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2025 Team Activities:
2025 Team Activities:
The Health, Social Services, and Community Well-Being Action Team has had a busy year, participating in four Community Resilience events, and kicking off our Nature Walk series.
We started the year with our February event, Thriving In Changing Times: 2/8/25, co-hosted at the library with the Oregon Public Health Division, where we continued the community conversation begun in 2022 in our first ever Resiliency event. We discussed ice storms and the community's strengths and weaknesses in critical situations. We planned and networked for better community resiliency.
A May event, sponsored by PGE and held at the Silverton Grange, focused on Wildfire Preparedness. As an event partner, the Sustainable Silverton Community Well-Being Action Team advocated for neighborhood resiliency groups. There was a great selection of resources and information about wildfire preparedness.
The major event of the year was a collaboration in July with Silverton’s Emergency Management Advisory Committee (EMAC). Facilitated by the Silverton Fire District, fifteen organizations, including County, State, and non-profits, gathered outside of the new City Hall to provide information about the services they offer. Sustainable Silverton educated the community on how we can prepare as households and as one community.
Next, we provided a class in October at the Silverton Fifties Plus Center, presenting an introduction to Oregon’s "Two Weeks Ready" program for earthquake preparedness, as well as the fantastic Map Your Neighbor resource from Washington State, which supports neighborhood connections as the best resource in an emergency.
We also kicked off our new Nature Walks program this Fall with our Fall Nature Walks, where each Thursday morning, we meet at a different location in or near Silverton to discover and appreciate the footpaths that offer alternatives to vehicle transport, connectivity of neighborhoods, and even flood zone escape routes. Thanks to the volunteers who helped with all the logistics of organizing locations and for being "observation guides" on the weekly walks. Thanks also to everyone who volunteered or participated in the Community Resilience events.
Mission:
Mission:
The intent of the action team is to explore ways to build community relations by 1) providing informational resources on local non-profits, civic groups, health-related services, etc., that community members can connect to and 2) by providing opportunities to learn more about adaptation and resiliency in the face of environmental stressors.
Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer Opportunities
For number 1:
Help us collect information on the many resources we have in Silverton and area that help us feel more connected, and get the resources we need for ourselves and families. We are develop our database so that we can share with others in various capacities.
For number 2:
There are volunteer opportunities for tabling at ongoing educational events to create more community resilience and awareness regarding climate stressors, such as ice storms and wildfires.
The main task at educational events is to give information on:
How to sign up for Marion and Polk County Emergency Alerts,
Usefulness of Emergency Planning pocket-guide books for the family,
Ask members of the community if they would like to sign up for Neighborhood Emergency Support groups in their neighborhoods. Explain the supportive advantage of being connected to neighbors and what we have learned from recent years.
If interested in these, or need to know more, contact Sustainablesilverton.com
Useful resources for equipping Neighborhoods to face emergencies together
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