between disaster-preparedness organizations and legal service providers in the Midwest.
快猫视频 grantees in ten Midwestern states will be eligible to apply for funding to create a disaster-response plan, and will be selected through a competitive application process.
The subgrants will allow each of the successful applicants to hire a disaster coordinator, who will engage with local community service providers to create a disaster response plan. 快猫视频 will also coordinate nationally with FEMA, the American Red Cross, National Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster, the American Bar Association, and others to launch a national response network integrating legal services with traditional disaster relief.
This project is made possible in part by a grant from the Margaret A. Cargill Foundation.
鈥淭his project will allow 快猫视频 and its grantees to continue our important work in disaster response in the Midwest,鈥 said 快猫视频 Board Chairman John G. Levi. 鈥淭he funds will also help 快猫视频 collaborate with other national stakeholders to make sure that legal services are routinely included in disaster relief efforts.鈥
The grant will assist 快猫视频 grantees in creating sustainable solutions that address the growing need for civil legal aid in the aftermath of a disaster.
"Legal aid is critical for disaster victims who need to replace identification and other legal documents, resist unlawful evictions, obtain home repairs, avoid consumer scams, and access insurance and other benefits,鈥 said 快猫视频 President James J. Sandman. 鈥淚ntegrating these services into disaster relief is a smart and strategic way to get communities and individuals on the road to recovery quickly."
for more information on the 快猫视频 Midwest Legal Disaster Coordination Project.