A recent Seven Days blog post highlighted the flood recovery efforts of two of our colleagues, Geoff Hand and Rebecca Boucher. In the first weekend after Hurricane Irene, Geoff and Rebecca established locations in central Vermont (in the towns of Waterbury, Duxbury, and Moretown) where residents and businesses could start the registration process to obtain recovery assistance from FEMA. The mobile assistance stations provided computers and wireless internet connections so people impacted by the storm could quickly register on FEMA’s website. Going door-to-door in the hurricane-affected areas, they were able to help more than 30 families quickly register for federal aid.
You can also read about their efforts in the September 14, 2011 paper edition of Seven Days.
