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11 <br /> <br /> <br />equal community integration and participation for people with disabilities. CID supports older <br />adults and people with disabilities during the activation of a Public Safety Power Shutoff <br />(PSPS) event or other emergency. The goal is to enable them to remain safe while independent <br />in their residences and communities. CID coordinates various programs for those who depend <br />on power for durable medical equipment or for their livelihood. <br /> CID is a center for independent living run by and for people with disabilities countywide. <br /> CID reached 916 individuals through email newsletters, Facebook, <br />and Twitter and 34 individuals through focus and support groups as well as individual <br />engagement to provide for specific access needs. Collaboration to increase accessibility of <br />County presentation. <br /> <br />Climate Resilient Communities <br /> Climate Resilient Communities (CRC) specializes in community-led resilience in underserved <br />communities. In 2019, they developed and coordinated the East Palo Alto Climate Change <br />Community Team (CCCT). The CCCT completed a Climate Change Community Survey and <br />Community Adaptation Pilot Project (community-led vulnerability assessment and resilience <br />planning) funded by San Mateo County. In 2020, CRC partnered with the North Fair Oaks <br />Climate Ready Team and where we currently coordinating the team’s efforts to address <br />environmental justice and climate change issues. CRC is an independent organization fiscally <br />sponsored by Acterra. <br /> Populations served: Residents of East Palo Alto, Belle Haven and North Fair Oaks. Latino, Pacific <br />Islander and African American community members. <br /> Collaboration to develop culturally appropriate community engagement through a community <br />meeting 6/23. Participants include the general public (English and Spanish speaking residents of <br />East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks and Belle Haven) held jointly with a focus group engagement for <br />community members and leaders actively working on climate resilience and civic participation. <br /> <br />El Concilio of San Mateo County <br /> ECSMC has worked with, for and in low-income/vulnerable communities since 1980. ECSMC’s <br />signature Promotora model ensures community engagement in assessment and planning of <br />programs. ECSMC implements multiple federal, state, local, and privately funded low-income <br />programs inside SMC. ECSMC is nationally recognized as a leader in representing low-income <br />issues and helps to shape policies effecting low-income residents across the State. Some <br />of their programs include: PG&E Energy Savings Assistance Program (ESA), Peninsula Minor <br />Home Repair, Community Help and Awareness of Natural Gas and Electric Services <br />(CHANGES), Telecommunications Education and Assistance in Multiple-Languages (TEAM) <br />Program, PCE Outreach and Education Grant, Green Business Program Outreach, Low-Income <br />COVID-19 Outreach, Climate Ready North Fair Oaks, Broadband Awareness and <br />Adoption and Family and Individual Support Services. <br /> Populations served: Countywide including residents of South San Francisco, East Palo Alto, Belle <br />Haven and North Fair Oaks. Low income residents including Latino, Chinese, and African <br />American community members. <br /> 72 participants in low income serving programs were engaged to take the LHMP hazards <br />survey. The great majority of participants indicated their ethnicity / race as Latino or from a