Trauma-Informed Storytelling Activities for Community Engagement
Sharing stories creates connections and shared understanding that are foundational for increasing community resilience. In this interactive training session, participants will learn how to develop and facilitate a structured storytelling activity that can be used in a variety of resilience planning and community engagement efforts. Storytelling is used to identify community concerns and actions to increase resilience and equity. Participants will receive templates and materials that can be customized for specific contexts and that can be used during in-person or virtual meetings and workshops as part of climate vulnerability assessment, hazard mitigation planning, emergency preparedness or similar contexts. The storytelling activity and materials are part of the Equitable Resilience Builder (ERB), an interactive application developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that guides users with resources and materials for participatory and equitable engagement in assessing hazards, vulnerability, and resilience.