Video: Helping Residents Prepare for Hurricanes

LOCATION: New Orleans, Louisiana

GRANTEE: Vietnamese Initiative in Economic Training

Many older residents of New Orleans face heightened risks during hurricanes due to language barriers and limited access to emergency information. The Vietnamese Initiative in Economic Training offered disaster preparedness workshops in multiple languages for older adults. Staff and local partners shares information about generator safety, evacuation planning and basic emergency readiness. Participants received hurricane preparedness bags to keep at home..

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