Lake Support and Emergency Recovery

Since 2016 the organization has received grants and assisted with local administration of the Florida division of Emergency management's (fdem) residential construction mitigation program (rcmp)and its hurricane loss mitigation program (hlmp). These programs make funding available for retrofitting of residential, commercial and mobile home properties to make them more hurricane resistant, and allows property owners to possibly receive assistance with wind mitigation, a new roof, gable end bracing, shutters, hurricane resistant windows and doors and more. (note: the rcmp is no longer in effect and currently falls under the hlmp.) In more recent years other programs have been made available by the fdem in partnership with volunteer Florida and laser has received additional grants and assisted with local administration of these programs as well, including sheltering in home for Recovery (shrc) and others. The organization also seeks and obtains assistance and grants from other governmental and nongovermental agencies, organizations and/or individuals and provides assistance to homeowners and residents when help is needed after hurricanes and other disasters. A significant amount of activity in 2023 was related to hurricane ian.

The organization partners with local Emergency response agencies when opportunities arise and remains prepared and available should any events take place that would require Emergency response.