About

H-Town Recovers

Addressing the Long-Term Care
Needs of Houston and Harris County

Since 2001, H-Town Recovers has responded to 15 federally declared disasters in our community. We are a network of more than 150 nonprofit, governmental and faith-based organizations working together to address the long-term needs of Harris County.

We encourage you to support our efforts by getting involved or making a donation to support our work.

Mission and Vision

H-Town Recovers is a collaborative network that addresses the long-term needs of Houston and Harris County following a disaster.

H-Town Recovers strives to:

Provide coordinated management of the long-term recovery process.
Provide long-term recovery assistance to individuals and families affected by disasters.
Provide advocacy for Houston and Harris County residents, including those with access and functional needs.

History

2001

2016

2025

2001

2016

2025

Guiding Principles

As a network, we follow seven guiding principles that drive our work.

Embrace a spirit of cooperation

Support every organization’s ability to contribute according to their capacity and capability

Uphold ethical standards of our fields of practice

Maintain quality and accountability

Honor openness and fairness

Be good stewards of the resources entrusted to us

Do no harm to residents or clients

Strategic Priorities

• We use long-term recovery committee work as an opportunity to work alongside community members to advance outcomes for all Houston and Harris County residents.
• We value high quality service that involves transparency, timely communication, reduction of barriers, and navigation of realistic options for the path to recovery. We will set up a system that prioritizes equity.
• We act with a collective mindset; leveraging individual organizational expertise.
• We invest and act to build our ecosystem’s capacity.
• We intentionally strive for consensus.
• We are not proactive, but we strive to be!
• We leverage cross-sector, community assets even with limited resources.

Organizational Structure

Workgroups

Works within current disaster management systems to coordinate efforts, deliver services in an integrated manner, increase the efficiency of shared resources, and avoid duplication of services and efforts.

Works to coordinate the repair and/or rebuilding of survivors’ homes to safe, sanitary, secure, and functional conditions.

Works to assess and provide for the spiritual needs of individuals, families, and communities impacted by disaster in order to help build hope and resilience.

Solicits, inventories, and distributes items donated for disaster recovery efforts.

Coordinates and plans for efficient communication and utilization of spontaneous volunteers immediately after an incident.

Works to make data useful for decision-making, collective coordination, and strategy development for the HCLTRC and its partners. The Workgroup engages practices for improving access to data, the use of data collection, and data sharing in support of disaster relief.

Collaboration of faith-based organizations/leaders that respond to and provide support to impacted communities before, during, and after disasters.