The cooperative agreement provides funding to new haven ecology project, INC. (nhep)

The project will engage communities and solve problems facing the city of new haven with a focus on six neighborhoods impacted by environmental justice: west rock, west river, newhallville, dwight/dixwell, fair haven, and the hill. The recipient will develop a green job corps (GJC) consisting of over 100 high school students who will be recruited from common ground high school (cghs) and other new haven high schools to participate in at least 200 paid environmental justice positions as environmental justice problem solvers. Through the GJC, students will receive environmental job training and leadership development in high-impact roles related to community engagement, public education, and action around local environmental justice challenges. GJC members will work with new haven residents to contribute directly to improve air quality, decrease climate impacts, improve climate resiliency, decrease environmental health impacts, and assist in increasing the city of new haven's capacity to problem-solve environmental justice issues by leading community engagement efforts that incorporate environmental justice priorities into city planning.activities:the activities include the development of a green job corps (GJC), consisting of over 100 high school students from common ground high school (cghs) and other new haven high schools to participate in at least 200 paid positions as environmental justice problem solvers. The recipient will provide training on environmental justice problem-solving to GJC members, develop workshops on environmental justice problem-solving and environmental justice issues for GJC members, hold 2 annual youth problem-solving summits for GJC members and youth at partnership sites, develop a GJC toolkit, provide opportunities for GJC members to present their results at urban public schools, and engage new haven community members in building environmental justice plans and community-based environmental justice problem-solving. The recipient will provide opportunities for engagement with community members through the GJC and facilitate climate adaptation and resiliency measures including increasing the urban tree canopy in new haven, increasing community composting efforts, reducing food waste, and supporting urban agriculture.subrecipient:the urban resources initiative will provide training and supervision to 36 new haven youth as part of paid environmental justice work opportunities; ensure green job corps (GJC) members participate in work that builds towards environmental justice; and engage in supervisor workshops, youth leadership summits, project evaluation efforts, and documentation activities. The new haven climate movement will support two paid interns in each of the five new haven public schools who will act as youth climate action interns. These interns will engage other students, teachers, families, and residents in planning climate projects focused on greenhouse reduction and public health improvements; organize public education to increase support for climate change action; and evaluate and report on the impact of these projects. Nappesoul, INC. Will provide training and supervision to 9-18 new haven youth as part of paid environmental justice work opportunities focused on sustainable gardening; ensure GJC members are engaged in work that builds environmental justice and engages community members most impacted by food insecurity; and engage in supervisor workshops, youth leadership summits, project evaluation efforts, and documentation activities. Haven's harvest will provide training and supervision to 6-12 new haven youth as part of paid environmental justice work opportunities; ensure GJC members are engaged in work that builds environmental justice and engages community members most impacted by food insecurity; and engage in supervisor workshops, youth leadership summits, project eval