2022 Year in Review: Community Action, Environmental Justice, Preparedness, and Organizational Growth
For Resilient Virginia, 2022 was a year of community action, environmental justice, preparedness, and organizational growth.
Creating Resilience Hubs for Community Safety
On December 15th, local and regional speakers will provide information about resilience hub initiatives and their benefit for community safety when disasters occur. This final Fall Resiliency Academy session is especially relevant for our communities as we deal with increased disruption from more frequent severe weather, flooding, and power outages.
Mitigating Climate Impacts with Forests, Farms, and Fields
Join us for a virtual event on November 17th to hear how communities can use forests, farms, and fields in their mitigation efforts.
Will Your Community’s Buildings Survive the Next Disaster? Can You Afford for Them Not To?
Join us October 27th to hear how communities can build for resilience, where they can find the funding to do so, and see examples of how this is already happening
Clean Energy Can Supercharge Virginia’s Economy — If State Leaders Seize this Moment
Virginia could capitalize on federal funding and become a leader in clean energy industries of the future – creating hundreds of thousands of new, well-paying jobs. But for this to happen, state leadership must recognize the economic opportunities of this moment.
Neighborhoods Chosen for Lynchburg Rising
Diamond Hill, Fairview Heights, Tinbridge Hill, and White Rock Hill were chosen as the initial focus of Lynchburg Rising: Beyond Survival to Environmental Justice.
Let’s Talk Environmental Justice at Get Downtown in Lynchburg
On October 1st, come find our booth at Lynchburg’s Get Downtown Festival and learn more about Lynchburg Rising.
Investing in Resilience: Fall 2022 Resiliency Academy Session 1
What does it mean to invest in resilience, how does a community do that, and why is it important? On September 29th, Resilient Virginia is launching our Fall 2022 Resiliency Academy with a discussion on Investing in Resilience, touching on these questions and more.
Fall 2022 Resiliency Academy Topics
Our Fall 2022 Resiliency Academy will again focus on the 4 components for a resilient community.
