Resilience Hub

In this episode, we’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Estelle-Marie Montgomery, Executive Director of the FH Faunteroy Community Enrichment Center. Over the past four years, Dr. Montgomery and guest host Mark Drury have collaborated on workforce development initiatives, and today, she shares her inspiring journey to Deanwood along with her vision for Washington DC’s first Resilience Hub. We’ll dive into how resilient communities benefit employers seeking talent,…

This Clean Energy Group (CEG) webinar highlights the efforts of The Faunteroy Community Enrichment Center and United Parents Against Lead (UPAL), two organizations implementing unique community programs that complement, and amplify, their efforts to build a resilience hub, including the installation of solar+storage. Faunteroys Resilience Incubator @ FH Faunteroy, located in Washington, DC, has been conducting community information sessions on sustainability and resilient power, and UPAL’s Petersburg Heights Community Resilience…

A portrait of Estelle-Marie Montgomery, executive director of FH Faunteroy Community Enrichment Center in Washington, D.C. (Photo credit: Bashir) The FH Faunteroy Community Enrichment Center in Washington, D.C., provides after-school activities, job training workshops, dance classes, and community celebrations. It’s a trusted neighborhood resource. So executive director Estelle-Marie Montgomery says it’s well positioned to help people during extreme weather events, which are growing more common as…