A new survey for Houston-Galveston residents designed to assess and respond to social and economic impacts of COVID-19, has been launched.
Led by Harvey Home Connect, a disaster response and preparedness nonprofit founded in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, a coalition of area nonprofits and foundations launched the community impact survey aimed at assisting residents in the gulf coast area.
“Houston is used to rallying around our neighbors during times of adversity,” said Elena White, executive director for Harvey Home Connect in the news release. “Through previous disasters, we’ve learned how critical it is to start identifying affected community members while the rains are still falling, so that we can advocate for necessary resources and, as they become available, we can direct people to those resources. This survey will help us do that.”
The survey, which started March 23, is designed to help philanthropic and nonprofit partners better understand and focus on the needs of vulnerable community members who are hit the hardest during any disaster, as well as populations who are specifically hard hit during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the elderly, families with children, service industry workers, and undocumented and mixed status families, according to the release.
