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Committee to boost outreach for Resilient Neighborhoods; plans flyers, tabling and partner posts
Summary
The Climate Action Committee discussed partnering with the Resilient Neighborhoods program to increase local participation through presentations, printed flyers, social media and tabling at upcoming community events.
The Corte Madera Climate Action Committee discussed ways to promote participation in the Resilient Neighborhoods program, agreeing to coordinate printed flyers, social media posts and tabling at community events to increase enrollment.
Committee members described a recent meeting with Catherine, a Resilient Neighborhoods representative, who outlined the program structure: a series of five 90-minute meetings (now run online) that help participants calculate household carbon footprints, create personal climate action plans, and cover topics such as food waste, transportation, energy and emergency preparedness.
Why it matters: Resilient Neighborhoods is a community-focused program that organizes residents into small cohorts to reduce emissions and improve climate preparedness; the committee said broader local participation could build neighborhood-level resilience.
Outreach plans and partner roles Catherine told the committee that Resilient Neighborhoods has presented to community organizations including the Corte Madera Lions Club, Central Marin Rotary, Marin Sunrise Rotary and Age Friendly Corte Madera, and has tabled at the Marin Emergency Fair. Committee members volunteered to distribute flyers at town venues, post the program on Nextdoor and help identify event slots where the program can set up a table. Staff noted the town newsletter and permit center as additional distribution points.
Committee member Vanitha (staff) signed up to staff a table at the volunteer fair the coming Saturday and said printed flyers are available for distribution. Committee members suggested inviting past program participants to introductory meetings and using testimonial speakers to promote enrollment. Committee members also discussed running social‑media reposts through the committee’s and town’s Nextdoor accounts.
Next steps Staff and committee volunteers will coordinate with Catherine to identify specific presentation slots, print flyers for distribution at the volunteer fair and the permit center, and post program information in the town newsletter and on Nextdoor. No formal vote was taken; the discussion concluded with an agreement to assist with outreach and to report back on participation numbers.
