RESILIENT INNER SUNSET
Executive Summary
In 2018, St. Anne’s of the Sunset launched the NEN’s Empowered Communities Program (ECP) in Inner Sunset. The ECP supports local leaders in building safer, healthier and more connected communities by establishing a cross-sector cohort of organizations and networks that are working every day on advancing their individual and collective resilience as well as the resilience of the residents they serve. During times of stress, this network activates and offers a platform for local, city and regional agencies to work together to ensure the health and well-being of community members, especially the vulnerable.
Vision: The Inner Sunset, which is comprised of residents, businesses and community-based organizations, is a friendly, diverse and progressive community rich in families, seniors and people who both own and rent their homes and is in a constant state of transition. During times of stress, the Inner Sunset uses a collaborative, inclusive and consensus-driven approach to identify solutions that tap into the neighborhood’s generosity to ensure that everyone negotiates the challenge and remains part of our thriving, connected and treasured social fabric.
Mission: The Executive Steering Committee will support an open-minded, inclusive planning process that will engage local organizations, residents, civic networks to create and implement a Resilience Action Plan.
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Resilient Inner Sunset Launches!
Thanks for attending the launch of the Resilient Inner Sunset Initiative!
The Resilient Inner Sunset Initiative is the hub of disaster preparedness efforts for our neighborhood. Inner Sunset neighbors have grown increasingly concerned about the rise of fires and natural disasters across our State and our City, and we want to be pro-active in preparing for such events.
Resilient Inner Sunset hosted two separate meetings at different times of the day to reflect the availability of those that wished to attend.
Attendees learned about the background of Resilient Inner Sunset, and how they can participate to create a customized roadmap to advance the resilience of our residents, their homes, local businesses, community and faith based organizations and the neighborhood at large.
Hub Member Development
The Resilient Inner Sunset (RIS) Disaster Preparedness Program was launched in 2018 with support of St. Anne’s of the Sunset and the Inner Sunset NERT team. Resilient Inner Sunset has partnered with the Neighborhood Empowerment Network (NEN) to leverage its expertise in supporting communities to implement the Empowered Communities Program (ECP). The NEN has supported Inner Sunset stakeholders in developing a Resilient Action Plan that will guide our disaster preparedness trainings and activities.
Background
In 2018, a cohort of organizations along San Francisco’s Inner Sunset neighborhood reached out for support in creating a Resilient Action Plan (RAP) for their community. St. Anne’s of the Sunset partnered with the Neighborhood Empowerment Network (NEN) to leverage its expertise in supporting communities as they draft and implement a culturally competent RAP.
By implementing its Empowered Communities Program (ECP), the NEN will support Inner Sunset stakeholders in developing a preliminary community engagement plan. This plan will outline the need to partner with surrounding communities in order to ensure that any plans that are generated accommodate all of the stakeholders in the Inner Sunset district.
HUB Boundaries Map
Leadership
Inner Sunset HUB Steering Committee Members
Father Daniel Nascimento
St. Anne of the Sunset
Allen Ging
Andronico’s
Brent Wong
California Academy of Sciences
Carla Kozak
Golden Gate Heights Neighborhood Association
Charles Head
Sunset Heights Association of Responsible People
Clair McDevitt
Inner Sunset Golden Gate Heights NERT
Dennis Minnick
Sunset Heights Association of Responsible People
Derek Gaskin
Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco
Derek Remski
Legistlative Aide, Supervisor Vallie Brown
Erica Maybaum
Legislative Aide, Supervisor Norman Yee
Freda Motak
St. Anne of the Sunset
Jennifer Van Campo
19th Avenue Japanese Baptist Church
Jon Wurfl
Resilient Inner Sunset
Julie Kimaber
Inner Sunset Golden Gate Heights NERT
Kate Shimshock
University of California, San Francisco
Kay Cavagnero
St. John of God Newman Center
Ken Chin
St. Anne of the Sunset
Kim Stephens
San Francisco Department of Public Works
Martha Ehrenfeld
Inner Sunset Park Neighbors
Michael Costanzo
California Academy of Sciences
Michelle Heckle
University of California, San Francisco
Mie Mie Kwong
St. Anne of the Sunset
Rachel DuLay
Inner Sunset Golden Gate Heights NERT
Sally Stephens
Golden Gate Heights Neighborhood Association
Shannon DeLeon
Sip Tea Room
Sherry Boschert
Inner Sunset Golden Gate Heights NERT
Susannah LeBus
Inner Sunset Merchant’s Association
Wylie Liu
University of California, San Francisco
Kristin Hogan
San Francisco Department of Emergency Management
Teri Dowling
San Francisco Department of Public Health
Sheilah Zarate
San Francisco Department of Public Health
Judy Goddess
Inner Sunset Park Neighbors
Vision
The Inner Sunset, which is comprised of residents, businesses and community-based organizations, is a friendly, diverse and progressive community rich in families, seniors and people who both own and rent their homes and is in a constant state of transition. During times of stress, the Inner Sunset uses a collaboarative, inclusive and consensus-driven appproach to identify solutions that tap into the neighborhood’s generosity to ensure that everyone negotioates the challenge and remains part of our thriving, connected and treasured social fabric.
Goals
Individual
Every resident has the capacity to care for themselves and their neighbors during times of stress.
Organizational
The faith-based organizations, businesses, non-profits and community organizations of the Inner Sunset community have the capacity to support both the needs of their existing constituencies and emerging audiences during times of stress.
Community
The Inner Sunset community has the capacity to respond collectively during times of stress in a manner that reflects the goals and priorities of its residents and stakeholder organizations.
Mission
The Executive Steering Committee will support an open-minded, inclusive planning process that will engage local organizations, residents and civic networks to create and implement a Resilience Action Plan.
Inner Sunset Particulate Matter Concentration
Inner Sunset Seismic Risk Zones for Landslide & Liquefaction
Inner Sunset Extreme Heat Concentration
Inner Sunset Urban Heat Island Concentration
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Neighborhood Empowerment Network is a cross sector cohort of city-wide resident leaders, community & faith based organizations, city agencies, private sector stakeholders, academic and philanthropic institutions that align their expertise, programs, technical and financial resources to advance the development of tools, resources and methods that empower communities to strengthen their capacity to advance their resilience goals.