→Complete community center interviews and using an established framework assess each center’s viability to act as a resilience hub, selecting three for the City’s new Resilience Hub Pilot Project.
→Design, plan and host three community engagement events (one in each ward) to receive input from community on resources and community needs in a resilience hub.
→Begin Resilience Hub Pilot Project implementation by determining emergency activation, additional programming, resource and budget needs for each hub.
→Research best practices for resilience hub network models and provide recommendation for potential expansion of the pilot
→Create an online resource hub to guides residents and businesses through available financing resources for renewable energy projects.
→Increase capacity of Office of Sustainability staff to attend community events and increase engagement with residents.
→Empower the community to access climate resources by planning meetings, educational programs, and/or other activities to consistently share information.
→Participate in MHC Fellows development shared learning and collaboration activities including three MHC Fellow in-person convenings and MHC Fellows monthly virtual trainings (training calendar will be provided).

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