A public-private partnership is helping to transform Birmingham’s historic Northside neighborhoods to be better prepared for severe weather.
Recently community leaders, including Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin, Protective Life CEO Richard Bielen and the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety CEO Roy Wright, took a tour of homes recently upgraded with a Fortified storm-resistant roof.
The retrofit of more than 50 homes has been completed. Qualified homeowners received up to $25,000 to repair their homes and install a new roof that is able to withstand winds up to 130 miles per hour. The funding came from the Alabama Department of Insurance’s Strengthen Alabama Homes program, the City of Birmingham’s Community Development Block Grant and seed money from Protective Life.
Construction on another 50 homes is set to be complete in 2023.