Neighborhood House Of Milwaukee Inc

DESCRIPTION:THIS PROJECT PROVIDES FUNDING TO NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE OF MILWAUKEE TO IMPLEMENT ITS PROJECT, WHICH WILL DESIGN, DEMONSTRATE, AND DISSEMINATE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PRACTICES, METHODS, AND TECHNIQUES, THAT WILL SERVE TO INCREASE ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY AND ENCOURAGE BEHAVIOR THAT WILL BENEFIT THE ENVIRONMENT IN MILWAUKEE, WI THE GRANTEE WILL DO THIS BY TEACHING CLIMATE CHANGE SOLUTIONS INCORPORATING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND INDIGENOUS TRADITIONS TO UNDERSERVED YOUTH IN GRADES 1-12. STUDENTS WILL USE THIS KNOWLEDGE TO ACT AND CREATE SOLUTIONS TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE SUCH AS PLANTING TREES, REMOVING INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES, CREATING ORGANIC GARDENS, AND DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY INFORMATION CAMPAIGN ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE. ACTIVITIES:THIS PROJECT WILL INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN AND PROVIDE UNDERSERVED YOUTH IN GRADES 1-12 THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS AND TO TAKE RESPONSIBLE ACTIONS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED DURING THIS PROJECT PERIOD INCLUDE LESSONS AND PROJECTS FOCUSED ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE. AGE-APPROPRIATE LESSONS AND FIELD TRIPS WILL BE DELIVERED TO CONSERVATION INITIAL ENGAGEMENT FOR AGES 6-9, SCIENCE ADVENTURES FOR AGES 10-12, AND GREEN TEENS FOR AGES 13-19 SUBRECIPIENT:AT LEAST FIVE SUBGRANTEES WILL BE SELECTED AND WILL RECEIVE SUBGRANTS OF NO MORE THAN $5,000 EACH TO ENGAGE IN CLIMATE CHANGE/AIR QUALITY, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE FOCUSED ACTIVITIES. THESE MAY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO INSTALLING AN ETHNOBOTANY GARDEN, TREE PLANTING, COMMUNITY GREEN SPACE IDENTIFICATION AND CLEAN UP PROJECTS, CITIZEN SCIENCE BIODIVERSITY SURVEYS, CLIMATE CHANGE PRESENTATIONS AND EXPERIMENTS, AND FIELD TRIPS.OUTCOMES:IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THIS PROJECT WILL RESULT IN THE FOLLOWING DELIVERABLES: 400 STUDENTS LEARNING ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS IN THE MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. OUTPUTS INCLUDE UNDERSERVED STUDENTS WILL PARTICIPATE IN LEARNING ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND AIR QUALITY FOUR DAYS/WEEK DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS AND DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. THEY WILL LEARN ABOUT CLIMATE IMPACTS IN THE MILWAUKEE AREA AND PARTICIPATE IN SPECIES COUNTS TO LEARN ABOUT BIODIVERSITY. STUDENTS WILL IMPLEMENT A COMMUNITY CLIMATE CHANGE MEDIA CAMPAIGN AND TAKE A VARIETY OF FIELD TRIPS TO LEARN ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THE PROJECT INCLUDE INCREASED AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, REPORTING ADOPTION OF AT LEAST ONE ENVIRONMENTALLY POSITIVE BEHAVIOR AND ABILITY TO IDENTIFY ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IMPACTING NEIGHBORHOODS IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE UNDERSERVED YOUTH IN GRADE 1-12.

THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE OF MILWAUKEE TO IMPLEMENT THE RENEW-RECYCLE-RECLAIM: LEAD & LEARN LAND REVITALIZATION EDUCATION PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM IS SHAPED BY TWO GOALS: 1) TO INCREASE ACCESS TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE EDUCATION AND MEANINGFUL CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES WITH A FOCUS ON LAND REVITALIZATION, WATER QUALITY AND AIR QUALITY FOR MORE THAN 1,000 LOW-INCOME, URBAN YOUTH OF COLOR, AGES 6-19; AND 2) TO PROVIDE 14 PAID INTERNSHIPS AND HIGH QUALITY JOB TRAINING AND WORK EXPERIENCES TO DIVERSE, DISADVANTAGED, URBAN HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE STUDENTS INTERESTED IN NATURAL RESOURCES DEGREES AND EMPLOYMENT.

THE PROJECT WILL INCREASE AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE AMONG STUDENTS ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSERVATION ISSUES THAT IMPACT THE COMMUNITY AND SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN, AS WELL AS INTRODUCE AND PROMOTE NATURAL RESOURCES CAREERS TO LOW-INCOME AND MINORITY HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS. PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS AS WELL AS HANDS-ON EXPLORATIONS OF LOCAL FLORA AND FAUNA.