Cocoa nonprofit coalition seeks city help on crosswalk, adds asset map to referral work

Family Promise of Brevard told the Cocoa City Council that an informal coalition of local service providers has started monthly meetings and created an interactive asset map, and asked the city for help getting a crosswalk at Dixon and Pineda and for a designated city contact to the group.

"We actually have 33 organizations...we average about 15 to 20 organizations each meeting," said Tara Pagliarini, executive director of Family Promise of Brevard, describing the group she and partners launched to improve cross‑referrals among service providers in Cocoa. She described a Simpara geo‑mapping tool the group is using to pin services by ZIP code and keep provider information updated in real time.

The coalition, which Pagliarini said named itself the "9 22 crew," has used monthly meetings and rotating locations — including a site visit to a new…