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As your neighbors, we are committed to working as hard, and safely, as possible to protect the health and well-being of our residents and community.
If you would like to help us in this mission, please consider doing the following:
1. STAY HOME unless it is important for you to leave and secure essential services
2. Text COVID19SF to 888 777
3. JOIN US! Complete our Volunteer Form here.
Below are resources you can access to protect your, your household’s and neighbor’s health.
We are all in this together.
-The Resilient Noe Valley Team
General COVID-19 Resources
The NEN is committed to identifying online resources that you can access to advance your personal, and community, health and well being
About Resilient Noe Valley
In 2018, a cohort of local organizations convened to launch the Resilient Noe Valley initiative. With the support of Sup. Mandelman’s Office, and a grant from the Walter & Elise Haas Fund, this initiative will provide the community with an inclusive planning process that will generate a Resilience Action Plan. This plan will guide the neighborhood’s efforts to invest in strategies that will protect the health and well-being of all residents during times of stress. A key step in this process will be the establishment of a HUB, which is a network of community-serving agencies that are committed to working toward their readiness, both individually and collectively.
Trainings
Free Psychological First Aid Training via Zoom (or join by phone)
Tuesday, June 30 6:30-7:30pm
The primary role of Psychological First Aid is to protect and promote the mental health and psychosocial well being of survivors. Psychological First Aid aims to reduce initial distress, meet current needs, promote flexible coping and encourage adjustment. These are important skills to have in any emergency.
At this training you will learn:
At this training you will learn:
- How to increase your confidence and effectiveness in communicating with others in the aftermath of a disaster.
- Communication skills that can increase cooperation and help you respond to difficult survivor reactions.
- Specific, practical skills to increase personal resilience, improve coping, and manage stress.
The training will be given by Jill Borofka. Jill has a background in cognitive and behavioral psychology and has trained in Psychological First Aid (PFA) with the Red Cross and Johns Hopkins University.
Hub Member Development
The Resilient Noe Valley (RNV) Disaster Preparedness Program was launched in 2018 with support of the Noe Valley Ministry (NVM) and Supervisor Mandelman’s office. Resilient Noe Valley 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 Noe Valley 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 Noe Valley neighborhood reached out to Supervisor Rafael Mandelman’s office for support in creating a Resilient Action Plan (RAP) for their community. The Supervisor’s Office 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 Noe Valley 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 Noe Valley district.
HUB Boundaries Map
Leadership
Noe Valley HUB Steering Committee Members
David Brown, Pastor, Resilient Noe Valley/Noe Valley Ministry
Antoinette LeCouteur, Resilient Noe Valley
Jessica Closson, Resilient Noe Valley
Leslie Crawford, Resilient Noe Valley/Noe Valley Town Square
Maxine Fasulis, Resilient Noe Valley/NERT Co-Lead
Melanie Holt, Resilient West Portal/Whole Foods
Mary McKeever, Resilient Noe Valley/St. Philips School
Jane McDougle, Resilient Noe Valley/Holy Innocents’ Episcopal Church
Dave Olson, Resilient Noe Valley/Fair Oaks Neighborhood Association
James Reidy, Resilient Noe Valley/James Lick Middle School
Denise Sanderson, Resilient Noe Valley/San Francisco Public Library, Sally Brunn Branch
Jacob Bintliff, Resilient Noe Valley/Office of Supervisor Rafael Mandelman
Sadie Stone, Resilient Noe Valley/Bethany United Methodist Church
Rachel Swann, Resilient Noe Valley/Noe Valley Merchants and Professionals Association
Maria Mortati, Resilient Noe Valley
Donna Calame, Resilient Noe Valley
Vision
Noe Valley is a friendly, diverse, progressive community comprised of families, seniors and people with varied socio-economic conditions that works in an inclusive, consensus-driven manner to ensure everyone’s day-to-day resilience goals are supported.
During times of stress the community will successfully return to being a safe, thriving and more connected neighborhood whose treasured social fabric remains intact.
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 Noe Valley community have the capacity to support both the needs of their existing constituencies and emerging audiences during times of stress.
Community
The Noe Valley 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 Resilient Noe Valley Steering Committee is charged with crafting and implementing a resilience strategy in an inclusive, consensus driven manner that utilizes asset mapping, stakeholder engagement and the use of exercises and event production.
The goal is to build a robust local cross-sector network of organizations and civic networks committed to making meaningful and sustained investments at the individual, organizational and community levels to ensure that Noe Valley remains a generous, thriving and equitable place to live, work and visit.
Noe Valley Particulate Matter Concentration
Noe Valley Seismic Risk Zones for Landslide & Liquefaction
Noe Valley Extreme Heat Concentration
Noe Valley Urban Heat Island Concentration
2020
February
Senior Personal Preparedness/Shelter in Place
March
Pet Preparedness Training
April
Seismic Readiness Structure/First Aid Certification
April/May
RNV Launch Event
May
Stop the Bleed Training
June
Senior Personal Preparedness/Shelter in Place
September
Family Personal Preparedness/Shelter in Place
October
Psychological First Aid
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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.