If you are eligible for RAFT, you may receive up to $4,000 in benefits in a 12-month period to pay for expenses to avoid homelessness or rapidly exit homelessness. Families who have received funding from the HomeBASE program or are looking to receive HomeBASE funding can access a maximum of $10,000 from the two programs combined. 'The Raft' is a short story written by Stephen King. It was originally published in the November 1982 issue of Gallery, and later included in King's own 1985 collection Skeleton Crew. Four college students – two young men (Randy and Deke) and two young women (Rachel and LaVerne) – go out to swim on a remote Pennsylvania lake during the autumn, when nobody is around. After they swim out to. Raft is a fun early access survival game that has a lot to offer despite being in the early days of development. RELATED: The 10 Best Survival Horror Games Of The Decade, Ranked (According To Metacritic).
The RAFT is regularly featured in local, regional and national news outlets. For the most recent updates on RAFT localities and partners making change in their communities, please click the direct links below.
Virginia’s Proactive Plan to Tackle Coastal Resilience
The Environmental and Energy Study Initiative (EESI) reports on Virginia's Coastal Resilience Master Planning Framework. The article highlights The RAFT, as well as team member Elizabeth Andrews' contributions to state resilience efforts.
How The RAFT Contributed to One Community’s Resilience
To hear from past RAFT localities about their experiences with The RAFT process and the advice they have for other communities developing their own Resilience Action Checklists see this video interview and testimonial with Joy Marino of Onancock, Virginia.
American Bar Association's Environment, Energy, and Resources Law: The Year in Review 2019
The Environment, Energy, and Resources Law: The Year in Review 2019, ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, is a summary of significant legal developments in 2019 in the areas of environmental, energy, and resources law. The RAFT is featured on page X-7 under Section III. Innovative and Collaborative Organizations and Tools to Resolve Environmental Issues.
Tree Planting on Saxis
These images posted by the Virginia Department of Forestry on flickr document a tree planting held in Saxis, Virginia on February 8, 2020 to prevent erosion and manage floodwaters. This event was catalyzed during The RAFT’s work on the Eastern Shore.
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Increasing Climate Resiliency: Assessing Community Risk and Readiness
The Fall 2019/Winter 2020 issue of the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Magazine discusses The RAFT process in detail, describes its success supporting pilot localities and working at the regional scale on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, and highlights how communities have been supported to learn more about the Community Rating System under the National Flood Insurance Program. See pages 8-11 for more details.
Saxis Looks for Solutions to Rising Seas
Pamela D’Angelo, with Virginia Public Radio, reports on how Saxis, one of The RAFT’s Eastern Shore localities, is learning to live with water while seeking solutions to rising seas. The article discusses how Saxis was able to affect real change in their town with the support of The RAFT team and regional partners they connected residents with.
Climate Adaptation Working Group 2018 Annual Report
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The 2018 Annual Report of the Climate Adaptation Working Group highlights The RAFT’s success partnering with the Accomack-Northampton Planning District to serve seven localities on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. See pages 11-12 for more details.
RAFT Partnership Fortifies Town Against Storm Hazards by Turning Ideas into Action
Madeleine Jepsen, Science Writing Intern with Virginia Sea Grant, discusses The RAFT process in Cape Charles and how lessons learned here will inform The RAFT’s regional work on the Eastern Shore.
Is Accomack Ready for Coastal Flooding? Study Shows Gaps
This article in Delmarva Now describes The RAFT’s assessment of localities’ vulnerability to coastal flooding and how seven localities will receive one-year of facilitated resilience planning and implementation support.
RAFT Wachapreague
These images posted on Virginia Sea Grant’s flickr account highlight former RAFT team members, Angela King and Michelle Covi, presenting on The RAFT to Wachapreague’s Town Council.
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Cape Charles update on Resilience & Adaptation Feasibility Tool (The RAFT)
The Cape Charles Mirror describes Cape Charles’ participation in The RAFT as one of three pilot communities.
Group Gives Accomack Supervisors Tips on Flooding Resilience
A presentation to Accomack County’s Board of Supervisors on The RAFT is described as well as plans to support the Eastern Shore region in developing greater resilience to coastal hazards.
Workshop Helps Cape Charles Prepare for Flooding
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The Eastern Shore Post reports on a Resilience Action Workshop conducted by the RAFT core team for Cape Charles.