10/21/25 BRIDGE HOUSTON Crisis into Capacity
Turning Crisis into Capacity: Sustaining Community Beyond the Storm
A Bridge Houston session exploring how disaster response can evolve into permanent infrastructure of resilience.
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Transform crisis response into lasting community resilience
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From Emergency Response to Proactive Design
When disaster strikes, communities often respond with extraordinary care and coordination. But what if we carried that clarity and cooperation into everyday systems? In this session, we'll explore how disaster response can evolve into a more permanent infrastructure of resilience—led by those closest to the work. Drawing from the story of the Greater Houston Disaster Alliance and other local efforts, we'll explore what it looks like to shift from emergency response to proactive, community-led design. Participants will reflect on how shared experience can become shared capacity.
Learning Objectives
Explore strategies for transforming disaster response into sustainable community infrastructure. Learn from the Greater Houston Disaster Alliance model and discover how to shift from reactive emergency measures to proactive, community-led resilience systems. Participants will engage in reflection on building shared capacity from shared experience.
