Community Resilience Centers grant

Spoke in favor of partnering with PANA for the Global Village project to establish a multilingual emergency resilience hub.

Urged support for the Global Village resilience hub, emphasizing support for immigrant and refugee communities during disasters.

Spoke in favor of PANA's Global Village project, highlighting affordable housing and civic space integration.

Urged support for the Global Village project, noting the need for multilingual emergency shelters and cool zones.

Spoke in favor of Item 23, noting Global Village provides culturally responsive resilience services in over 30 languages.

Urged approval of the CRC implementation grant for Global Village, highlighting community planning and public safety belonging.

Spoke on behalf of PANA supporting the Global Village project's affordable housing and civic spaces.

Highlighted the life-saving importance of multilingual emergency alerts and trusted community hubs like Global Village.

Spoke in favor of Item 23, emphasizing that the project brings state resilience funds to underserved communities at no county cost.

Spoke in favor of Item 23, noting refugee and immigrant households suffered during recent heat waves due to communication gaps.