The city of Mesa is awarding funds to youths ages 15 to 24 so they can develop their own climate conservation projects.
The Mesa Youth Climate Action Fund gives young adults and teens $1,000-$5,000 to help support the city’s environmental goals.
Kathrine Blomquist leads the program and says it gives participants the opportunity to connect with their community.
"It gives them that experience of thinking of, something's missing here. What can help my community? Let's plant some trees at this instant. So it gives them opportunity to think of something, to dream of something,” Blomquist said.
Blomquist says the grant program also teaches young people how to budget, plan and manage their time.
Applications are online and open now through mid-September.
“It gives them real life experience, but it's teaching them that yes, that it can be done, and they're making something that lasts. They're creating a resilient mesa,” Blomquist said.
This is the program’s third year, and it’s funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies.
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