RESILIENT
READINESS
Empowering communities to be proactive in their disaster preparedness and response efforts.
RESILIENT READINESS
OVERVIEW.
As climate impacts continue to bring more frequent and severe storms to historically marginalized and under-resourced communities, our Climate Change Community Teams (CCCT) CRC has heard directly the need for more clear and comprehensive communication on how to prepare for the next floods, fires, and extreme heat, as well as what to do in response.
In 2023 & 2024, Climate Resilient Communities has developed a disaster preparedness program and have collaboratively worked with our CCCT partners to host over 100 Belle Haven residents for an in-person preparedness training, equipping every family with free emergency kits to help navigate disasters, as well as stipends and free dinner meals for participation.
355+
Community Members Hosted For Disaster Preparedness Workshops
140
Emergency Kits Distributed to Community Participants
$14.2k
Total Stipends Provided to Each of Our Workshop Participants
80
Crank Radios to Assist in Building Comprehensive Emergency Kits
Resilient Readiness Goals:
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Emergency Response
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Improve emergency response in North Fair Oaks by increasing staffing, establishing a dedicated response team, and prioritizing the area’s needs.
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Implement a comprehensive communication plan to ensure timely and accessible information sharing with residents about emergencies, hazard mitigation, and available resources.
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Provide pathways for feedback directly from residents, community leaders and organizations throughout planning & implementation
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Flood Mitigation
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Conduct a thorough assessment of flood-prone areas, drainage systems, and illegal dumping hotspots in North Fair Oaks, and develop a targeted action plan to address these issues.
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Allocate funding for infrastructure improvements, regular maintenance, and community-based programs like Block Action Teams (BAT) to mitigate flooding and illegal dumping.
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Ongoing assessment to measure impact and opportunities for innovation.
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Heat Action Plan
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Develop a comprehensive heat action plan
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Establish cooling centers and shade structures in North Fair Oaks to protect vulnerable populations.
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Collaborate with community organizations and residents to implement wildfire risk reduction strategies.
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Strengthen tenant rights protections, enforce housing code violations, and provide resources for pest control and mold remediation to improve living conditions in North Fair Oaks.
HOW WE WORK:
RESILIENT READINESS
PORTFOLIO
Climate Resilient Communities is currently piloting its programming the wide requests amongst our community on disaster preparedness. Within 2024-2025, our response to this call is to advance our ability to execute on a series of workshops with residents & community members, including the development of new educational, preparation, and planning resources to neighborhoods facing multiple, compounding environmental threats despite it currently being an under-recognized aspect of environmental justice.
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Community Workshops
Helping residents understand County resources and how to access them during an emergency, along with kits & stipends.
CRC hosts in-person preparedness training, equipping every family with free emergency kits to help navigate disasters, as well as stipends and free dinner meals for participation.
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Multilingual Resources
Developing multilingual trainings, tools, and resources to meet needs of all of our community members and linguistic needs.
Our Resilient Readiness goals are to develop and distribute safety information in all languages spoken in our communities, with a particular focus on Spanish, Chinese and Tagalog.
Local Policy
Providing local & regional governments with CRC community insights in providing disaster preparedness & direct services.
CRC conducts community outreach and research on best practices in providing disaster preparedness and direct services for low-income residents.
Post-Emergency Care
Resources for post-event necessities like insurance & financial actions, mental health, replenishing resources & disaster kits.
Connect with CRC Resilient Readiness team to learn about resources for communities to learn about how to not just to prepare for disaster events, but how to respond as well afterwards.
LEARNING FROM OUR COMMUNITY.
In terms of putting these goals into practice, an recent example is our June 2024 North Fair Oaks Safety Element Workshop in which multi- & monolingual residents of North Fair Oaks offered their feedback and insights with stipends for their expertise and time.
Below are some of our North Fair Oaks Community responses:
“I want to see a better communication plan so that the County can ensure that all North Fair Oaks residents are notified as early on as possible when a natural hazard occurs in our neighborhood.”
- North Fair Oaks Resident
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