Resident Safety Ambassadors and Community Navigator Fund

The problem

City Hall can publish all the preparedness guides it wants — they still don't reach the grandmother who speaks only Spanish or the renter who just moved in. Preparedness spreads through trusted neighbors, and right now those neighbors are on their own.

The plan

Resident Safety Ambassadors are trained neighbors who spread preparedness block by block — and a Community Navigator Fund backs them with real resources.

Because this is a funded program, the City Council appropriates it, a fiscal model proves it sustainable, and partner agreements define how community organizations share the work.

How you’ll know it’s working

• Fiscal model and partner agreements completed
• Ambassadors recruited and trained
• Navigator Fund disbursements tracked publicly
• Neighborhood readiness scores improved

From the Blueprint

• Part-time hourly Resident Safety Ambassadors hired and trained from local neighborhoods.
• Duties: Crisis Profile registrations, emergency kit distribution, portal help, and reporting needs to Emergency Management.
• Ambassadors trained in de-escalation, mental health support, ADA, and cultural competency.
• Community Navigator Fund pays stipends to community groups deploying their own emergency liaisons.