In April 2018, LSC’s board of directors established LSC’s Disaster Task Force. The focus of the task force was to foster and promote cooperation, coordination, and communication between and among the emergency management community, legal service providers, the private bar, the judiciary, community-based organizations, and the business community to ensure that disaster survivors with low incomes receive the legal assistance they need. One of the recommendations included in the Disaster Task Force Report was the creation of an online “one-stop” resource for disaster training materials and expertise. 

In 2020, LSC launched the Legal Aid Disaster Resource Center (LADRC) website to provide additional support and resources to disaster legal aid organizations and professionals, pro bono volunteers, and disaster survivors. Within this website, a tool kit was created to culminate essential resources in one place for legal aid organizations, professionals, and pro bono volunteers to review and utilize while providing aid to disaster survivors. You can find the original Tool Kit here.