Empowering Rural Communities Through: Disaster Resilience and Business Continuity Planning

Based in Corning, New York, Arbor Housing and Development supports safe, affordable housing and supportive services across a broad area in upstate New York and northern Pennsylvania. With increasing weather-related challenges, Arbor recognized the need to improve its disaster preparedness and business continuity capabilities to boost resilience in its housing communities. Through the Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI), Arbor collaborated with Pacific Community Solutions to build internal capacity for emergency planning, leading to the development of a replicable business continuity disaster plan (BCDP).