Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Board of Commissioners - District 6
SUBJECT:
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Commission District(s): Commission District 6
To approve a $200,000 District 6 ARP appropriation to Support the Roots Down GreenHive Leadership Program Over a 2- Year Period to Increase and Provide Mental Health Resources/Opportunities to Young Adults While Enhancing Short and Long-Term Community Green Space Improvements
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Information Contact: Commissioner Edward C. "Ted" Terry
Phone Number: 404-371-4909
PURPOSE:
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many changes to how we live our lives, and with it, at times, uncertainty, altered daily routines, financial pressures and social isolation.
This 10-week structured format for DeKalb County based college-aged leaders to become directly engaged in the relationships between organisms and their environments as it interconnects with the Productive Urban Landscapes work that is being pioneered in DeKalb County.
There are 4 separate cohorts each year. Roots Down has a goal to increase the number of GreenHive Leadership program participants. This District 6 APR appropriation will assist with the operational expenses and stipends necessary to support the cohort's expansion of 30 fellows in year 2023 and 2024.
NEED/IMPACT:
GreenHive Leadership Program, launched as a Roots Down initiative, to educate and empower the next generation of land stewards to become involved in efforts to mitigating climate change or improving resilience to climate change, create an interest in green jobs, and importantly, to help feed people. The program launched during the pandemic, allowing it to serve as a viable resource to "safely" connect young people to "green space" as an outlet to reduce normal and COVID related stress and incidences of depression and anxiety, while offering a sense of purpose and a helpful stipend to mitigate some of the domino effects of COVID related issu...
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