One Love

OLLC?S EMPOWERMENT PATHWAYS TO RESILIENCY INITIATIVE PROVIDES PROGRAM RESOURCES AND SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME ADULTS OF COLOR, LGBTQIA+ INDIVIDUALS, CHILDREN, TEENS, AND SENIOR SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE . - OLLC’S EMPOWERMENT PATHWAYS TO RESILIENCY INITIATIVE PROVIDES PROGRAM RESOURCES AND SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME ADULTS OF COLOR, LGBTQIA+ INDIVIDUALS, CHILDREN, TEENS, AND SENIOR SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE .

DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING UNDER THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) TO ONE LOVE GLOBAL. THE RECIPIENT, ONE LOVE GLOBAL, AND ITS PARTNERS WILL ADVANCE WATER EQUITY IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN, CENTERING AROUND THE UNDERSERVED BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITY AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF RACIAL EQUITY, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND PUBLIC HEALTH. THE MAIN OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES INCLUDE 1) IMPROVING NATIONAL AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH TOOLS WITH A WATER EQUITY LENS, 2) SUPPORTING BLACK AND BROWN YOUTH TO DEVELOP THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO LEVERAGE THESE TOOLS AND LEAD IMPLEMENTATION OF WATER TESTING AND DATA TRANSPARENCY IN COMMUNITY. OUTCOMES WILL INCLUDE A PILOT TESTING TOOL DEVELOPED FOR WATER EQUITY AND WATER TESTING IN DETROIT, TRAIN YOUTH IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND WATER TESTING, AND PILOT AND FULL-SCALE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TOOL COMPLETED BY YOUTH IN THE COMMUNITY. DOCUMENTATION OF THE ANALYSIS, RECOMMENDATIONS, IMPLEMENTATION, LEARNING, AND ACHIEVEMENTS WITH THE TOOL WILL HELP TO PROMOTE ITS REPLICABILITY REGIONALLY AND NATIONALLY TO ADVANCE EQUITABLE, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN POLICY AND SYSTEMS TRANSFORMATION ACROSS A BROADER SCALE.ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PARTNERS LEVERAGING THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE SCREENING TOOL (CEJST), EJSCREEN TOOL, AND FRESHWATER FUTURE APPLICATION TO DEVELOP A PILOT TESTING TOOL FOR WATER EQUITY AND WATER TESTING IN DETROIT. BY THE END OF 2024, 10 YOUTH (6 WITH PEACE AND PROSPERITY YOUTH ACTION MOVEMENT (PPM) DETROIT, 4 WITH WE THE YOUTH OF DETROIT) WILL BE TRAINED IN WATER TESTING AND WATER INEQUITY TO THEN PILOT TEST THE WATER EQUITY TOOL ON THE EASTSIDE OF DETROIT. IMPLEMENT FULL-SCALE USE OF THE WATER EQUITY TOOL IN DETROIT BY THE END OF 2025, INCORPORATING FEEDBACK AND LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE PILOT TEST. SUBRECIPIENT:WE THE PEOPLE OF DETROIT (WPD) (COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION) WILL PROVIDE COMMUNITY LINKAGE SUPPORT; COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH SUPPORT WITH WPD'S COMMUNITY RESEARCH COLLECTIVE (CRC); TRAINING OF YOUTH ON HISTORY OF WATER POLICY IN DETROIT; COORDINATING YOUTH TRAINING AND PILOT TESTING. FRESHWATER FUTURE (REGIONAL NONPROFIT) WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING ON BETA-TESTED COMMUNITY-BASED ASSET APPLICATION; PROVIDE TRAINING ON WATER TESTING TO YOUTH LEADERS. FLINT COMMUNITY LAB (FCL) (COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION) WILL TRAIN YOUTH LEADERS ON WATER QUALITY AND WATER TESTING.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE DEVELOPING A TOOL FOR WATER EQUITY AND WATER TESTING IN DETROIT AND TRAINING YOUTH IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND WATER TESTING, AND PILOT AND FULL-SCALE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TOOL COMPLETED BY YOUTH IN THE COMMUNITY. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE THE PILOT PROJECT PLAN AND CURRICULUM COMPLETED. CURRICULUM AND CAPACITY BUILDING ARE INTEGRATED INTO YOUTH SUMMER PROGRAMMING. YOUTH WILL HAVE AN INCREASED KNOWLEDGE OF HISTORY, RACIAL EQUITY, WATER EQUITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. YOUTH WILL HAVE INCREASED SKILLS TO IMPLEMENT TOOL AND THE TOOL IMPLEMENTED W/ 250 DETROIT HOUSEHOLDS. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES ARE THE BLACK AND BROWN YOUTH IN COMMUNITIES IN DETROIT.

ONE LOVE YOUTH EDUCATION AND PREVENTION PROJECT