Join Us: Double Trouble: Reigniting Civic Engagement through Pandemics and Disasters

Register now! [] [AmeriCorps] Office of Research and EvaluationJune 14, 2023 Join Us for Double Trouble: Reigniting Civic Engagement through Pandemics and Disasters Join AmeriCorps' Office of Research and Evaluation for our "Reigniting Civic Life" webinar series event following the release of the [2021 Civic Engagement and Volunteering Supplement](. This webinar will discuss reigniting civic life based on insights from three communities that navigated the COVID-19 pandemic and a natural disaster. The COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented challenges for both people and society, but so have the increasing number and severity of natural disasters due to climate change. While a team of academic and community researchers in Houston, Texas were conducting a participatory action research study to explore factors shaping community members’ engagement in civic life during the COVID-19 pandemic, a record-breaking winter storm hit the area. Facing both a natural disaster and a pandemic, researchers learned what encourages and hinders civic engagement. Although this study highlights only three communities in a single city, other localities face similar situations across the United States. In this webinar, we will discuss takeaways from their study about how communities navigated civic engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as times of natural disaster. Panelists include: - Andrea Robles, Ph.D., research and evaluation manager, AmeriCorps - Megha Patel, Ph.D., research analyst, AmeriCorps - Suzanne Pritzker, Ph.D., University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work - Matthew Robbins, former graduate research assistant, University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work - Joetta Stevenson, president, Fifth Ward Super Neighborhood #55 - Denae King, Ph.D., Texas Southern University - JoAnn Burbridge, board member, Sunnyside Community Redevelopment Organization - Katrina French, disaster services specialist, AmeriCorps - Emily McDonald, Ph.D., research analyst, AmeriCorps Thursday, June 22, 12:30-2 p.m. ET. [Register]( If you have any questions contact the [AmeriCorps](mailto:evaluations@cns.gov)[’ Office of Research and Evaluation](mailto:evaluations@cns.gov). [youtube]([instagram]([twitter]([facebook]( [AmeriCorps] --------------------------------------------------------------- [Unsubscribe]( / [Manage preferences]( / [AmeriCorps.gov]( We sent this email to [{EMAIL}](mailto:{NAME}%40gmail.com) on behalf of AmeriCorps. [Bookmark and Share]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Produced and published at US taxpayer expense. This email was sent to {EMAIL} using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: AmeriCorps · 250 E. Street SW · Washington, DC 20525 · (202) 606- 5000 · (800) 833-3722 [GovDelivery logo](