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Grace is now 34 and runs a charity, the Uganda Minority Shelters Consortium, which provides safe housing to gay men and lesbians across Uganda.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
"You can imagine how many people are thinking 'I wish I had a bomb shelter,'" Hubbard, 63, told AFP in the office of his company, Atlas Survival Shelters.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
Shelters will be funded by the government in areas "that need them most, where the heat really hits people the hardest," he added.
From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025
Shelters are no longer full, and directors say those who remain are among the most vulnerable.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2025
Identifying Public Shelters Most communities now have public fallout shelters that would protect many of their residents against fallout radiation.
From In Time of Emergency A Citizen's Handbook on Nuclear Attack, Natural Disasters (1968) by United States. Office of Civil Defense