How to Provide Legal Aid to Disaster Survivors with Kendall Jarvis, Esq.

Published: August 23, 2021 Type: Podcast Interview / Video Runtime: ~59 minutes

Kendall Jarvis, Esq. was featured as the lead guest on the After the Fire USA podcast, hosted by Jennifer Gray Thompson — CEO of After the Fire USA and a Forbes 50 Over 50 Impact leader (2022). As Lead Disaster Attorney for Sonoma, Kendall discussed helping disaster survivors and vulnerable communities receive the legal aid they deserve, covering FEMA appeals, tenant rights, fraud protection, and the special challenges facing undocumented communities after disaster.

"Advocate for yourself as best as you can in terms of knowing what your rights are. There's this element where you lack confidence as a survivor, you think that that person knows more than you do — and that's not true."

— Kendall Jarvis, Esq., Lead Disaster Attorney

Key Topics Covered

Navigating the FEMA legal aid appeal process
Primary and secondary impacts of disaster on survivors
Protection from fraud and tenant rights violations
Legal challenges facing undocumented communities post-disaster
How survivors can advocate for themselves effectively

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