| Action | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Developing Your Communication Systems for an Emergency * | IRV- SCE Energy Outage Awareness |
Southern California Edison power outage alerts page (due to unplanned repair or planned maintenance) |
| Securing Your Basic Water Needs * | Water Emergency Kits/Supplies (2) |
Supply of water emergency products - online resource. Bottled water is not recommended for long term storage. If you purchase bottled water, your supply should be rotated every 6 months. |
| Securing Your Basic Water Needs * | Water Emergency Kits/Supplies |
Long term emergency drinking water products - an online resource |
| Securing Your Basic Water Needs * |
IRV-IRWD Water Emergency Preparedness IRV - IRWD Contact Information IRV - IRWD Water Quality Report CA-IRWD Water Emergency Preparedness (2) |
IRWD provides guidance on how to store water for an emergency situation & how to handle broken sewage or water line after a disaster. |
| Preparing Several Days' Food Stores * | CA - Food Finder |
FoodFinder is a food pantry locator and 501(c)(3) nonprofit that shows you when and where to get free food assistance in your area. |
| Preparing Several Days' Food Stores * | SOS Food Lab |
Nutritious, non-thirst provoking, and best-tasting emergency and survival food bars available. They are ideal for emergency situations |
| Preparing Several Days' Food Stores * | CA - Ecology Center |
This map lets you find local Famers Markets that match CalFresh money. You can support local farmers while also saving money! |
| Preparing Several Days' Food Stores * | CA - Cal-Fresh |
Cal-Fresh is for people with low-income who meet federal income eligibility rules and want to add to their budget to put healthy and nutritious food on the table. This organization greatly assists residents who do not earn enough money to afford groceries. |
| Preparing Several Days' Food Stores * | CA - Cal-Fresh |
Cal-Fresh is for people with low-income who meet federal income eligibility rules and want to add to their budget to put healthy and nutritious food on the table. This organization greatly assists residents who do not earn enough money to afford groceries. |
| Preparing Several Days' Food Stores * | IRV- Food Pantries |
Irvine's food pantries list includes food closets, foodbanks, soup kitchens, congregate meal locations, food boxes, vouchers, etc. Some of these will help you stock your food store. |
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“Cities are the platform for change in our world today. The Cool Block links the challenges facing our planet to the intimate, personal, social scale of the city block. This program starts and ends with the premise and promise—that the individual, household, and neighbors are the way forward in the face of seemingly insoluble global problems.”
