Johanna Lawton

LEVERAGING CRA FOR COMMUNITY-WIDE INFRASTRUCTURE

The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), designed to combat the economic effects of redlining, has long supported investments in affordable housing, small businesses, and community development, but its potential for addressing extreme weather challenges is underutilized. Rebuild by Design created a CRA Community Guide and a CRA Bank Guide to educate banks and community-based organizations on how to work […]

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PACKING LIST FOR YOUR GO-BAG

New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM)”Get Prepared” Resources: Making a Plan, Packing Your Go-Bag, Collecting Important Information, Where to Evacuate, and When to Shelter in Place. PlanNowNYC – Guide to Packing Your Go-Bag Watch: “The Go-Bag Song” by Flood Sensor Aunty – created by Sabina Sethi Unni, a play about a flood sensor working at her

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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: DISASTERS & IMMIGRATION

Disaster Recovery Programs and Your Rights Toolkit: The DHRC and Protecting Immigrant Families created a one-page flier that helps immigrant families navigate access to disaster recovery programs, addressing specific concerns about eligibility, immigration status, and mixed-status families. Download the one-page flier here>> Know Your Rights During Disasters: Q&A Explainer: The DHRC, Just Solutions Collective, TX

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EMOTIONAL & SPIRITUAL CARE

Nurturing the human spirit in coping with the crisis is spiritual care. The following resources provide guidance and training opportunities to build spiritual care into your practice: Light Our Way: A Guide for Spiritual Care in Times of Disaster: for Disaster Response Volunteers, First Responders and Disaster Planners, by National VOAD Climate and pastoral care:

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SAMPLE SERMONS & PRAYERS

The following are sample sermons and prayers, as well articles about how to incorporate climate change, environmentalism, justice, and hope in your sermons. GreenFaith is a worldwide, multi-faith climate and environmental movement with excellent spiritual resource links: Resources – GreenFaith How to Preach a Sermon about Climate Change, Article by Rev. Dr. Leah Shade |

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MULTI-FAITH CLIMATE RESOURCES

Faith communities play a vital role in guiding moral action and collective resilience in the face of the climate crisis. The following resources highlight how diverse religious traditions and faith-based organizations are bringing spiritual depth, ethical commitment, and practical wisdom to the work of environmental care and climate justice. The Yale Forum on Religion and

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