Cleveland Climate Action Fund Projects 2015 and 2016

CCAF Summary • Over 30 projects funded since CCAF began? • Thirteen projects funding in 2015 totaling $47, 119 (more

detail on slides 3-15) • Nine projects thus far in 2016 (more detail on slides 16- 21) • Eight different neighborhoods with climate action thus far

(map on slide 3)

Map of Projects

http://goo.gl/Mwl2rn

Community Composting Pilot Program • Rust Belt Riders engaged with five gardens to provide composting by

bicycle which was collected from local businesses and residences.

https://rustbeltriderscomposting.com/about.html

Collinwood Rain Barrel • Linda Zolten Wood partnered with Famicos Foundation to offer rain

barrel painting workshops with the goal of engaging Cleveland residents with water conservation.

http://paintedrainbarrel.org/

Composting Airport Coffee Grounds with Local Farms • Used coffee grounds were gathered from two coffee shops in

the Airport and collected by Groundz and taken to Rising Harvest Farm.

https://groundzrecycling.wordpress.com/

EcoVillage Gateway • With the help of Detroit Shoreway Community Development

Organization, a pocket park was redeveloped at the 65th rapid station.

http://www.dscdo.org/staff_guide.aspx

Neighborhood Solutions • Solar panels and a wind turbine were installed to reduce

reliance on the electricity grid to operate the BioCellar.

http://chateauhough.org/chateau-hough-the-worlds-first-]biocellar/

Nursery Rhymes Doin’ Dirt • Development of a community garden that engages residents

from all age groups. Residents will plant trees, remediate soil, create walking paths and develop a rain barrel system.

Old Brooklyn Pollinator Project • Pollinator habitats were created to build awareness around

the issue of pollinator health and habits.

http://benfranklincommunitygarden.org/OBGreen_PollinatorBrief.pdf

Possibilitarian Regenerative Community Homestead • The project focused on creating a culturally and biologically

diverse community space involving gardening.

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https://www.facebook.com/PossibilitarianGarden

Potluck in the Park • Slavic Village Development sponsored and neighborhoods came

together to enjoy a community meal where participants bring a dish to share featuring local ingredients.

https://www.facebook.com/vitalneighborhoods/

Urban Community School Solar • Solar panels were installed at a school which resulted in

reduced energy use and carbon pollution reduction.

http://aatsolar.com/solar-blog/2015/4/2/-urban-community-school

Greentopia • This is a three part project: (1) community planting day to

create a fall garden, (2) a community zero waste event called Greentopia that focuses on sustainability/climate action, and (3) creating a youth workforce to landscape and learn horticulture skills.

Glenville Re-Inspired Youth Landscaping Cleveland youth will be hired and trained to provide landscaping and snow removal services to the Glenville neighborhood. Funds will be used to landscaping equipment that doesn’t produce emissions, such as non-gasoline mowers, to reduce air pollution and use of fossil fuels.

http://www.re-inspirefoundation.org/2015/06/08/cleveland-youth-landscaping-awarded-with-cleveland-climate-action-grant/

The Grocery/Chickens- Hoop House

This project will support monthly educational community workshops, materials for community gardens, purchase of seeds and chickens, and materials for a chicken coop and hoop house to enable food to be produced year round to encourage eating local, healthy foods free of packaging and preservatives.

CiCLEvia • CiCLEvia closes the streets to cars and opens them to people,

encouraging them to be active, build community, and engage in a culture of health.

https://www.facebook.com/ciCLEvia/

Collinwood Garden Expansion • The addition of 6,140 sq. ft. of land will create a more

enjoyable walking path that creates a welcoming community space within the garden by installing a privacy fence, mulch, vegetables, and perennials.

http://www.clevelandclimateaction.org/ccaf-awards-15000/

NS Collinwood Art District HQ Green Parking lot • The project will combine economic development, art,

education, and sustainability with the addition of an apple orchard alongside a planned bioswale parking lot.

http://www.clevelandclimateaction.org/ccaf-awards-15000/

GardenWalk Cleveland 2017 • GWC organizes free tours of private and community gardens in the

city of Cleveland. Visitors explore neighborhoods and see how much the city is "greening." In 2017 Detroit-Shoreway and Collinwood is our focus.

https://www.ioby.org/project/gardenwalk-cleveland-2017

http://www.gardenwalkcleveland.org/about

Feed People, Not Landfills • Rust Belt Riders will work in communities across Cleveland to

create ‘wealth’ from ‘waste’ by turning discarded food into community assets.

https://www.ioby.org/project/feed-people-not-landfills

African Solar Village Green Project

• This project aims to empower at risk youth through gardening and environmental stewardship.

https://www.ioby.org/project/asvgp https://www.facebook.com/AfricaHouseInternational/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE&fref=nf

Bee-Lieve Harvest Festival • Familiarizing youth with green culture; water conservation,

growing your own foods, bee keeping, and healthy eating habits.

https://www.ioby.org/project/bee-lieve-harvest-festival

The Cleveland Refugee Bike Project

• The Cleveland Refugee Bike Project will provide refugees with bikes and training, giving them an economic lifeline that can connect them to new employment, educational, and social opportunities in Northeast Ohio.

https://www.ioby.org/project/cleveland-refugee-bike-project

Operation: Vegetables! • I hope to create more games for kids to learn about healthy foods –

active & fun. Creating community gardens if possible, with painted elements collecting rainwater to feed the vegetables.

https://www.ioby.org/project/operation-vegetables

Cleveland Bike Library • Bicycles will be purchased from local Cleveland bike shops for

students to check out at their school. Led by a CMSD student, in partnership with Safe Routes to School and Bike Cleveland.

https://www.ioby.org/project/cleveland-bike-library

https://www.facebook.com/CLEVELANDBIKELIBRARY/

Cleveland Roots Community Gardens • Cleveland Roots will expand its raised bed program to create a

community garden, promoting neighborhood resilience through education and opportunities to locally grow healthy produce.

Greening The Hood • Variety of afterschool programs for 60+ teenagers and their

families teaching the importance of environmental stewardship, climate change and promoting unity in the community. Will meet with them and Burten Bell Carr to make sure fiscal agent is set up and their work is integrated with other neighborhood projects.