Recover Hardee: How locals, strangers and a new long-term recovery group are rebuilding lives and homes

When it comes to rebuilding, this quote from an expert in recovery efforts sums it up best: "Disasters start and end locally." Six months after rains and winds from Hurricane Ian destroyed homes in Hardee County, the real work on the ground is just beginning. There are hundreds of families still displaced, and the needs are just as great as they were for people in the days following the storm.