City of Orlando and UCF Partner to Launch REACH Mobile Resilience Hub For Disaster Response

- Michelle Snow

REACH Mobile Resilience Hub

In times of natural disasters and power outages, it’s hard for underserved communities to get the services they need, so the City of Orlando and The University of Central Florida are stepping in with mobile power hubs in a program called REACH.

REACH stands for Resilience, Education, and Advocacy Center for Hazard Preparedness, and will be self-sustaining through solar energy, batteries, and generators.

The plan is for these REACH hubs to provide pre- and post-disaster electricity and internet connectivity, as well as serve as a hands-on STEM education center during non-emergencies to help learn more about the needs of the public during times of need.

A team of researchers is finalizing the designs, which are inspired by the Tiny Green Home seen outside the Orlando Science Center.

The hope is to be able to start building in the next couple of months, with test runs in the fall.

For more information on the REACH program, visit UCF.edu.

About Michelle Snow

Michelle is the owner and editor of CitySurfing Orlando. She also owns Zengrrl.com, is a freelance writer specializing in travel and entertainment, has authored/co-authored four guidebooks on Orlando and Florida, and was head editor/writer at TheDisneyBlog.com for 10 years. She's lived in Orlando near Walt Disney World since 1995, and still finds there's so much fun to be had in Central Florida.
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