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Community resource mapping
We start with official NYC public data, then map the schools, libraries, clinics, food programs, parks, churches and community spaces a neighborhood can count on.
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RESET Readiness & Resilience
Know Your Neighborhood. Prepare Together.
Youth-led. Adult-supported. Community-centered.
RESET Neighborhood Readiness helps churches, community partners and young people learn their neighborhood together: the resources it already has, the needs neighbors face, the hazards it may be exposed to, and the strengths it can build on.
The goal is simple. When the next storm, heat wave or emergency comes, the community already knows where help is, who can serve, and what needs attention first.
- Understand local conditions
- Identify strengths and available resources
- Recognize preparedness gaps
- Support youth leadership
- Encourage adult mentorship
- Strengthen churches and community organizations
- Develop practical community readiness priorities
About the program
Four parts, one prepared community
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Supervised youth field assessments
Young people walk public places with an approved adult mentor and record what they observe: access barriers, conditions, resources and community strengths.
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Adult verification
Every observation is reviewed by an adult mentor and approved by a coordinator before it counts. Nothing is treated as a finding until it has been checked.
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Church and community readiness
Verified findings become a practical readiness picture that congregations and partners can use to plan outreach, share resources and prepare together.
How it works
Step 1
Learn from public data
Begin with attributed city datasets so the team knows what official records already say.
Step 2
Observe safely together
Supervised teams visit public places only, with clear safety rules for every outing.
Step 3
Verify before sharing
Mentors check each record and coordinators give final approval.
Step 4
Plan and act
Approved findings feed a readiness report for churches and community partners.
Pilot neighborhood
The Brownsville pilot
Brownsville, Brooklyn is the first RESET Neighborhood Readiness pilot. Its purpose is to test this approach with a small, supervised team: combine official NYC public data with careful, verified observations, and produce a readiness picture local churches and partners can actually use.
The pilot area follows the city's Brownsville Neighborhood Tabulation Area (BK1602, 2020), which covers 14 census tracts.
In preparation. No field assessments have been conducted yet, and team participation is by invitation only.
Brownsville is RESET's active development pilot. Cohort One demonstration sites in other communities are a separate, future opportunity. Apply for Cohort One.
Youth safety and privacy safeguards
- A parent or guardian permission form is on file before any youth participant is approved.
- All fieldwork is supervised by an approved adult and limited to safe, public places.
- Youth never approach residents, enter private property, inspect hazards or collect personal or household information.
- No photos of identifiable people, faces, house numbers or private home details. Photos are stored privately with hidden location data removed.
- Modeled indexes describe neighborhood-level risk. They are never presented as confirmed damage or as a prediction for any household.
- Team observations, participant information, photos and youth milestones are private to the project team.
Brownsville, Brooklyn
What official public data shows
This map shows official NYC public datasets only. City records have not yet been confirmed in the field, and modeled indexes describe neighborhood-level risk, not confirmed damage or any household's situation. Team observations are not shown here.
- Pilot boundary
- People & Community Needs
- Resources & Organizations
- Community Strengths & Opportunities
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Sources
People & Community Needs · Modeled estimate
Flood Susceptibility to Harm and Recovery (part of NYC Flood Vulnerability Index)
Modeled index from 12 socio-economic indicators, scored 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest). It describes neighborhood-level susceptibility, not damage, and does not predict any household's outcome.
- Source
- Mayor's Office of Climate and Environmental Justice
- Published
- Mar 6, 2024
- Last updated
- Mar 6, 2024
- Resolution
- Census tract (2020)
Resources & Organizations · City record
Public facilities: schools, libraries, clinics, food distribution, community and senior centers
Listed in city records; not yet confirmed in the field. Residential, mental-health and other sensitive program sites are left out on purpose. Churches are not part of this city dataset.
- Source
- NYC Department of City Planning — Facilities Database
- Published
- Jul 1, 2024
- Last updated
- Jul 16, 2026
- Resolution
- Address points
Community Strengths & Opportunities · City record
Parks and plazas
Public open spaces listed in city records; not yet confirmed in the field.
- Source
- NYC Department of City Planning — Facilities Database
- Published
- Jul 1, 2024
- Last updated
- Jul 16, 2026
- Resolution
- Address points
Indicator · Modeled estimate
Heat Vulnerability Index (by ZIP code)
ZIP codes 11212 (most of Brownsville), 11233 and 11207 each score 5 out of 5
Modeled ranking from surface temperature, green space, home air conditioning, income and race data, scored 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest risk). It describes neighborhood heat risk, not individual households.
- Source
- NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- Published
- Jun 17, 2024
- Last updated
- Sep 19, 2024
- Resolution
- ZIP code tabulation area (2020)
Organize
Bring RESET to your community
Start where you are. Bring who you can. Together, we can prepare our communities for what comes next.
Get more information
Ask questions, request program details, or ask about participating. Your message goes straight to Reggie's team.
Become a Cohort One demonstration site
We are identifying churches, nonprofits, schools, and community institutions interested in participating in the first RESET Readiness & Resilience demonstration cohort.
Organize a RESET cohort in your city or community
You do not need to own a building or lead an established institution to begin organizing people around community readiness. We welcome expressions of interest from pastors, educators, organizers, youth leaders, and community partners.
Submitting a form does not create an account, guarantee selection, or require any payment.
RESET Readiness & Resilience
Developed by Rev. Reginald Lee Bachus · www.reggiebachus.com
Explore RESET resources, apply to become a Cohort One demonstration site, or organize a RESET cohort in your city or community at www.reggiebachus.com.