The PHS Green Equity Initiative is a bold proposal for neighborhood environmental investment, spearheaded by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, a leader in making an impact on health and well-being in the Greater Philadelphia region for almost 200 years. The initiative envisions a comprehensive, scalable, and equitable set of neighborhood-based greening solutions that will provide long-lasting benefits for thousands of Philadelphia residents — today and for generations to come.
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Philadelphia neighborhoods and residents are facing critical challenges to their quality of life, health, and well-being. The Green Equity Initiative proposes significant, sustained horticulture-based solutions that meet these challenges through vacant lot cleaning and greening, workforce development and training, protecting land and supporting community gardeners, and expanding tree planting in the region.
\n\nFor decades, PHS has worked in hundreds of the City of Philadelphia’s communities to expand these critical services. Now is the time to mobilize help from the City, philanthropic stakeholders, and other supporters to catalyze change more quickly and at a greater scale.
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Double number of trees planted each year in the lowest canopy neighborhoods
\n\tPHS绿色公平倡议是一项社区环境投资的大胆提议,由宾夕法尼亚园艺学会牵头,该学会是近200年来对大费城地区健康和福祉产生影响的领导者。该计划设想了一套全面的、可扩展的、公平的以社区为基础的绿化解决方案,将为成千上万的费城居民——今天和未来的几代人——提供持久的利益。
现在是时候让城市领导人、个人、社区组织和其他伙伴与小灵通合作,向城市、地区和全国推广这一倡议了。
费城社区和居民正面临着生活质量、健康和福祉的严峻挑战。绿色公平倡议提出了重要的、持续的以园艺为基础的解决方案,通过空地清理和绿化、劳动力发展和培训、保护土地和支持社区园丁以及扩大该地区的植树活动来应对这些挑战。
几十年来,小灵通在费城数百个社区开展工作,以扩大这些关键服务。现在是时候调动金融城、慈善利益相关者和其他支持者的帮助,以更快、更大规模地推动变革。
注册小灵通电子邮件,了解更多关于我们的绿色公平倡议更新。
在联邦和州刺激计划以及基础设施基金的支持下,小灵通将有助于纠正城市环境不公平现象,同时解决社区层面的严重生活质量挑战,并确保社区赋权的途径。宾夕法尼亚大学、美国林务局和其他学术合作伙伴记录了绿化投资,以减少枪支暴力、犯罪和抑郁情绪,而提高社区参与水平可以更容易地带来福祉,并提供更美丽、更宜居的环境。
每年在最低的树冠区种植两倍的树木