Through our direct work with residents in frontline communities, we have gained insight into the urgent need for comprehensive home upgrade and repair services in East Palo Alto.

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As part of Stanford’s Health Equity Ambassadors Course, the Resilient Homes Team designed and administered a survey to East Palo Alto residents to better understand the community’s priority home repair needs.

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Read our report to learn about our survey and the needs of the community!

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• Read our report here​​​​​

CRC and our partners have piloted the installation of 25 community-designed Rain Gardens in East Palo Alto as a nature-based solution to flooding.

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Read our project guide to learn the benefits of essential rain garden infrastructure!

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• Read our project guide here​​​​​

Climate Resilient Communities has developed and contributed to a number of vulnerability assessments, community surveys, and research reports to inform our programming.  Read more about our findings below:

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• Data Tool: Menlo Park’s Environmental Justice and Safety Element Dashboard

• ​Report: Building Resilience Against Climate Effects (BRACE) Focus Group Facilitator Final

• ​Report: East Palo Alto Community-based Vulnerability Planning Pilot Project Report

• Survey Findings: East Palo Alto Climate Change Community Survey Project

Need local tips on disaster preparedness and response? Available for download are CRC's infographic-based series of tip sheets ranging from general information about climate change to specifics on air pollution, flooding, and other information.  Click below to access each:

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• Rain Garden Infographic (English)

• Air Pollution (English & Español)

• Flooding (English & Español)

• Extreme Heat (English & Español)​​​​

Across our Resilient Readiness, Adaptation, and Leadership programs, CRC has developed a range of community guides that can be informative to residents, community-based organizations, and local governments or agencies.  Find out more below:

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• Storm Preparation Guide (English/Español)

• Wildfire Smoke and Public Health: A Community Guide (English)​​​

To inform our Rain Garden installation project and initiative across East Palo Alto, CRC incorporated the expertise and services of HighTide Intelligence.  Through their publication of "Investigation into the Efficacy of Rain Gardens as a Nature-Based Solution for Community-Level Flood Mitigation in East Palo Alto", CRC and our partners have been able to identify key sites and areas to install our rain garden projects for residents.

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Read more about our report below:

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• Rain Garden Modeling in East Palo Alto

Looking for community resources in North Fair Oaks? Check out some important information about where you can go in case of extreme heat, where to receive food distributions, and how to access support through community-based organizations and other resources.

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• North Fair Oaks Community Resources (English & Español)

• Emergency Checklist ​(English & Español)

• North Fair Oaks Extreme Heat Guide (English & Español)