On November 3, 2026, devastating flooding hit Lamplighter Village in Melbourne, Florida, and our community is still reeling. This is a 55+ community, and so many of our neighbors are seniors living on fixed incomes. We are not talking about inconvenience. We are talking about people who cannot afford to wait, cannot easily travel from office to office, and should not have to fight through more barriers after losing so much.

What happened here matters beyond one neighborhood. When flood recovery systems are not easy for older adults to reach, people fall through the cracks. Seniors need clear answers, help with paperwork, help understanding what assistance is available, and help getting connected to cleanup, housing, and recovery resources before the damage gets worse.

Brevard County has opened recovery resources, and that matters. But if help is not reaching Lamplighter Village directly, then there is still a real gap. I am calling on Brevard County officials and Florida emergency leaders to open on-site recovery help at Lamplighter Village, with staff who can walk residents through FEMA, state, county, and nonprofit assistance in person. Bring the help to the people who need it most instead of expecting vulnerable seniors to navigate this alone.

Please sign this petition and help us demand urgent, on-site support for Lamplighter Village flood survivors. Share it, raise your voice, and stand with the seniors in our community until real help shows up where we live.