Resilience Hub Break Out Group Ideas

We wanted to share the unfiltered feedback from our breakout groups - see how others are feeling about resilience.

Did you have a different understanding of resilience before coming to our event? How do you see your definition of resilience tying into our understanding of resilience? 

• Defining resilience- initial understandings of resilience, including “ability to bound back”, “effort” and “strength” and how these relate to the event’s definition 

• Under community building (3-legged stool)- Add more stress coping support as part of community building portion 

• SL2050 garden- Bethel Community has been a good example of building community, bringing people together 

• Possibly “holding the line” trying to prevent anything from getting worse 

• How can city of SL better explain resilience needs (example storm water maintenance fees) ground water, sea-level rise issues

• Before- solar panels, disaster planning, food pantry, community building, individual houses and community resources 

• After- need a “sturdy stool”, neighbors being stronger together, adding the resource stewardship component, sharing resources communally 

• Can’t be resilient if day to day needs are not met 

• Need economic ability to make happen 

• Importance of space for marginalized communities 

• Hard to translate to Cantonese 

• Support systems including infrastructure and economic resources 

• Flood- fire 

• What about ICE raids, homeless camps, 

• Do we include social services 

• What are the needs, pressing scopes based on needs 

From the resilience definitions we have, in what ways do you see resilience in your community, neighborhoods, and with yourself? In what ways do you see resilience missing? 

Present Resilience

• Resource board - do more 

• Making connections for people at this hub - need more 

• Good economy in bay area, creates co-pain 

• All of us are here working together 

• Community Garden 

• Better Food justice 

• SL is currently self sustaining 

• Adopt-a-drain program from the city, sandbagging during rain 

• Community building in the city, fostering joy, city celebrations + festivals 

• School system and facilities 

Missing Resilience

• Awareness among those in greater need 

• Better ability to navigate available services 

• Justice/equity component 

• Better inclusion (ethnic/racial) 

• We need to get to know our neighbors 

• Need community building 

• People have to learn to choose community, it’s needed for survival 

• A need for more local activities and stronger neighborhood connections 

• Increased engagement and activities from HOA’s 

• Improved methods for renters to be informed about community events 

• More education on wildfire and defensible space preparedness 

• Repurposing/using unoccupied city spaces 

• Communication + information about emergency response before it happens; a communication hub 

• Alerts + response systems so people know what’s happening 

• Emergency supplies accessible, updated 

• Disaster preparedness training info 

• Hand radio, emergency lantern/solar charged lighting 

• First aid supplies 

• Resources for pets in disasters 

• Sandbagging resources + drain clearing training 

• Back-up power + cell service + charging stations 

• Emergency meeting place/family reunification 

What community connected activities would you like to see so that we are more connected and prepared? 

• More food related activities- food prep makes communicating easier! (like the garden has brought us together) 

• Have a “Go-pack” type preparedness meeting - idea sharing meeting 

• More yoga or similar (clothing repair type activities) 

• Used clothing collecting or gatherings with multiple activities 

• Storm drain pollution awareness 

• Asset mapping, including by neighborhood, 

• churches/houses of faith 

• First aid resources 

• Connected to already existing resources 

• Exercise classes 

• First aid training, diaster preparedness training 

• Connecting more with jefferson elementary for coordination + collaboration 

• Community resources library, connecting with city public libraries 

• Parent cafe/world cafe - dialogue stations vs. lecture style (topics like- “what is community?”, questions about resilience etc.) 

• Key partners - including senior centers, building connections there 

• Multicultural cooking class + shared cookbooks  

• Clean-up days

• Building community with youth - action research projects for youth 

• Birdwatching days 

• Events related to tea, healing effects of natural teas, sound baths 

• 37% of Chinese community has low involvement - needs attention 

• Ongoing feedback - input activities 

• More community gardens - lots of empty lots 

• Better education (informing) 

• Support for seniors, especially those along in disasters 

• Activities to increase friendships + connections in our community 

• Better outreach to nearby community 

• Better insure of fairness 

• Better signage/info at street level 

• Clarity about the type of church openness 

• Leverage food pantry 

• Language access 

• Periodic open houses 

• More bilingual access 

• Need incentives to attend 

• Work hub for remote workers; space for people to work remotely together 

• Clothes swap or item swap (not a yard sale) 

• Community game nights (1/month)