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Community Resilience Grows Amid NYC Disaster Funding Cuts

7/26/2025

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Elizabeth Yeampierre, director of UPROSE in Brooklyn, champions community resilience amid federal disaster funding cuts. With NYC grappling with rising flood risks, her organization empowers locals through green job training and emergency preparedness. Yeampierre passionately argues for hyper-local solutions, urging communities to unite and support one another in the face of dwindling federal aid.

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Elizabeth Yeampierre, director of UPROSE in Brooklyn, champions community resilience amid federal disaster funding cuts. With NYC grappling with rising flood risks, her organization empowers locals through green job training and emergency preparedness. Yeampierre passionately argues for hyper-local solutions, urging communities to unite and support one another in the face of dwindling federal aid.