Review and synthesize findings from the Groundwork phase including
- Results of the SWOT analysis.
- Community asset map.
- Reflections from the Listening and Healing action.
Draw on the community to draft the vision
Partner with the Community Network to co-design a public engagement strategy to solicit feedback from community members and key stakeholders in the neighborhood.
Assess key racial equity considerations
Answer the following questions
- What are the most critical issues affecting Black and historically disinvested communities of color?
- What are the most important demographic trends that impact racial equity?
- What is the community doing today to promote racial equity?
- What will the community do to help achieve racial equity in the future?
Assess key climate resilience considerations
Answer the following questions:
- What are the community’s most significant climate risks?
- Who is most affected and most vulnerable to climate risks?
- What are the core issues affecting those who are least prepared for them?
- What are we doing today to strengthen climate resilience?
- What will the community do to help achieve climate resilience in the future?
Develop a final community vision statement
Using the Community Vision Template, document the following:
- The most pressing challenges facing the neighborhood.
- The neighborhood’s most unique and positive qualities.
- A description of a future state of the neighborhood.
- Racial equity and climate resilience priorities.
- Fundamental values and principles that will help us achieve that future state.
Engagement
- Hold workshop/s with the community network to solicit input and synthesize results. The goal is to build consensus on core values and to help people realize that despite differences they share many of the same long-term goals.
- If there is significant distrust among stakeholders, community mediation may be essential to elevate and address issues and create ground rules for further involvement.
- Create a virtual platform to solicit feedback through online surveys and post results. Be sure to include at least one organization with expertise in racial equity and one with climate resilience and secure a letter of support from each.
Certification Templates
Certifciation Templates are only available for active APs and Certification candidates.