ABSTRACT
Disasters tear into the safety and security that a home symbolizes . Displacement from our homes can be a disorienting experience, disrupting our ties to the places that provide relationships with meaning and identities with substance . When we lose the familiarity and comfort of a home, it can take time to regroup and recover socially and psychologically . Losing a home can also result in significant financial harm . The journey from temporary post-disaster lodging to permanency can be time-consuming, enervating, and discouraging . But the housing recovery process, with the support of family, neighbors, recovery leaders, and nongovernmental and governmental organizations, can also restore hope, stabilize families, support the economy, and point a community toward a new future .
