CHARM
CHARM (Community Health And Resource Management)™ is a mapping tool supported by Texas Community Watershed Partners that enables citizens and officials to create planning scenarios with immediate results, offering workshops and training programs to enhance community resilience.
Company Overview
CHARM (Community Health And Resource Management)™ is a user-friendly mapping tool designed to assist everyday citizens and local officials in creating complex and dynamic planning scenarios with immediate results. Supported by Texas Community Watershed Partners, based in Houston, TX, CHARM focuses on enabling community resilience through innovative mapping and planning solutions.
Services
CHARM offers a range of services aimed at improving community planning and resilience. This includes interactive workshops, such as the CHARM Resiliency Workshops, provided at no cost to local officials and community stakeholders. Additionally, CHARM's Texas Citizen Planner program delivers training and education to local elected and appointed officials, empowering them with tools for effective community resilience.
Mapping Application and Data Library
CHARM's interactive mapping application features a comprehensive data library that includes information on urbanization, storm surges, conservation, public facilities, and coastal resources. The application supports scenario-building with over two dozen paints representing various land development patterns and tracks over 200 scenario-based indicators, encompassing a wide range of community impacts from habitats and resource use to critical facilities.
Workshops and Community Engagement
Since 2015, CHARM has held workshops in twenty counties, engaging over 760 stakeholders from a variety of communities, agencies, and organizations. These workshops, including the FEMA Resiliency Workshops, build risk awareness and disaster resiliency, assisting local officials and citizens in addressing growth planning challenges and opportunities. CHARM School further enhances skills and knowledge for hosting effective workshops and planning exercises.
Affiliated Tools and Programs
In addition to its proprietary tools, CHARM utilizes CommunityViz®, a product now supported by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. This integration broadens the scope of CHARM's capabilities, combining data from local, state, and federal sources to facilitate informed community planning and dialogues about future visions and values.