{"id":4126,"date":"2019-08-28T13:31:35","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T17:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weact.org\/updates\/we-act-awarded-100000-grant-from-the-kresge-foundation-to-build-climate-resilience-and-improve-health\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T17:46:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T22:46:29","slug":"we-act-awarded-100000-grant-from-the-kresge-foundation-to-build-climate-resilience-and-improve-health","status":"publish","type":"update","link":"https:\/\/weact.org\/es\/updates\/we-act-awarded-100000-grant-from-the-kresge-foundation-to-build-climate-resilience-and-improve-health\/","title":{"rendered":"WE ACT Awarded $100,000 Grant from the Kresge Foundation to Build Climate Resilience and Improve Health"},"template":"","class_list":["post-4126","update","type-update","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","update_type-press-release","person_tax-peggy-shepard"],"acf":{"details":{"":null,"featured_image":5221,"update_type":[366],"focus_area":false,"authors":[232],"abstract":""},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<p><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br \/>\r\nAugust 28, 2019<br \/>\r\n<\/strong>Contact: Chris Dobens, 212-961-1000 ext. 320, <a href=\"mailto:chris@weact.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">chris@weact.org<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>HARLEM, NY<\/strong> \u2014 WE ACT for Environmental Justice (WE ACT) has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Kresge Foundation to advance policy solutions aimed at improving climate resilience and equitably reducing health risks in low-income communities. We are one of 15 community-based nonprofits nationwide receiving grant funding as part of the planning phase of Kresge\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/kresge.org\/CCHE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Climate Change, Health and Equity<\/a> initiative.<\/p>\r\n<p>With this funding, WE ACT will work with members of its community along with partners from various disciplines and sectors, including the Service Employees International Union Doctors Council and the New York State Nurses Association, to develop a multi-year work plan that addresses community-defined health and climate priorities.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cExtreme heat is one of the most noticeable ways in which climate change is already impacting the health of our community,\u201d explained Peggy Shepard, Co-Founder and Executive Director of WE ACT for Environmental Justice. \u201cThat is why we are thrilled to be the recipient of this generous grant, which we will utilize to develop a community-driven roadmap for policy change that will reduce vulnerability to the health impacts of extreme heat in low-income communities and communities of color.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cClimate change is impacting people in real ways \u2013 today.\u00a0The good news is that community leaders across the country are making smart choices about how they can combat climate change while improving people\u2019s lives and well-being,\u201d said Lois DeBacker, Managing Director of the Kresge Foundation\u2019s Environment Program. \u201cOur newly awarded grants will help more communities proactively tackle the health risks that climate change introduces or exacerbate.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p>WE ACT and its partners will be supported by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sustain.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Institute for Sustainable Communities<\/a> (ISC), which\u00a0serves\u00a0as the national program office for the planning phase of the community-based strategy of the Climate Change, Health &amp; Equity initiative. ISC&#8217;s mission is to help communities around the world address environmental, economic, and social challenges to build a better future shaped and shared by all.<\/p>\r\n<p>Following the one-year planning phase, Kresge will award multi-year grants to up to 12 planning grant recipients.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"># # #<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>WE ACT for Environmental Justice<\/strong> is a Northern Manhattan membership-based organization whose mission is to build healthy communities by ensuring that people of color and\/or low-income residents participate meaningfully in the creation of sound and fair environmental health and protection policies and practices. WE ACT has offices in New York and Washington, D.C. Visit us at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weact.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">weact.org<\/a> and follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/weactforej\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/weact4ej\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/weact4ej\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>The Kresge Foundation<\/strong> was founded in 1924 to promote human progress. Today, Kresge fulfills that mission by building and strengthening pathways to opportunity for low-income people in America\u2019s cities, seeking to dismantle structural and systemic barriers to equality and justice. Using a full array of grant, loan, and other investment tools, Kresge invests more than $160 million annually to foster economic and social change. For more information visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kresge.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">kresge.org<\/a>. And for more information on the Climate Change, Health &amp; Equity initiative, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/kresge.org\/CCHE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">kresge.org<u>\/CCHE<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\r\n","include_drop_cap":false}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>WE ACT Awarded $100,000 Grant from the Kresge Foundation to Build Climate Resilience and Improve Health - WE ACT for Environmental Justice<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/weact.org\/es\/updates\/we-act-awarded-100000-grant-from-the-kresge-foundation-to-build-climate-resilience-and-improve-health\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_ES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"WE ACT Awarded $100,000 Grant from the Kresge Foundation to Build Climate Resilience and Improve Health - 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