{"id":106675,"date":"2026-01-05T20:19:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T20:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/106675\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T20:19:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T20:19:14","slug":"sancap-resilience-to-launch-community-survey-sanibel-captiva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/106675\/","title":{"rendered":"SanCap Resilience to launch community survey – SANIBEL-CAPTIVA"},"content":{"rendered":"


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An online survey will launch this week and the islands community is encouraged to participate.<\/p>\n

Through the city of Sanibel, SanCap Resilience was recently awarded a 2025 City Catalyst Grant for $2,500 from the Florida League of Mayors. The group\u2019s mission is to lead a community-based initiative to build resilience and protect the vibrancy of the sanctuary islands. The grant funds will assist in its efforts to provide education and resources to support the community\u2019s need to build back more resiliently from the recent hurricanes, including the new survey to assess current needs and concerns.<\/p>\n

SanCap Resilience\u2019s Steering Committee Chair Bob Moore voiced appreciation for the funding.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd particularly for the support of Mayor Mike Miller, who helped us submit the grant and advocated in favor of SanCap Resilience receiving support,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Moore explained that their first community survey was done after Hurricane Ian, but prior to Helene and Milton. One component of the grant application was a follow-up survey to the 2024 one. They felt that it was important to get updated information on recovery efforts after the more recent hurricanes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe survey is going to cover a variety of topics. Many of them are going to be similar questions to the ones we did in 2024 \u2014 to see if people\u2019s experiences and perspectives have changed since Helene and Milton,\u201d he said. \u201cBut, there\u2019s some additional categories, as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

New this time, there will be sections specific to different groups in the community.<\/p>\n

Moore cited full-time and seasonal residents, business owners and business managers, and those who work on island but do not live on the islands as examples of the group-specific types of categories.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs well as some questions that are for everybody,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The topics will include recovery, such as where people are at in the process and how they were impacted by Helene and Milton, and what they have done to recover more resiliently following the most recent storms and what are some of the changes they have invested in to be more resilient.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat might be useful for the community to have more resources in support of, such as online or community programs,\u201d Moore added. \u201cSo we have an understanding of how we might design our programming going forward to be more responsive and helpful to the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

There will also be questions looking forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s people\u2019s concerns about going into the future, so we want to understand their perspectives there,\u201d he said, noting that the initial goals with the creation of SanCap Resilience was being a community resource to help build back more resiliency and how the group could advocate for policy and decisions for the community to be a model of resilient, sustainable living.<\/p>\n

Available online only, the survey will entail about 20-25 questions.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will be open until the end of February,\u201d Moore said. \u201cThe goal is to have it be a survey that takes 10 minutes or less to complete.\u201d<\/p>\n

In developing the questions, SanCap Resilience received feedback from the entities within its coalition, along with the city\u2019s departments and Sanibel Solutions, which created an online recovery dashboard.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo it was kind of a collaborative effort putting the survey together,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Community partners will help to get the word out, including the city, Committee of the Islands, \u201cDing\u201d Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge, FISH of Sanibel-Captiva, SanCap Chamber and Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF). In addition, FISH staff will be available to provide assistance with taking the survey for those who need it.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe got almost 900 people to respond, which was fantastic,\u201d Moore said of their first community survey. \u201cThe bigger number we get, the more confident we are that it is more representative.\u201d<\/p>\n

He noted that islanders will receive a lot of surveys this season, including a water quality one from SCCF, one from FISH after this closes, and possibly one from the city on updates to the Sanibel Plan.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a lot that we\u2019re asking the community, but their input is critical on all of these channels,\u201d Moore said. \u201cSo we really want to hear from folks.\u201d<\/p>\n

The community is urged to hop online and complete it.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to understand what\u2019s important to the community right now, so that we can be supportive in terms of helping to provide online resources or prioritize planning around the speakers that we bring in,\u201d he said. \u201cThe more we hear from the community, the better we\u2019ll be able to provide support.\u201d<\/p>\n

To take the survey, visit https:\/\/bit.ly\/3KDr60q<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Since its founding, SanCap Resilience has engaged the community in a number of ways to support recovery from Ian and promote efforts to plan for future resilience. Activities have included community surveys, dissemination of educational materials, presentations by experts on a variety of resilience and sustainability topics, civic engagement on policy, and more.<\/p>\n

For more information, visit sancapresilience.org<\/a> or contact info@sancapresilience.org.<\/p>\n


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