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Louisville Metro Government’s Office of Resilience and Community Services is inviting the public to participate in a meeting to kick off Phase II of the Louisville Resilience initiative on Monday, Sept. 10.
The meeting will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Louisville Free Public Library’s Main Branch, 301 York Street, and will include the Louisville Resilience team, business leaders, educators, non-profit organizations, members of the faith community, and residents.
Louisville was chosen in May 2016 to join the 100 Resilient Cities initiative pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation to help cities around the world become more resilient to the growing social, economic, and physical challenges in the 21st Century. Participating cities are provided with resources that include funding to hire a Chief Resilience Officer, expert support, access to a partner platform and a peer-to-peer network.
Louisville’s Chief Resilience Officer Eric Friedlander is overseeing the city’s development and implementation of a comprehensive Resilience Strategy to help prepare for, withstand, and bounce back from chronic stresses and acute shocks.
At the Phase II kickoff, participants will divide into working groups focused around four Discovery Areas identified in Phase I by residents and subject matter experts through community meetings, focus groups, interviews and an online survey.
The areas are: compassion and trust; resilience to trauma; financial capacity and economic opportunity; and the built and natural infrastructure to promote health and well-being. The working groups will identify specific actions recommended as a part of Louisville’s Resilience Strategy. View the Phase II flyer for meeting details and other pertinent information.
“Public input has been and will continue to be the cornerstone of developing Louisville’s Resilience strategy,” said Friedlander. “I’m excited to expand the number of individuals, partners and perspectives involved in this process that will help our community better address many of our biggest challenges and identify solutions.”
For more information about Louisville Resilience or on how to get involved, visit www.louisvilleky.gov/Resilience or call 574-8132. To learn more about 100 Resilient Cities, visit www.100resilientcities.org.
The Louisville Resilience team is asking citizens to complete a short web-based survey to help craft the city’s strategy for withstanding “shocks and stresses,” such as economic downturns and natural disasters.
“Louisville and its citizens can only reach their full potential if we’re prepared for disruptions that might come our way, both sudden and long-simmering,” said city Chief Resilience Officer Eric Friedlander, who is responsible for developing strategies to improve resilience across the city.
“We need input from as many residents as possible. We need to know what Louisvillians in every neighborhood see as our most pressing challenges, so we can work on them together as a community.”
The survey, which takes about 10 minutes to complete, can be taken here.
Louisville Resilience will use the residents’ feedback as the office, in partnership with the community, crafts policies and implementation strategies.
Louisville Resilience launched early last year with support from 100 Resilient Cities – pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation, an international network aimed at building urban, environmental and economic resilience.
Louisville’s efforts focus on breaking down barriers within city government, developing pre-existing plans, and creating partnerships, alliances and financing mechanisms that will address the resilience vulnerabilities of all city residents, with a particular focus on low-income and vulnerable populations.
Those local efforts include a focus on economic and social challenges, environmental and infrastructure issues, and health and wellbeing.
