Wildfire Resource List
Resources for the New Mexico Arts Community Affected by the Wildfires
Artist Specific Emergency Programs
Cerf+ The Artist's Safety Net
Emergency Grants | Joan Mitchell Foundation
Other Potential Sources of Emergency Funding
Emergency Grants & Resources for Artists - DataArts (culturaldata.org)
Emergency Grants for Artists — Disaster Resilience for Artists & Non-Profits (haatx.com)
Artnet: 'Artist Aid Resources' - A variety of help funds – mostly Covid related but some not.
Capital Fund Emergency/Natural Disaster Funding | HUD.gov / U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) - HUD might be of some help.
Not-necessarily Emergency Sources of Funding - Artist Focused
May work for musicians: https://www.musiciansfoundation.org/apply/
For freelance artists: http://www.thehavenfdn.org/application/
For comic book artists: https://www.heroinitiative.org/eligibility-help/
Artists working in craft disciplines: https://cerfplus.org/get-relief/apply-for-help/craft-emergency-relief-fund/
For printers/painters/sculptors: https://www.gottliebfoundation.org/emergency-grant/
For writers: https://authorsleaguefund.org/apply/
For musicians: https://jazzfoundation.org/disaster-relief/
For writers: https://pen.submittable.com/submit/503fc708-5261-4659-8fa9-f8398ec3c2c6/u-s-writers-aid-initiative
Mental Health, Trauma, Loss, Grief Resources
Helping Children after Natural Disaster:
https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/srb-childrenyouth-8-22-18.pdf
https://www.nctsn.org/what-is-child-trauma/trauma-types/disasters/wildfire-resources
Families & Adults:
Lingering Mental Health impacts of Wildfires.
American Psychiatry Association
Frontline Wildfire Defense (Developed in 2012 by an expert group of firefighters, technologists, and landscape ecologists) Trauma Support
Other communities form support groups. Sonoma via Stanford, for example.
General Resources
After Wildfire “This guide was written to help New Mexico communities recover after wildfire. It includes information on how to mobilize your community, a list of resources available to communities and individuals for assistance, and a technical guide with information about post-fire treatments to address the catastrophic effects of a wildfire on the land and to prepare for potential flooding.” From the US Forest Service and NM State Forestry.
The Fire Adapted New Mexico Learning Network (FAC NM) is about fostering fire adapted communities - communities that acknowledge and take responsibility for their wildfire risk, and take actions to protect residents, homes, neighborhoods, businesses, infrastructure, forests, and open spaces. Intergovernmental guide for homeowners in NM.
A guide to returning after a wildfire safely and starting the recovery process.
Public Forest closures via NMWild.
Natural Resources Defense Counsel guide to how to stay safe in 2021 in New Mexico.
Wildfire preparedness planning from the National Fire Protection Association.