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The El Nido Family Center (https://t.co/IlkY1Vm4cg) builds healthy families by providing social services in some of LA's most underserved communities. It already encompasses the NRG program & offers opportunities to advance Community Hubs from "surviving to thriving".
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Learn more about how to scale civic initiatives with CivicASK, a civic resource registry (https://t.co/cvP32RE7t7), and help place NRGs to address community needs for equitable and healthy public spaces in every neighborhood!
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This pilot project show how NRGs assess a location's “has”, “needs” & “wants”; identify entities w/ potential resources whose missions align; & facilitate connections towards support & amplified impact. #communityengagement#environmentaleducation#workforcedevelopment
NRGs are community gardens supported by a WEDEW machine. Each machine can produce up to 300+ gallons of water a day, renewable energy, and biochar to grow healthy fruits and vegetables. #healthyliving#la2050#wedew… https://t.co/oOhOO8bcBu
Neighborhood Resiliency Gardens or NRGs are supported by a WEDEW machine. It produces 300+ gallons of clean water a day, 25 kWh of renewable energy, and biochar to grow healthy fruit and vegetables
In collaboration with the Marine Science Magnet at San Pedro High School, the @flowprojectla Neighborhood Resiliency Gardens will provide opportunities for #STEAM education and fresh produce. #MyLA2050GrantsChallenge
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Every community deserves clean water, renewable energy, and public art. https://t.co/vWSJz51XqC's proposal for @LA2050’s Grants Challenge to promote resilient neighborhoods
#LosAngeles#art#water#civic (The Story Behind Los Angeles' Beautiful, Ephemeral Jacaranda Blooms: LAist)
Jacaranda trees, like most things, are not native to Los Angeles.
Source: The Story Behind Los Angeles' Beautiful, Ephemeral...
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#LosAngeles#art#water#civic (Tongva, Los Angeles’ first language, opens the door to a forgotten time and place - Los Angeles Times)
For decades Tongva, the language of the first people who lived in the Los Angeles region, was consigned ...
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#LosAngeles#art#water#civic (What Happens to Culture After a Financial Crisis? A New Exhibition Offers a Global Survey of Art in the Wake of Economic Collapse | artnet News)
The exhibition looks at art in Detroit, Greece, Cuba, Italy, and South ...
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#LosAngeles#art#water#civic (Miami Beach Bets $7 Million on the Power of Art - CityLab)
The city spent an unprecedented $7 million on a mural, sculptures, and other artworks around its newly renovated convention...
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#LosAngeles#art#water#civic (How Cities Can Protect Migrating Butterflies - CityLab)
With the population of the distinctive species in decline, cities around the U.S. are trying to add monarch-friendly spaces.
Source: How...
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