Community Resilience Trust ATX

01/09/2025

Y'all it's our 5TH year in operation. We've evolved every year through so many activations. Grateful for the partnership in which we make the world more human-centered together.

Austin Weather Response Collaborative
https://tinyurl.com/mrx4h98u

IMPORTANT NOTICE: As you know it was raining and cold all day yesterday. Wind this week has destroyed many tents. People's items are soaking wet. And tonight it will drop again to 29º with not sufficient time for things to dry out. Distro has been steady, but we have more stuff to distribute, including hot food coming soon. Sign up to volunteer through the amazing Austin Mutual Aid at the link provided below.

Also - when you're out there, please let our unhoused neighbors know that shelter is open and intake will be available at 505 Barton Springs till 1 AM (via FREE bus rides on Cap Metro).

10/10/2024

Important Update for People w/ Family & Friends in Florida:

I just cross-referenced power outage data with boil water notice data. There are 24 Counties with more than 20% of customers with no power. 6 also have boil water notices from at least one system. This is a potentially dangerous combination, especially if roads are blocked due to flooding or if bottled water becomes scarce due to hoarding. Even if they have a generator, gasoline/propane can become scarce.

Early communication is key.

I recommend checking on family before cell phone batteries go offline. If they do not have power or running water, work with them to come up with a plan, or plan to advocate on their behalf to local authorities for water drops.

Here is my data, with a link to the full file in the comments.

10/09/2024

If you have people in Florida you are worried about, there are a few things you can do to understand their likely actual risk and support last minute planning or think ahead about recovery. [Remember - Getting to safety doesn't always mean evacuation. If evacuation is not possible, it may mean finding shelter that is higher ground and protected from wind and prepared with supplies.]

Call me if you want any navigation through this. I can jump on zoom with you.

1) Check the predicted wind speed and gusts in your area over time.
https://zoom.earth/storms/milton-2024/ =wind-gusts/model=icon
To understand what the speeds mean, this site gives some great context. https://www.weather.gov/cle/submit_spotter_report

2) If they are near or on the coast, look at the Storm Surge Map on the NOAA Hurricane Tracker. Find their location on that map. Here is the NOAA page with the tracker info (storm surge and flash flood).
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at4+shtml/152731.shtml?inundation

3) Check the Flash Flood Inundation Map (also found on the NOAA site) to see whether they are at risk of flash flooding. (Keep checking #1 and #2, because situations change). https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at4+shtml/152731.shtml?inundation

4) Check the FEMA Flood Map https://msc.fema.gov/portal/home to see the baseline flood risk.

5) Also check the elevation here to assess relative risk of flash flooding: https://geodata.dep.state.fl.us/maps/elevations-contours-and-depression

6) Be aware that tornados are also a risk. Use this map to assess the risk of tornado. https://www.spc.noaa.gov/

Shelter Map
Here is a map of open shelters.
https://floridadisaster.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/90f010abd86646b5b6f93777d6630d75

07/19/2024

PSA. Please share. If you have an unaccompanied minor traveling today in the airport whose flight has been impacted by the international shut down, have them go directly to airport staff (a female security guard, for example, standing on post in the airport) and ask for help. Airlines do not want children hanging out overnight in the airport and will make their booking priority status. They do take minors seriously, and they do not have to get lost in long lines stressing out and missing opportunities to get home safely.

03/06/2024

Please read this article. Bridget Grumet thank you for telling the whole truth. So often, journalists don't really convey the impact of the facts. Sasha Rose Love Antony Jackson Chase Wright thank you for your ongoing work.

To Quote:

"Whatever you might expect a homeless camp cleanup to look like, this was worse."

"No advance notice that city demolition crews were coming Monday, according to Smith and five other residents I spoke with. No time to relocate — not that there’s anywhere our progressive city allows them to be. No referrals to shelters, which are full anyway. No purple bins for people to send important belongings to Violet KeepSafe Storage, the city-run storage facility for people experiencing homelessness."

"The city recently created a Homeless Strategy Office to better coordinate the cleanups and outreach efforts happening across departments. But that office wasn't notified in advance of this cleanup"

These camp demolitions leave residents hungry, traumatized and unprotected from the elements. How is this part of Austin’s homeless response strategy?

12/09/2023

07/18/2023

https://www.austinmonitor.com/?p=140161

We must keep our Civil Rights, Sustainability, and Equity office free from conflict of interest in our city if we’re committed to making Austin a more equitable city.

05/12/2023

PLEASE REACH OUT TO VULUNERABLE FOLKS
National Weather Service data shows that the highest rainfall is expected tonight starting at about 2 AM.Between 2 AM tonight and 2 PM tomorrow, NWS shows rainfall accumulation between .56 and .72 inches per hour.
For context from weathershack, “Light rainfall is considered less than 0.10 inches of rain per hour. Moderate rainfall measures 0.10 to 0.30 inches of rain per hour. Heavy rainfall is more than 0.30 inches of rain per hour.”
For more information on how to read weather predictions and community implications, Community Resilience Trust prepared a doc for that.

How Weather Predictions Inform City & Community Response This document was created by Janis Bookout of Community Resilience Trust with comment access to community members. It should be considered open source, which means that anyone can use it for any reason, but no one can copyright it as their...

02/06/2023

Here are some FREE tree limb clean-up resources for Austin-Travis County residents! 🌲

Austin Resource Recovery customers can call 3-1-1 or 512-974-2000 to request tree limb pick-up. Leave your limbs by the curb.

Drop off branches and limbs at the Hornsby Bend Biosolids Management Plant (2210 FM 973). It’s open Monday through Saturday 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

The Austin Disaster Relief Network is offering help to residents with physical or financial limitations. Submit a request by going to this website: https://udrn.communityos.org/help-request-public

📞 A volunteer will reach out to you!