Green Communities Canada Receives $1m To Advance Equitable Green Infrastructure Projects Across Canada
Sourced from Green Communities Canada
Green Communities Canada is proud to announce the launch of the “Transform Stream” of the Living Cities Fund, made possible by a significant funding commitment through the TD Ready Challenge.
We are one of 10 charitable organizations across North America to receive $1 million to implement innovative, impactful, and measurable solutions to assist communities disproportionately affected by climate change, and advance transitions to a low-carbon economy.
The Living Cities Fund – Transform Stream will provide funding and support to community organizations across Canada to implement large-scale, equity-embedded, green infrastructure projects in neighbourhoods with high environmental and social need.
Each local partner organization will receive direct financial support, structured coaching and training, and resources to plan and implement unique local green infrastructure solutions that meet the needs of their community.
PRIORITIZING CLIMATE EQUITY
The new stream will prioritize climate equity throughout, bringing nature back into neighbourhoods that need it most. The TD Ready Commitment will allow us to support 10 community organizations across Canada to transform at least 2,500 square meters of land into climate-resilient, nature-rich spaces through a variety of our time-tested initiatives including: depaving underutilized spaces; and installing mini forests, pollinator gardens, and rain gardens.
These organizations will work closely with local residents to identify priority sites within under-natured neighbourhoods, co-design green infrastructure projects and use their hands and hearts to bring them to life.
This program will not only create new green infrastructure sites across Canada but will also catalyze the relationships and leadership necessary to ensure that green infrastructure becomes part of a long-term strategy. We will support our local partners in cultivating diverse alliances with residents, other civil society organizations, and municipal leaders so that momentum for green infrastructure grows, just like the plants we put in the ground.
At the end of the projects, our partner organizations will have developed or deepened local policy pathways that help ensure green infrastructure is systemically embedded in how we build and grow our cities.
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