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Birmingham Revitalization Program Provides Safety, Security and Peace of Mind


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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety

Feb 02, 2023, 11:00 ET

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Birmingham's historic Norwood neighborhood is receiving upgrades including storm-resistant roofs.
Birmingham's historic Norwood neighborhood is receiving upgrades including storm-resistant roofs.

An innovative public-private partnership is helping revitalize Birmingham's historic Northside neighborhoods with home improvements that will mean homeowners will be safe, dry and better prepared for severe weather.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- An innovative public-private partnership is helping revitalize Birmingham's historic Northside neighborhoods with home improvements that will mean homeowners will be safe, dry and better prepared for severe weather. Today, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin, Alabama Insurance Commissioner Mark Fowler, Protective Life Corporation President & CEO Rich Bielen and other community leaders were joined by Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) CEO Roy Wright to meet with residents and tour homes recently re-roofed to the FORTIFIED standard for resilient construction.

"Our Northside community has served our city well. It has been the battleground for the civil rights movement, the birthplace of many of our heroes and a place for families to live, love and grow," said Mayor Woodfin. "Together, with these amazing partners, we honor them by gathering up our resources to help make their homes a safe place of pride. My hope is that this is just the beginning of more partnerships and more support of our residents throughout Birmingham."

"Our Northside community has served our city well. It has been the battleground for the civil rights movement, the birthplace of many of our heroes and a place for families to live, love and grow,” said Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin.

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The Protecting Good: Strengthen, Repair, and Protect program combines funding from the Alabama Department of Insurance's Strengthen Alabama Homes (SAH) program and the City of Birmingham's Community Development Block Grant with seed money from Protective Life Corporation, allowing qualified homeowners to receive as much as $25,000 to repair their homes and install a new storm-resistant roof.    

"Every family deserves a strong home that can withstand the severe weather it faces," said Wright. "By convening public and private programs, Protective and the City of Birmingham created a template that cities across the country can use to remove complexity, reduce barriers and help ensure their citizens are better prepared for the next storm."

More than 65 homes have been retrofitted to the FORTIFIED standard, a re-roofing method shown effective in reducing damage from winds up to 130 mph, and 100 more are slated for completion in 2023. Birmingham-based Protective, a national provider of life insurance, annuity and asset protection solutions, spearheaded the new program to support the communities around Protective Stadium in downtown Birmingham. The company worked with community partners to connect various grant programs and help address critical needs for these neighborhoods. The new program streamlines application processes and project management, so the group can work as a single provider, helping families renovate and re-roof homes in the Northside neighborhoods of Druid Hills, Fountain Heights, Norwood, Evergreen and Central City.

"It has been incredibly rewarding to see the Protecting Good program come to life for the greater benefit of our city and neighbors. Equally rewarding are the relationships Protective has built through this process. By establishing strong connections with other community-minded organizations, along with the residents in these neighborhoods, we have discovered new opportunities where we can be better neighbors and protectors of our community," said Bielen.

Since being established by the Legislature in 2011, Strengthen Alabama Homes has helped homeowners retrofit their homes to the FORTIFIED standard, making them better able to withstand severe weather. The standard is widely adopted in Alabama's coastal counties to protect against hurricane damage and is now increasingly used in communities in Central and North Alabama at risk of tornadoes. To date, more than 5,000 Alabama families have received funding from SAH.

"Through the Strengthen Alabama Homes program, we have been successful in making a difference in the lives of Alabamians who are most vulnerable to catastrophic storms," said Fowler. "Fortifying homes not only protects the lives of families and their most valuable investment, their home, but it also helps reduce the risk of loss to insurance companies. This helps create a healthy and sustainable insurance market. Ultimately, efforts like the Protecting Good Initiative create a more resilient Alabama."

Working as part of the Protecting Good collaborative team, Habitat for Humanity managed each of the 65 completed projects.

"Habitat's mission is to provide affordable housing solutions in partnership with low-to-moderate income families," said Habitat for Humanity of Greater Birmingham CEO Charles Moore. "We are pleased to work in collaboration with the Northside community and the Protecting Good partners to provide FORTIFIED roofs to keep these families and homes safe and dry."

Homeowners in the Druid Hills, Fountain Heights, Norwood, Evergreen and Central City neighborhoods are eligible for the Protecting Good roof repair program and can get additional information by calling 205-996-0884.

About the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS)
The IBHS mission is to conduct objective, scientific research to identify and promote effective actions that strengthen homes, businesses and communities against natural disasters and other causes of loss. Learn more about IBHS at DisasterSafety.org.

About FORTIFIED
FORTIFIED is voluntary construction and re-roofing program designed to strengthen homes against severe weather, including high winds, hurricanes and tornadoes. Visit fortifiedhome.org to learn more about the program, including the designation process.

About Protective
Protective has helped people achieve protection and security in their lives for 115 years. Through its subsidiaries, Protective offers life insurance, annuity and asset protection solutions and is helping more than 14 million people protect what matters most. Protective's more than 3,700 employees put people first and deliver on the company's promises to customers, partners, colleagues and communities – because we're all protectors. With a long-term focus, financial stability and commitment to doing the right thing, Protective Life Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. (TSE:8750), has grown to about $132 billion in assets, as of Dec. 31, 2021. Protective is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, and supported by both a robust virtual workforce and core sites in Cincinnati and St. Louis. For more information about Protective, visit http://www.protective.com.

About Strengthen Alabama Homes
SAH provides grants to Alabama residents for residential wind mitigation on existing, owner-occupied, single-family homes. The program was created by the Strengthen Alabama Homes Act of 2011. Learn more at StrengthenAlabamaHomes.com.

About Habitat for Humanity of Greater Birmingham
Habitat for Humanity Greater Birmingham has partnered with families, sponsors and communities to build affordable, quality homes in Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair & Walker counties since 1987. Visit habitatbirmingham.org to learn more about Habitat Birmingham.

Media Contact

Ronnie Das, Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety, 8033740500, [email protected]

SOURCE Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety

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