The People's Money (2023-2024)

Decide how to spend part of the city budget!

Phase 4 of 4

Project Implementation 07/01/2024 - 06/30/2025

Our Wild City Day Camp

In-person Workshop Idea

12/12/2023 14:24

In which borough should your idea take place?: Brooklyn
Do you have a specific neighborhood(s) in mind?: Focus on neighborhoods with limited access to green spaces
Which audience(s) does your idea help? Select as many as apply.: Youth

Low income individuals

People with disabilities
Describe the challenge you want to address:: Lack of resources to attend summer camps Lack of accessible summer camps Lack of knowledge about local ecology
Describe your idea and approach to address the challenge:: Create urban ecology day camps for lower income youth and/or youth with disabilities where instructors take kids on urban nature walks (e.g. to local green spaces) and teach them about the wildlife systems in NYC. The camp would include instructors who know ASL, and extra helpers for those who need more support. Provide accessible transportation to meeting place and from end point of the walk.
Write the zipcode that best represents your New York City community:: Virtual

Reference: CEC-PROP-2023-12-8785

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