San Francisco Community Agencies Responding To Disaster

TO ENSURE THAT THOSE SERVING SAN FRANCISCO'S VULNERABLE POPULATIONS ARE PREPARED FOR A DISASTER.

THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY CONSULTING SERVICES. IT WORKS PRIMARILY WITH NONPROFIT AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. KEY ACTIVITIES INCLUDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRAINING SERVICES AND FACILITATION WITH DISASTER DRILLS AND EXERCISES. FURTHERMORE, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES COLLABORATIVE SERVICES SUCH AS HOLDING COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND PARTICIPATION IN DISASTER PREPAREDNESS COMMUNITY EXERCISES.SF CARD IS INVOLVED IN THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:1. BAY AREA UADI TRAINING AND EXERCISE; 2. LISTOS PROGRAM; 3. RICHMOND HEATWAVE PROGRAM.PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE O FOR DETAIL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE ABOVE PROGRAMS.BAY AREA UASI TRAINING AND EXERCISE: AS A COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS LIAISON, SF CARD WAS TASKED TO DEVELOP AND PROMOTE RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE NON-PROFIT, FAITH BASED, AND BUSINESS COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE 12-COUNTY REGION COVERED BY THE BAY AREA URBAN AREAS SECURITY INITIATIVES (BAUASI). SF CARD WORKED WITH VOLUNTARY/COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVE IN DISASTER (V/COADS), HEALTH CARE COALITIONS, COMMUNITY/NEIGHBORHOOD EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM (C/NERT) NETWORKS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO SHARE TRAINING AND EXERCISE NEEDS AS WELL AS INFORMATION ABOUT TEP ACTIVITIES AND PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR ONGOING STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK.LISTOS PROGRAM: THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA'S OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES (CAL OES) ALLOCATED OVER $2 MILLION TO SAN FRANCISCO NONPROFIT AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO ENGAGE AND EMPOWER SAN FRANCISCO'S MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. SF CARD WAS CHOSEN AS THE INTERMEDIARY AGENCY TO MANAGE AND SUPPORT THE LISTOS PROGRAM IN SAN FRANCISCO. BY COORDINATING EFFORTS WITH OVER 30 COMMUNITY AND FAITH BASED ORGANIZATIONS AROUND SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY, SF CARD WAS ABLE TO COORDINATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF LINGUISTICALLY AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT PREPAREDNESS MATERIALS THAT WERE THEN USED THROUGHOUT THE STATE. SF CARD WAS INTEGRAL IN DEVELOPING THE LISTOS CALIFORNIA 5 STEPS PROGRAM, AND SUPPORTING NON-TRADITIONAL WAYS OF REACHING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, PARTICULARLY DURING THE COVID-19 SHELTER-IN-PLACE ORDERS THAT FURTHER ISOLATED SO MANY OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS.RICHMOND HEATWAVE PROGRAM: SF CARD COLLABORATED WITH ONE RICHMOND, A CULTURALLY COMPETENT PARTNER SUBGRANTEE, TO ESTABLISH FIVE (5) WEATHER RELIEF CENTERS, WITH TRAINED STAFF-MEMBERS AND COOLING EQUIPMENT, IN DISTRICT 1 BY DECEMBER 31, 2020. SF CARD ALSO PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE ONE RICHMOND COMMUNITY LIAISON IN SELECTING THE APPROPRIATE COOLING CENTER RESOURCES FOR EACH PARTNER ORGANIZATION.