WASHINGTON -- FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell (left) and Washington Parks & People Executive Director and President Steve Coleman remove trash from Watts Branch Stream during an Earth Day service project at Marvin Gaye Park April 22. (FEMA photo by Graham Haynes)
WASHINGTON -- FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell (far left), AmeriCorps Chief Executive Officer Michael Smith, Parks & People Executive Director and President Steve Coleman (far right) and FEMA Corps team members after the Earth Day service project at Marvin Gaye Park April 22. The team removed trash from the park and planted trees during the event. (FEMA photo by Graham Haynes)
The Marvin Gaye Community Center staff and volunteers practice resilience in everyday life, by maintaining a community garden that provides fresh produce for visitors and the community, removing invasive plant species and cleaning up litter from the stream.
To learn more about how FEMA is practicing resilience, including fighting against climate change, visit FEMA.gov.
Source: Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency
