1. What challenges do you encounter when engaging with marginalized & underserved communities?​ by Nikki Ricketts https://padlet.com/nricketts6/zxwe5jbvhxewx8lc en-us 2024-08-22 16:44:57 UTC 2024-08-26 16:35:16 UTC hello@padlet.com Making sure that the local EM know we are in the area must happen before engagement begins ahaertling https://padlet.com/nricketts6/zxwe5jbvhxewx8lc/wish/3088796345 (Loretta Holliday)

]]> 2024-08-26 16:30:20 UTC https://padlet.com/nricketts6/zxwe5jbvhxewx8lc/wish/3088796345 I think the roadblock I have seen is we are not allowed to bypass our states and go directly to the communities. ahaertling https://padlet.com/nricketts6/zxwe5jbvhxewx8lc/wish/3088798183 Carlenya Veasley

]]> 2024-08-26 16:31:35 UTC https://padlet.com/nricketts6/zxwe5jbvhxewx8lc/wish/3088798183 No. 1 challenge is these communities usually do not have the resources to come up with a good mitigation project at the conceptual level even though they intuitively know what is needed they may not be able to engage anyone on their behalf. ahaertling https://padlet.com/nricketts6/zxwe5jbvhxewx8lc/wish/3088798564 Dennis Lambert

]]> 2024-08-26 16:31:53 UTC https://padlet.com/nricketts6/zxwe5jbvhxewx8lc/wish/3088798564 At FEMA, people may be suspicious that we are there to get them in trouble since our gear says Homeland Security on it. ahaertling https://padlet.com/nricketts6/zxwe5jbvhxewx8lc/wish/3088799221 Carmen Maverick

]]> 2024-08-26 16:32:22 UTC https://padlet.com/nricketts6/zxwe5jbvhxewx8lc/wish/3088799221 The engagement team may not be equipped in terms of language or cultural understanding in order to engage its communities. ahaertling https://padlet.com/nricketts6/zxwe5jbvhxewx8lc/wish/3088799883 Carmen Maverick

]]> 2024-08-26 16:32:50 UTC https://padlet.com/nricketts6/zxwe5jbvhxewx8lc/wish/3088799883 Challenges are when there are underserved communities do not want to participate in the NFIP or Hazard Mitigation Plans or nervous about getting help from Federal Funding ahaertling https://padlet.com/nricketts6/zxwe5jbvhxewx8lc/wish/3088800509 Lyz Cullmann

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