Key West Perspective

Small Island, Big Heart - Getting Back to Normal After Hurricane Irma

Episode Summary

After Hurricane Irma wreaked havoc on the Florida Keys, one Key West woman took charge to see that the kids affected by the storm would be taken care of and have a sense of normalcy, even as their parents and families struggled to get back on their feet.

Episode Notes

In this episode we find out more behind the mission of Kim Arencibia, Key West advocate and founder of Kids of the Florida Keys. As a simple "mother daughter duo", she affected big change in simple but effective ways, rallying her community behind her through word of mouth that, even more than a year after Hurricane Irma, is still taking steps to lend a sense of normalcy to families affected by the storm.

See the full show notes and photos of the events mentioned in the show, along with example scenes of the types of work Kim and her "team world" have been up to at http://keywestperspective.com/podcast/getting-back-to-normal-after-hurricane-irma-affected-the-florida-keys

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