Youth Engagement
Are you a young person interested in taking action on climate initiatives? See how the Office of Environment and Sustainability is engaging youth voices and get resources on how to get involved!
Youth Voices for Regional Climate Action Plan
The City of Cincinnati is a member of Thrive Together, a regional group of local governments, non-profits, and businesses addressing climate change by creating a regional Comprehensive Climate Action Plan. The Comprehensive Climate Action Plan will be reflective of residents' perspectives on the environmental issues the region faces and potentials solutions to solve these issues. To understand residents' perspective, Thrive Together undertook a community engagement effort targeting different demographic groups; OES collaborated with Green Umbrella to engage young people in the climate action planning process. To read about our youth engagement through Thrive Together or what young people envision for sustainability in the Cincinnati region, visit Thrive Together Youth Engagement.
GCP Seeds of Change Youth Climate Action Grants
Thanks to Bloomberg Philanthropies' Youth Climate Action Fund, OES has recently announced the grantees for the GCP Seeds of Change Youth Climate Action grants. Youth-led and youth-serving organizations applied for funding ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 to support new and actionable sustainability projects in Cincinnati. OES is also planning a second round of youth-led grants soon and encourages young people to get involved in brainstorming project ideas. Stay tuned for the next round of grants coming soon!
Green Jobs
Green Jobs are jobs in businesses that produce goods or provide services that benefit the environment, conserve natural resources, or make production processes more environmentally friendly or use fewer natural resources. Searching for a Green Job opportunity? Check out the Green Jobs page or reach out to thanapat.vichitchot@cincinnati-oh.gov with questions.
Greater Cincinnati Higher Education Sustainability Cohort
OES and partner Last Mile Food Rescue collaborated with 7 local colleges and universities on various campus sustainability projects thanks to grant from the Urban Sustainability Directors Network. The cohort of staff, faculty, students, and community partners continues to meet to share progress and innovative ideas while tackling barriers to campus sustainability. Are you part of one of our local campus communities and are interested in joining the cohort? Reach out to rachel.bickett@cincinnati-oh.gov