Work is continuing in Bay County on the Hurricane Michael Recovery. UU Fellowship of Bay County has made remarkable progress on restoring its building and campus. Key leaders at UUFBC are providing community leadership for the recovery; particularly in the areas of housing and disseminating information about resources in the community. UUJF’s Climate Resilience Ministry is supporting their efforts by supporting their work with community partners. UUSC, UUJF and The LEAD Coalition of Bay County launched the PhotoVoice Project at the Rosenwald Alternative School on October 15th. The Faithify Campaign in support of the PhotoVoice project in Panama City was successful. Thank you to all who contributed!! Twelve students who have been affected by the post Hurricane Michael housing crisis are participating in this trauma-informed curriculum that provides each student with a camera to take pictures in three areas: My life after Hurricane Michael; What has shelter meant to me? What makes me feel at home? The photography exhibit will be held at the Arts Center January 15th-31st, and the students will be in Tallahassee January 28th to tell their stories to their legislators at UUJF’s Legislative Day. Please register to come and support these students as they speak to their legislators. See SB502 (2020) that still needs a companion bill!

In other news, Blue Green Climate Action Planning has begun in 4 of the underserved Orlando communities that participated in the Florida Disaster Resilience Initiative preparedness, surveying, and communications training work.

For more information on these issues, please contact Paula Montgomery, Team Leader of Social Justice at UUCP, at montpns@aol.com.