Lessons from Katrina Harvard Kennedy School says Communities
must be able to Nurture capable local leadership that can drive
rapid, substantive action Focus on inclusiveness and embrace
self-reliance Achieve the ability to seek out and interface
successfully with outside sources of help (government, foundations,
universities, corporations, NGOs ) Be able to evolve & adapt as
challenges arise by developing new skills and capacities
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The Goal for The Community and Recovery For the City and County
of San Francisco to recover from a major hazard in an expedited
manner, as well as have as many pre-event residents, and
communities, as part of the re-constituted City populous as
possible. Meanwhile in small town called San Francisco.
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In SF, the underlying issues Issue is by nature - negative
There is no hard event window San Francisco has a unique situation
Unstable social capital environment Acquiring complete skill set is
difficult
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Empowering Communities to be their best...
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The NEN Universe Government Agencies Academic Institutions
Neighborhood Groups Residents Non-Government Organizations
Executive / Legislative Branch
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The NEN Empowered Communities Program is an asset based
organizing initiative that supports communities as they leverage
hyper local problem solving to build strong sustainable cross
sector working relationships with both local and regional
stakeholders.
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Make resilience approachable
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Make resilience about function
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Introduction of ECP Opportunity Event April 3, 2013 Resilience
Action Plan Launch Event - July 28 th, 2013
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Engage key neighborhood stakeholders Create cross sector
program planning committee Capacity Building Inventory and
Prioritized Goals & Develop Vision Statement for the Communitys
Performance in times of stress Establish Performance Goals by
Functional Area: Education Health Economic Utilities Public Safety
Social / Cultural Disaster Prep Environmental Create a Community
Establish Goals and Vision Action Plan Creation &
Implementation Create Action Plan & Governance Model &
Implementation Strategy & Develop Neighborhood Center Create
Working Groups Set time table for meetings Develop Unifying Vision
for Resilience Increase trust amongst participants Emphasize
Cultural Competence Prioritize goals by audience Map assets,
resources and networks Merge working groups data into one document
Create an organizational model for implementation of the plan
Establish metrics Craft action plans for times of stress Advocate
for investments that will mitigate the impact of an event Host
Action Plan Launch Event Convene Working Groups: Families &
Kids Small Business Seniors &People Living with Disabilities
Immigrant Communities Resilient Bayview Action Plan
Development
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The ECP Resiliency Council Library Non Profit Merchant
Resiliency Council Steering Committee Foundation Elected Official
Faith Based City Agency Academic Institution / University /
College
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The ECP Resiliency Council How data is being collected, shared
and leveraged DataSF SF FIND.info Community Resilience Indicator
Project Streetwise
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Our City - Ready for Anything Back to the Future, again.