Not listed DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN (ARP) FUNDED GRANT IS TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF RESIDENTS' CURRENT EXPERIENCE OF EXTREME HEAT, HOUSING, AND FOOD INSECURITY IN EVERETT, MASSACHUSETTS, IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT CLIMATE RESILIENCE EFFORTS AND ENSURE THAT POTENTIAL STRATEGIES TO COMBAT THESE ISSUES DO NOT INCREASE SOCIAL INEQUITIES, SUCH AS GENTRIFICATION AND DISPLACEMENT OF LOWER-INCOME AND WORKING-CLASS RESIDENTS. EVERETT HAD ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF COVID INFECTION IN THE STATE, WITH ANALYSIS SHOWING THAT COMMUNITIES OF COLOR WERE PARTICULARLY HARD HIT, AND EVERETT RESIDENTS ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY POOR AIR QUALITY. PEOPLE WITH MODERATE-TO-SEVERE OR UNCONTROLLED ASTHMA ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE HOSPITALIZED FROM COVID-19. AIR POLLUTION MAY CONTRIBUTE TO ASTHMA. BY ADDRESSING AIR POLLUTION IN THIS PROJECT AS AUTHORIZED UNDER CAA 103(B)(3), THE CHANCES OF SEVERE ILLNESS FROM COVID-19 ARE REDUCED. THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO: EXAMINE POLICIES, PLANS AND PROGRAMS THAT WERE ACTIVATED DURING THE PANDEMIC VIA MUNICIPAL AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN EVERETT THROUGH PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; IDENTIFY IF STRATEGIES ARE ADAPTABLE OR CAN BE IMPROVED UPON FOR LONG-TERM CLIMATE RESILIENCE, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON EXTREME HEAT AND HOUSING AND FOOD INSECURITY; AND DETERMINE RESIDENT-LED POLICY, SYSTEMS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE STRATEGIES TO COMBAT EXTREME HEAT AND HOUSING AND FOOD INSECURITY.ACTIVITIES:IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLEAN AIR ACT, SECTION 103(B)(3), THIS PROJECT WILL COLLECT DATA AND INFORMATION, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT, AND PROVIDE COMMUNITY EDUCATION TO EXPLORE CAUSES OF EXTREME HEAT AND AIR POLLUTION, HOUSING, AND FOOD INSECURITY, AND EXPLORE STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM CLIMATE RESILIENCE. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: 1) LEADING A COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT USING A PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH (PAR) MODEL FROM THE HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS STUDY (HNS) MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, INCLUDING RESEARCH AND TRAINING FOR RESIDENTS AND THE REVIEW OF EXISTING CLIMATE POLICIES; 2) FACILITATING 6 WORKSHOPS WITH THE GREATER BOSTON ANTI-DISPLACEMENT TOOLKIT TO ENGAGE OVER 30 COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN IDENTIFYING STRATEGIES TO COMBAT CLIMATE INTENSIFIED HEALTH RISKS RELATED TO EXTREME HEAT, HOUSING INSTABILITY AND FOOD INSECURITY; AND 3) IDENTIFYING AND PRESENTING 1-2 CLIMATE RESILIENCE STRATEGIES AND PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT FINDINGS TO A COHORT OF THREE COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND AT LEAST 30 RESIDENTS.SUBRECIPIENT:TWO EVERETT-BASED ORGANIZATIONS WILL RECEIVE SUBAWARDS TO COMPLETE ELEMENTS OF THIS PROJECT. EVERETT COMMUNITY GROWERS (ECG), A COMMUNITY-BASED FOOD JUSTICE ORGANIZATION, WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND WILL HIRE A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER TO COORDINATE PROJECT ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. OTHER ECG STAFF, SUCH AS THE YOUTH CREW, WILL PARTICIPATE IN TRAINING, ASSESSMENT, AND ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. ECG WILL ALSO PROVIDE IN-KIND PROJECT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT THROUGH THEIR PLANNING AND POLICY COORDINATOR AND DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR. ECG WILL UTILIZE THEIR FARM AND COMMUNITY GARDENS AS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SPACE, TO EXEMPLIFY HOW GROWING SPACES COMBAT THE HEAT ISLAND EFFECT WHILE ALSO PROVIDING A SPACE TO GATHER, GROW, AND EXPERIENCE FOOD. ONE EVERETT (OE) IS A COALITION OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS (CBOS) AND RESIDENTS ORGANIZING FOR A COMMUNITY THAT VALUES, ACTS AND ADVOCATES FOR JUSTICE, TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY, FIGHTING AGAINST SYSTEMIC RACISM AND XENOPHOBIA. MEMBERS OF OE WILL BE TRAINED TO LEAD THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ASSESSMENT AND ORGANIZE THE COMMUNITY AROUND THE PLANNED ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. MEMBERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PARTICIPATING IN TRAINING, COMPLETING THE MODULES ADAPTED FROM THE GREATER BOSTON ANTI-DISPLACEMENT TOOLKIT AND SELECTING A PILOT STRATEGY AS AN OUTCOME OF THIS PROJECT.OUTCOMES:THE INTENDED BENEFICIARY OF THIS PROJECT IS THE CITY OF EVERETT, MASSACHUSETTS. EVERETT RESIDENTS ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY CORONAVIRUS (COVID) INFECTIONS AND POOR $0 2/9/23 Not listed DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN (ARP) FUNDED GRANT IS TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF RESIDENTS' CURRENT EXPERIENCE OF EXTREME HEAT, HOUSING, AND FOOD INSECURITY IN EVERETT, MASSACHUSETTS, IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT CLIMATE RESILIENCE EFFORTS AND ENSURE THAT POTENTIAL STRATEGIES TO COMBAT THESE ISSUES DO NOT INCREASE SOCIAL INEQUITIES, SUCH AS GENTRIFICATION AND DISPLACEMENT OF LOWER-INCOME AND WORKING-CLASS RESIDENTS. EVERETT HAD ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF COVID INFECTION IN THE STATE, WITH ANALYSIS SHOWING THAT COMMUNITIES OF COLOR WERE PARTICULARLY HARD HIT, AND EVERETT RESIDENTS ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY POOR AIR QUALITY. PEOPLE WITH MODERATE-TO-SEVERE OR UNCONTROLLED ASTHMA ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE HOSPITALIZED FROM COVID-19. AIR POLLUTION MAY CONTRIBUTE TO ASTHMA. BY ADDRESSING AIR POLLUTION IN THIS PROJECT AS AUTHORIZED UNDER CAA 103(B)(3), THE CHANCES OF SEVERE ILLNESS FROM COVID-19 ARE REDUCED. THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO: EXAMINE POLICIES, PLANS AND PROGRAMS THAT WERE ACTIVATED DURING THE PANDEMIC VIA MUNICIPAL AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN EVERETT THROUGH PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; IDENTIFY IF STRATEGIES ARE ADAPTABLE OR CAN BE IMPROVED UPON FOR LONG-TERM CLIMATE RESILIENCE, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON EXTREME HEAT AND HOUSING AND FOOD INSECURITY; AND DETERMINE RESIDENT-LED POLICY, SYSTEMS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE STRATEGIES TO COMBAT EXTREME HEAT AND HOUSING AND FOOD INSECURITY.ACTIVITIES:IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLEAN AIR ACT, SECTION 103(B)(3), THIS PROJECT WILL COLLECT DATA AND INFORMATION, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT, AND PROVIDE COMMUNITY EDUCATION TO EXPLORE CAUSES OF EXTREME HEAT AND AIR POLLUTION, HOUSING, AND FOOD INSECURITY, AND EXPLORE STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM CLIMATE RESILIENCE. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: 1) LEADING A COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT USING A PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH (PAR) MODEL FROM THE HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS STUDY (HNS) MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, INCLUDING RESEARCH AND TRAINING FOR RESIDENTS AND THE REVIEW OF EXISTING CLIMATE POLICIES; 2) FACILITATING 6 WORKSHOPS WITH THE GREATER BOSTON ANTI-DISPLACEMENT TOOLKIT TO ENGAGE OVER 30 COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN IDENTIFYING STRATEGIES TO COMBAT CLIMATE INTENSIFIED HEALTH RISKS RELATED TO EXTREME HEAT, HOUSING INSTABILITY AND FOOD INSECURITY; AND 3) IDENTIFYING AND PRESENTING 1-2 CLIMATE RESILIENCE STRATEGIES AND PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT FINDINGS TO A COHORT OF THREE COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND AT LEAST 30 RESIDENTS.SUBRECIPIENT:TWO EVERETT-BASED ORGANIZATIONS WILL RECEIVE SUBAWARDS TO COMPLETE ELEMENTS OF THIS PROJECT. EVERETT COMMUNITY GROWERS (ECG), A COMMUNITY-BASED FOOD JUSTICE ORGANIZATION, WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND WILL HIRE A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER TO COORDINATE PROJECT ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. OTHER ECG STAFF, SUCH AS THE YOUTH CREW, WILL PARTICIPATE IN TRAINING, ASSESSMENT, AND ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. ECG WILL ALSO PROVIDE IN-KIND PROJECT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT THROUGH THEIR PLANNING AND POLICY COORDINATOR AND DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR. ECG WILL UTILIZE THEIR FARM AND COMMUNITY GARDENS AS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SPACE, TO EXEMPLIFY HOW GROWING SPACES COMBAT THE HEAT ISLAND EFFECT WHILE ALSO PROVIDING A SPACE TO GATHER, GROW, AND EXPERIENCE FOOD. ONE EVERETT (OE) IS A COALITION OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS (CBOS) AND RESIDENTS ORGANIZING FOR A COMMUNITY THAT VALUES, ACTS AND ADVOCATES FOR JUSTICE, TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY, FIGHTING AGAINST SYSTEMIC RACISM AND XENOPHOBIA. MEMBERS OF OE WILL BE TRAINED TO LEAD THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ASSESSMENT AND ORGANIZE THE COMMUNITY AROUND THE PLANNED ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. MEMBERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PARTICIPATING IN TRAINING, COMPLETING THE MODULES ADAPTED FROM THE GREATER BOSTON ANTI-DISPLACEMENT TOOLKIT AND SELECTING A PILOT STRATEGY AS AN OUTCOME OF THIS PROJECT.OUTCOMES:THE INTENDED BENEFICIARY OF THIS PROJECT IS THE CITY OF EVERETT, MASSACHUSETTS. EVERETT RESIDENTS ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY CORONAVIRUS (COVID) INFECTIONS AND POOR $75.0k 5/31/22