2C MISSISSIPPI TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE EDUCATED & EMPOWERED MISSSISSIPPI

Programs

1. Going Green for a Cool, Healthy Jackson (CHJ) funded by RWJF The "Going Green for a Cool, Healthy Jackson" (CHJ) project developed nature-based solutions to address Urban Heat Islands in formerly redlined districts, affecting overburdened, underserved communities in Jackson, Mississippi. It was a grassroots-led initiative supported by local and national experts. The project partnered with communities to co-create a vision, plans and implementation for green infrastructure design that mitigates heat and provides social, economic and ecological co-benefits to a historic Black district that is a victim of racism-driven urban decay. Strong partnerships with the Jackson Redevelopment Authority, Communities of Shalom, the Jackson Community Design Center and community members create a blueprint for using green infrastructure and urban forestry specifically to build holistic climate, economic and social resilience not only across Jackson, but the whole Southeast region.

   $71,131 spent$91,131 earned by the program
   25% of program spending

2. Going Green for a Cool, Healthy Jackson (CHJ) funded by USDA Forest Service The project designed through RWJF funds (described above) moved to implementation phase funded by USDA FS in April of 2024 and since then: The engineering survey was ordered, completed and received. The full design for how sites 2 and 3 are going to be developed (including specie selection) was created and illustrated including rendering and a flyover. It was unveiled during a press conference attended by community members and press on May 28, 2024: The survey instrument was developed by CAPA Strategies, followed by an effective campaign (conducted by Communities of Shalom) to recruit volunteers secured volunteers for perception data collection which took place during the Juneteenth celebration organized on the project site on June 22, 2024. Volunteers collected 127 survey questionnaires, 115 of which were fully and properly completed. The questionnaire data was then analyzed in by CAPA Strategies. The installation process of four stationary heat/humidity censors was completed and the measurements were collected on weekly basis for a 6 week duration period (August-September) by volunteers and send to CAPA…

   $43,775 spent$50,000 earned by the program
   15% of program spending

3. Flood Controling System of Microparks in West Jackson funded by EPA24 and Hilton Foundation The project co-designs with communities and develops a system of microparks replacing abandoned and dilapidated properties and transforming them into multifunctional nature based solutions to flooding, extreme heat, crime and more. In 2024, the following outcomes were accomplished: * Conducted a hydrological modeling analysis on 250 abandoned properties in West Jackson and Jim Hill HS grounds to identify parcels most suited for rainwater interception, redirection and flood mitigation (CAPA Strategies); * Collected physical flooding and other site-specific data from the 250 abandoned properties and the Jim Hill HS grounds to supplement the modeling results (Jackson Community Design Center and 2C Mississippi's staff); * Based on the hydrological and physical flooding analysis the final project location was selected to include 5 abandoned properties in the Colonia Hights Neighborhood (spanning 1.5 acres) to host flood controlling infrastructure in the form of a microparks system; * Ordered and obtained a civil engineering and topographic survey of the sites chosen as the project's final…

   $174,331 spent
   60% of program spending

4. Other program services, not described on the e-filed return.

   $0 spent
   0% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $289,237.