003: How the Readiness for Resilience Program Helps Communities Build Disaster Resilience with Steve Crout

“We can't meet this challenge as individual organizations. We need to band together and create a voice.” -Steve Crout

Episode Description: 

Every community is different, and every community's needs are different. But one thing that all communities have in common is the need to build disaster resilience—and that's where CANVAS for Recovery and Resiliency comes in. 

Co-founded by our host, Jennifer Thompson and CityTech Strategy Group’s President, Steve Crout, CANVAS’ main mission is to help communities prepare for disasters through cross-sector collaborations. They work with local leaders, community members, and organizations that are experienced in the disaster recovery and mitigation space to help advocate for local communities affected by disasters. Together, they aim to “listen locally, act regionally, and reform nationally”. 

Listen in as Jennifer and Steve discuss the inspiration behind this initiative, what resiliency means, where the focus should be when it comes to building community resilience, how we can keep the continuity in disaster preparedness, how we can better address compound disasters, what makes fundings hard to access, and how leveraging the 5G network can help improve communication during a disaster. 

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Highlights:

02:15 Could We Do More?  

11:55 Keep the Continuity in Disaster Preparedness

16:39 Barriers to Accessing Fund

20:53 CANVAS for Disaster Recovery and Resiliency

26:23 Equity in Disaster

28:49 Addressing Compound Disasters

33:19 Improving Communication During Disaster