Thrive RISE
A Coalition of Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COAD) for San Mateo County
Thrive RISE (Resilience in Shared Emergencies) is a coalition of Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COAD) for San Mateo County that will enhance community resilience and facilitate communication, coordination, and collaboration among nonprofit and faith-based organizations, government agencies, and the private sector during all phases of a disaster.
Community organizations have crucial roles to play in helping residents safely navigate a disaster.
They have place-based knowledge, deep ties to the community, and existing operations focused on everyday community well-being that helps them accurately identify and address local needs during disasters. When these organizations collaborate and communicate during disasters, community outcomes can improve drastically.
Thrive RISE aims to develop a diverse COAD of community- and faith-based organizations with expertise in food security, physical and mental health, houselessness and affordable housing, education, substance use, and harm reduction, emergency preparedness, climate adaptation, children and youth, senior wellness, LGBTQ+ belonging and services, immigrants rights, violence prevention, environmental health, and other areas related to community resilience and wellbeing.
Join our next monthly meeting, every last Wednesday of the month from 10-11am by Zoom.
Past Monthly Meetings
May 2024: Community Strategies for High Heat Risk Reduction
April 2024: Earthquake Preparedness Month: Safety Tips and the
Future of Seismic Policy in San Mateo County
March 2024: Understanding Major Changes to FEMA Assistance for Future Disasters
February 2024: Comprehensive School Safety:
Applying Global Lessons in School Safety to San Mateo County
January 2024: An Introduction to Cold Impacts on Health
and the County’s Inclement Weather Program
November 2023: Preparing for a Wet Winter: Flood Insurance Explained
October 2023: Beyond Preparedness: Earthquake Mitigation in San Mateo County
September 2023: Improving Access to Social and Health Services in Disaster
July 2023: Resources for High Heat Days
June 2023: MOUs and COAD Mapping
May 2023: Extreme Heat Preparedness
April 2023: Coordinating Childcare in Disasters
March 2023: Storm Recovery (Unrecorded)