Evaluation of Climate Resilience Academies

Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. (Enterprise), a national nonprofit addressing America’s affordable housing crisis, is hosting regional, cohort-based learning opportunities for affordable housing owners, operators, and developers called Enterprise Climate Resilience Academies. Each Academy provides training and technical assistance to support participating organizations in addressing the impact of our changing climate on affordable housing and address unique climate hazards in regions across the U.S. Each Academy discusses how to identify critical vulnerabilities, improve portfolio resilience to future threats, and pursue community resilience strategies.
Enterprise has contracted with MEF, along with its partner the Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC), to conduct an outcomes evaluation to inform continuous improvement of the Academies and to measure the outcomes associated with participating in the Resilience Academies on cohort members’ capacity, disaster preparedness, and resilience practices.

POLICY AREAS:
Environment and Climate Resiliency | Housing
METHODOLOGIES:
Formative Assessments | Supporting Program Innovation | Survey Design and Administration