COMMUNITY RESILIENCY DAY
CEEJH MATCH Mini-Grant Awards Ceremony
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation provides support for the program.
Petersburg VA
In celebration of Community Resiliency Day, proclaimed by Mayor Parham
as of April 30 each year, Queen Zakia Shabazz and her organization, United
Parents Against Lead (UPAL) hosted a lunch and ceremony on Tuesday to
award MATCH grants ranging from $10,000 to $20,000 to 4 Virginia
organizations for their work in community resiliency and environmental
justice and health.
Councilman Howard Myers extended a warm welcome and congratulations
to all in attendance on behalf of the City Council. The ceremony took place at
the Petersburg Hub, Virginia’s first solar-powered Resiliency Hub located at
464 Byrne Street, Petersburg. This historic building, the former USO Club,
underwent an impressive and extensive renovation.
Funding for these grants is provided by the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation and MATCH are led by the Center for Community
Environmental Justice and Health (CEEJH). Operations Manager and
Petersburg local Pamela R. Bingham spoke about the program before
presenting the awards. Congratulations to Division Street Landscaping,
Chester; Little Bluestem Collective, Afton; Pughsville Civic League, Suffolk
and Southside ReLeaf, Richmond - who are all addressing the negative
effects of climate change.
