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We are pleased to announce that two Tucson neighborhood-initiated projects were selected for the third Live Well Arizona Incubator Cohort sponsored by the Vitalyst Health Foundation and the Arizona Partnership for Healthy Communities. The Incubator’s primary purpose is to catalyze place-based, cross-sector collaborations that tackle opportunities to improve community well-being and health. The two projects, as described in the sponsors' press release announcing the five Arizona projects selected, are:
Grant Alvernon Area Plan
The Grant Alvernon Area Plan is comprised of a community of 6 neighborhood associations who are dedicated to maintaining the essence of their neighborhoods in order to protect the residential character, safety, appearance, and livability. Their mindful approach to development in the area and how it could impact their community is what drives their team to develop a plan to protect the residential nature of their neighborhoods.
Sugar Hill Community Land Trust
The Sugar Hill neighborhood is an historically disenfranchised community that continues to suffer the repercussions of racist urban planning and design. Their goal is to create and operate a regenerative, robustly multi-functional community land trust that will allow for community stewardship of community land. Sugar Hill neighborhood has a community garden, a bike/pedestrian friendly infrastructure and green infrastructure which all contribute to Sugar Hill’s vision of mitigating racial and environmental injustice.
As you may remember, PDSD Neighborhood Resources hosted a well-attended virtual workshop about this opportunity, and we understand that five local groups submitted applications. We look forward to sharing other grant and technical assistance opportunities as they come to our attention.
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