Taos Writes a Playbook for Disaster Preparation, Response, and Recovery | LOR Foundation
Complete Health

Taos Writes a Playbook for Disaster Preparation, Response, and Recovery

  • Local Champion: Taos Community Foundation
  • Date Funded: June 9, 2022
  • Grant Amount: $25,000

The winter storms in Taos in late 2021 that left may Taoseños without power and the massive wildfires burning near Taos this summer have revealed a lack of sufficient emergency preparedness, response, and recover coordination. Communities Organized Against Disaster (COAD)—a group of concerned residents working to improve outcomes during disasters—identified the need for a community-wide response, where private sector leaders, community members, and government work together to meet the immediate unmet need before, during, and after disaster strikes. To accomplish this, COAD approached LOR for funding to support a project manager to operationalize disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. The Town plans to allocate funding to ongoing coordination efforts, but LOR’s funding is essential to getting the project started while the fires still burn near Taos.

Contact our community officer in Taos. Meet Sonya Struck
More Health Solutions
Health / Monte Vista Soccer Nets Help Monte Vista Welcome More Kids to the Pitch
Local Champion:
City of Monte Vista
Date funded:
May 3, 2023
Grant Amount:
$14,339
Health / Questa A New Sports League Allows Questa Kids to Compete on Their Home Turf
Local Champion:
Questa Youth Sports League
Date funded:
April 30, 2023
Grant Amount:
$19,500
Health / Monte Vista Play (More) Ball! Monte Vista Expands Baseball Program With New Equipment
Local Champion:
Monte Vista Schools
Date funded:
April 19, 2023
Grant Amount:
$9,947
Health / Monte Vista With School Upgrades, Monte Vista Teachers Focus on Their Physical Health
Local Champion:
Monte Vista Schools
Date funded:
April 17, 2023
Grant Amount:
$14,550
Health / Libby Ankle Braces Help Save Libby’s Volleyball Athletes—and Their Seasons
Local Champion:
Libby K-12 Schools
Date funded:
April 14, 2023
Grant Amount:
$4,800
Health / Cortez Search and Rescue Volunteers Can Better Access the Trails With E-Bikes
Local Champion:
United Search and Rescue of Montezuma County
Date funded:
April 7, 2023
Grant Amount:
$16,500

Share an Idea

If you have an idea for improving quality of life in Cortez or Monte Vista, Colorado; Lander, Wyoming; Libby, Montana; or Questa or Taos, New Mexico, use this form to start a conversation with us.
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.