Option

Organize neighbor check-in and buddy systems for hazard events

Option

Organize neighbor check-in and buddy systems for hazard events

Examples from plans

This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.

Option from plan Hazards Sort descending Assets Region Source Plan
As part of a public information and engagement process, establish a buddy system for neighbors to support each other during floods. Local cultural institutions might serve as good partners. Flooding – General People National HUD Community Resilience Toolkit (p. 17)
During extreme heat and severe winter weather, organize community check-ins on elderly and sensitive populations. Program can be run at the neighborhood level through buddy systems where neighbors are Severe Winter WeatherExtreme Heat People Southeast Planning for Climate Resilience—City of Asheville, North Carolina (p. 119)