Map Your Neighborhood
The Map Your Neighborhood (MYN) team is a proactive group dedicated to meeting with residents of a neighborhood to help them prepare for potential disasters.
These gatherings offer guidance on essential supplies, organization strategies, and best practices for dealing with emergencies.
Email MYN Team Co-Lead Ann Cook today to get started!
Mission and Community Impact:
The mission of the MYN team is to cultivate a community that's ready to face any disaster with confidence. Adequate preparation and knowledge at the street or neighborhood levels can minimize damage, protect lives, foster community, and increase post-disaster resilience. The MYN team fosters a spirit of cooperation and resource-sharing among neighbors, ensuring that each person's skills and resources can be put to best use during a disaster.
About the Team:
The MYN team assists in generating a map of the boundaries of each participating neighborhood, as a way to track the percentage of islanders who are prepared and to help mapped neighborhoods work together. A team representative leads an initial meeting of neighbors in the home of a volunteer host to share steps for organizing, key materials and forms, and best practices. They help neighbors pinpoint the locations of propane tanks so they can be turned off quickly in an emergency. The team goal is to ensure for each participating neighborhood a well-coordinated response during the crucial first hour following a disaster.
Team Overview Video
Resources and Questions
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The MYN Team organizes and conducts neighborhood meetings (MYN parties) to educate residents on disaster preparedness, including needed supplies, how to organize, and what actions to take when disaster strikes.
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The team serves as a resource and guide, helping neighborhood groups implement the disaster response plans they developed through the MYN program.
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This team is continually active in its role of educating and preparing the community. However, in the event of an actual disaster, the team's guidance becomes crucial in the execution of the neighborhood response plans.
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You can request support by reaching out to Team Co-Lead Ann Cook to get your neighborhood mapped and to arrange a Map Your Neighborhood party.
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To learn more about the team, please email the Team Leads (anncook@bainbridgeprepares.org, cmiait@gmail.com).
To sign up, fill out the volunteer application in the volunteer section.