Resource Map
Disaster Resilience Initiative Hurricane Response resources will be updated on this map as information comes in.
Information on when the Resilience Hubs and Shelters are open will appear on the map with hours and contact information.
Resilience Hubs are community-established places where supplies are distributed.
Facebook Feeds
English Publications
Emergency Supply List
Information to Get Ready
Information for Older Americans
Information for People with Disabilities
Commuter Emergency Plan
Insurance Decision Discussion Form
Family Communication Plan
Apply for Disaster Assistance
Preparing for Pets
FEMA Disaster Relief
Florida Legal Aid Services
Spanish Publications
Estar preparado para un huracan
Be prepared for a hurricane
Fortalecer su hogar
Prepare your home
Sus suministros de huracán
Your Hurricane Supplies
Actualizar su seguro
Update your insurance
FEMA Operaciones de Socorro – Servicios Legales de Florida
FEMA Relief Operations – Florida Legal Services
Creole Publications
Preparasyon Yon Twous Pous Dezas
Preparing a Disaster Kit
Preparasyon Pou Dezas Fanmi ak Timoun
Disaster preparedness for families and children
Preparasyon Fanmi Ou pou Katastwòf ak Ijans
Preparing Your Family for Disaster and Emergency
Zouti pou Prepare pou Ijans Finansye
Financial Emergency Preparedness Tools
Kesyon sekou dezas FEMA ki mande souvan
Frequently asked FEMA disaster relief questions
Climate Action Planning
Holden Heights Engages in Climate Action Planning
Holden Heights is beginning Climate Action Planning that will address building energy use and transportation. The climate change impacts that Holden Heights is experiencing now will also be addressed in the plan. Low income underserved communities suffer disproportionately from the effects of climate change. These effects include extreme heat, extreme precipitation and more frequent and intense hurricanes. Join the planning effort.
Work Group Kick-Off Meeting: Residents of Downtown Orlando, Mercy Drive, Parramore and Holden Heights met on January 30th to continue the Climate Action Planning Process. Three Work Groups (Air Quality, Transportation, and Resilience Mobile) identified their overarching goal to include in the plan, shorter term goals, and next steps. Wanda Howell, Environmental Health Operations Manager at the Florida Department of Health in Orange County conducted a Q & A session on residents’ Air Quality concerns.
Air Quality
To provide a healthy and safe community with low greenhouse gas emissions that is free of air pollution.
Holden Heights: Traffic measures; more trees; complete phases at one time rather than start, stop, start, stop; proper drainage; road sweeping; I-4 construction mitigation
Parramore: more plants, proper drainage to get rid of standing water, I-4 construction mitigation, truck traffic
Mercy Drive: protect forest
Resilience Mobile
Resilience Mobile
A mobile unit to be used outside of hurricane season for education about energy efficiency, and during hurricane season as a mobile pop-up Resilience Hub that could go to locations where it is most needed. The unit would be available for community events, and could serve in disasters:
Mobile health care (vitals and others) capabilities
Hunger relief
Education & relief
Transportation
A transportation system that includes reduction of emissions from traffic in ways that support a better quality of life by: reducing vehicular traffic, reducing emissions from traffic, meets the needs of the most vulnerable, addresses community concerns related to hurricanes.
Parramore and Holden Heights were visited door to door by the Energy Efficient Elves. The team distributed LED bulbs, rope caulk, LED night lights, and refrigerator thermometers in Christmas stockings; and spoke with residents about Climate Action Planning.
Preliminary survey results show that Reduced Air Quality, Flooding and severe rainstorms, and heat waves are the top concerns related to Climate Change impacts.
CFL DRI Survey 2019
Population
Households
Median Income in Dollars
- Type of Damage Roof Damage 35.3%
- Tree Damage 32.4%
- Water Damage 23.5%
- Electrical Power 20.6%
- Tarp on Roof 9%
- Window Damage 3%
- Source of Repair Funds Home Insurance 41.7%
- Family 25.0%
- Out of Pocket 16.7%
- FEMA 16.7%
- Source of Information Family/Friends 46.2%
- Television or Radio 23.1%
- Social Services 8%
Respondents ranked 26 different functions that are critical for a society to function. The rankings were from 1, which was “Most Vulnerable.” to 7, which was “Resilient and Sustainable.”
The 5 societal functions to the right had the lowest rankings, which appear in parentheses next to the function description.
- Top 5 Priority Gaps Identified Renewable vs Grid Energy (1.44)
- Shelter and Evacuation Systems (1.81)
- Climate Threat Mitigation & Transformation (1.89)
- Environmental Health & Safety (1.91)
- Energy: Temperature Management (2.08)
Tropical Systems
Sink Holes/Land Subsidence
Tornadoes
Percentile Diesel Particulates Air Pollution in the US
Active Petroleum Clean-up Sites (5/2019)
Pending Petroleum Cleanup Sites (5/2019)
What Holden Heights, Orlando Residents Are Saying
“This house back up to storage area for the city garbage bin (trash site) after storm standing water & bugs and some rats….”
[Also living by dumpster storage] “If I could move I would. Rats in the backyard when it flooded…”
“Paid out of pocket for roof and family & friend help install with repairs…”
“Paid out of pocket and family help me…”
“Landlord took his time with repair but I had to pay my rent on time…”
“Damage under the deductible-had to save money to pay for the roof repairs…”
“I am a renter and the landlord did not want to fix the roof! Called code enforcement.”
“No funds to repair…”
“Flooding in backyard”
“Flooding with heavy rain”
“Turn down by FEMA…”
“Always have standing water when it rain (water everywhere)…”
“water damage in hallway…”
[water damage to] “ceiling in living room and first bedroom”
Frequently Asked Questions
What were the top vulnerabilities identified in the Mission Critical Functions Surveys?
- Renewable Energy vs Grid Energy
- Shelter in Place and Evacuation Systems
- Climate Threat Mitigation and Transformation
- Environmental Health and Safety
- Energy Infrastructure: Temperature Management
What were the top concerns discussed at the Community Forum?
- No Emergency Shelters in the community
- Environmental Safety Concerns about flooding because some homes have septic systems
- Medical Services for Elderly Residents during a hurricane and when power is out
- No evaluation centers in the community
- Infrastructure failures: flooding and major electricity outage
What are the community's proposed solutions for priority concerns and the resources needed to address them?
Emergency Shelters
The Community Centers should have solar so they can serve the community if the power is out, and they should be prepared to be shelters.
Medical Services for the Elderly
Get all people registered on 311 and 211 social services.
Environmental Safety Concerns (Contaminants and Flooding Concerns)
Solutions – Finish septic conversions, and provide more education and remediation (of contaminated sites) in the community where the people live
Resources Needed – legal and financial with a minimum funding amount of $20 million and earmarked for the community to be used to improve
Florida Disaster Resilience Initiative Report: Holden Heights, Orlando
Contact Janice T. Booher, MS at JJLBooher@comcast.net or Joanne Perodin, MPH at Joanne.Perodin@gmail.com with questions.
Surveys discussed on this page were conducted under the auspices of Health Initiatives Foundation, Inc.’s Florida Disaster Resilience Initiative with funding from The Miami Foundation.
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