The National Center on Law and Elder Rights (NCLER) maintains a list of severe weather resources:
- Legal Aid Disaster Resource Center: This resource center has legal resources and critical information for legal aid professionals, pro bono volunteers, and the disaster survivors they assist.
- Practicing Law Institute: New Developments in Climate Disaster Response & Resilience: Pro Bono Net, Lone Star Legal Aid, and Equal Justice Works provide a comprehensive overview of the legal landscape after a disaster. The training is available at no cost (it just requires creating an account to access the program).
- Ready—Winter Weather: Ready provides information on preparing for and responding to winter weather and provides a social media toolkit for communications.
- NCLER: Programs to Keep Older Adults Connected to Energy and Utility Services: This training provides steps and information that can help households keep the utilities on, including in situations where there is a disconnection risk during a period of extreme temperatures.
- NCLER: Addressing Housing Issues Facing Older Adults Following a Natural Disaster: This training discusses common housing issues faced by homeowners and renters following a natural disaster, and tips for how advocates working with older adults can assist them pre-disaster.
- NCLER: Preserving Homeownership: Tangled Title & Associated Probate Issues: Tangled title or deed issues can be a barrier to accessing loans or grants for home repairs and for utility or property tax assistance programs, which may be needed after a weather incident. This training shares what advocates can do to help clients untangle and clear up title to a property.
- National Consumer Law Center (NCLC)—Disaster Relief & Consumer Protection: NCLC provides resources for consumers and advocates on mitigating the impact of disasters, covering topics like housing relief, avoiding home repair fraud, and utility issues.
- DisasterAssistance.gov: This resource provides disaster survivors with information, support, services, and a means to access and apply for disaster assistance through joint data-sharing efforts between federal, tribal, state, local, and private sector partners.