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Welcome from Thrive's Director of Community Resilience
Dear Community,
Welcome to the network of Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COAD) for San Mateo County, Thrive RISE. Our mission is to reduce the impacts of disasters on our communities and promote equitable community recovery across San Mateo County through a coordinated, multi-disciplinary and multi-sector effort.
As our region begins to recover from major winter storms that brought flood, mudslide, high winds, and power outages to our region, Thrive RISE continues to facilitate communication and coordination across the nonprofit, public and private sectors to respond to community needs in San Mateo County. Nonprofits that have experienced damage or losses caused by the storm are encouraged to fill out this impact survey, which will be reported to the County. It is a best practice to document all damage to your facility resulting from the storms. Visit our Storm Recovery page for updated information on recovery resources and information.
Even as we support storm recovery, Thrive RISE is laying the groundwork to coordinate and support nonprofits through future disasters. Over the coming months, we will be offering a free disaster preparedness and response training series for organizations, incorporating lessons learned from the response to the January storms. We will also be supporting hazard mitigation, climate adaptation and social vulnerability reduction initiatives at every opportunity.
The Thrive RISE newsletter will be one of our primary tools for communicating training and funding opportunities, Thrive RISE meetings, and resilience policy updates, and sharing best practices in action from organizations within our network. We look forward to seeing you at Thrive RISE’s virtual kickoff meeting on Wednesday, February 22 from 10:00 - 11:00 am and at our first organizational disaster preparedness series beginning in March. As always, please contact me with any questions, or to simply say hello, at ana@thrivealliance.org.
With gratitude,
Ana Miscolta
Director of Community Resilience
Thrive Alliance of Nonprofits for San Mateo County
Upcoming Thrive RISE Trainings and Events
Thrive RISE First Working Meeting
Wednesday, February 22, 10:00am - 11:00am, Virtual
Join the countywide coalition of Community Organizations Active in Disasters (COAD), Thrive RISE, to begin an iterative process of organizing the nonprofit sector to respond to disasters. We will reflect on lessons learned from the January winter storms, learn about the mechanics of disaster response, and establish a work plan for preemptively reducing hazard risks between disasters and increasing nonprofit-government coordination during disasters. All organizations are welcome, regardless of sector or experience in responding to community emergencies.
Staff roles can shift drastically during emergencies; planning in advance for who will take on what roles can greatly facilitate an organization's response to emergencies and orient staff to respond. This free 4-hour training will provide an overview of Incident Command System (ICS) geared specifically toward nonprofits and community-based organizations in San Mateo County. Organizations will learn how to effectively prepare and coordinate staff to take on five roles crucial to disaster response and recovery. Participants will then put their new knowledge into practice through group exercises.
Thursday, March 9, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Community Space, 801 Jefferson Ave., Redwood City
Virtual option available
Coffee and lunch provided for in-person participants
Emergency Response Plan Development for Organizations
Thursday, April 13, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Organization Functionality and Continuity of Operations After Disasters
Thursday, May 11, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Communication and Coordination between Nonprofits and Government in Disasters
Thursday, June 8, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Training and Events From Our Partners
Congregational Safety Series
SF CARD is pleased to announce a yearlong series to support houses of worship and faith-based organizations in making their communities safer. SF CARD is a San Francisco-based organization, but San Mateo County faith-based organizations are welcome to register.
Join Santa Clara County's CADRE on January 18 to discuss cold weather planning, warming centers, and vulnerable populations. This discussion will provide a review of best practices for cold weather planning and resources applicable to all Bay Area cities and counties.
Digital Discourse: San Francisco's Concrete Building Retrofit Program
Building on the success of its Soft Story Retrofit Program, San Francisco is turning its attention to two of the city’s most hazardous building types: concrete tilt-ups and non-ductile concrete. Join SPUR on January 19 for a discussion with representatives from San Francisco’s Office of Resilience & Capital Planning on this new program.
Hope United Methodist Church (HUMC) in South City Launches as Resilience Center
HUMC went solar in 2020 through a partnership with Interfaith Power and Light and RE-volv, and most recently installed solar battery backup in collaboration with the County Office of Sustainability, in addition to purchasing air purifiers. Led by Pastor John Current, HUMC had its grand opening and ribbon cutting as the Hope Resilience Center on December 11, 2022. The Center serves as a safe space with clean air and energy for community members to gather during emergencies. Its power remained on during the early January storms and it opened its doors to residents who had lost power.
Resilience Policy Corner
$250 million for soft story retrofits of multi-family residential buildings in California
SB 189 allocates $250 million dollars over ten years for property owners to retrofit soft story multi-family residential buildings with 2-20 units. Soft story buildings are prone to collapse in earthquakes, threatening life and safety and resulting in long-term displacement of renters and loss of income for owners. The California Earthquake Authority (CEA) will manage this funding, with program guidelines expected later in 2023.
California counties to consider Community Resilience Centers in Emergency Plans upon next update
AB 2645 will require counties to consider and plan for the use of community resilience centers, also known as resilience hubs, in emergency plans upon the next update. This law is intended to promote the use of community resilience centers in official disaster planning and evacuation efforts, potentially reducing the burden on large shelters and highlighting the importance of existing community spaces during disasters.
San Mateo County Event Center to become a Resilience Center
Get Healthy San Mateo County awards funding to community and faith-based organizations, non-profits, public agencies, and schools for placed-based primary prevention and health equity efforts. The focus of this funding is to improve the health of SMC residents by building healthy, equitable communities where “all residents, regardless of income, race/ethnicity, age, ability, immigration status, sexual orientation, or gender have the opportunity to reach their full potential” – the Get Healthy SMC vision.
The Office of Planning and Research (OPR)'s Adaptation Planning Grant Program provides funding to help fill local, regional, and tribal planning needs, provides communities the resources to identify climate resilience priorities, and supports the development of a pipeline of climate resilient infrastructure projects across the state.
EPA is solicitating applications for projects that support community-based nonprofit organizations (CBOs) in their collaboration with other stakeholders (e.g., local businesses and industry, local government, medical service providers, academia, etc.) to develop solutions that significantly address environmental or public health issue(s) in communities disproportionately burdened by environmental harms.
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