SBP
New Orleans, Louisiana
SBP's mission is to shrink time between disaster and recovery. Since its founding in 2006 in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana following the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina, SBP has rebuilt homes for more than 2,000 families with the help of 130,000 volunteers in 16 communities across multiple states, Puerto Rico and Caribbean. SBP's model for rebuilding homes after disaster is enhanced by AmeriCorps. Annually, 240 AmeriCorps members serve as SBP’s “boots on-the-ground” to manage worksites and clients, and train the organization's volunteers. SBP shrinks time between disaster and recovery via five interventions which focus on systems change: 1) Build innovatively 2) Share SBP's model with other organizations 3) Train home and business owners in resilience 4) Advise local and state government officials 5) Advocate for policy reform
SBP seeks to achieve its mission via five interventions:
Rebuild homes quickly after disasters by mobilizing private sector innovations and assigning a single point of contact to make the home rebuilding process faster and more predictable.
Share rebuilding innovations with other rebuilding organizations to allow for efficient, predictable recovery on a national scale.
Prepare home and business owners prior to and following disaster with specific steps to mitigate ... Read More
