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Using FPF during crisis…

Paul Costello at Vermont Council on Rural Development shares insights about local communities using Front Porch Forum during the recent flash flooding…

Last week, a post in Richmond enabled a family to find a nearby rental property, after rain ruined their home’s septic system. A farm owner in Waterbury was able to raise enough donations that she got her farm back on track and created a loan fund to help other farmers in need.

A post in the Town of Huntington shared explicit and helpful details about road repair progress throughout the town, as well as the National Guard’s call for a “water buffalo” to aid in the process. The latter turned out to be special equipment that provides a portable water source on a temporary basis. It was relied on heavily while repairs in Huntington were underway.

Read the full piece here.