Navajo Nation, NM

Addressing drinking water inequities for 250+ Navajo families with solar-powered home water systems

The Navajo Water Project has helped over 250+ families gain access to hot and cold running water in their homes. Capitalizing on community collaborati...

Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia utilizes community engagement to better inform plans for key public spaces

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the city realized its public spaces needed to better support small business recovery & community revitalization. Edit th...

Puyallup, WA

Tribal school bridges digital divide and education gaps during COVID-19

Serving over 600 students from more than 90 local tribes, Chief Leschi school is the largest tribal school in Washington state. The disruptive nature ...

Georgia

Georgia addresses digital divide, helping 12.5M students across 11 states shift to remote learning

As school systems nationwide shifted to remote learning, they had to address the growing digital divide in their communities. To ensure that all stude...

Warm Springs, OR

CARES Funding Fuels Oregon Reservation's Investment in Broadband and Wi-Fi Hubs

Struggles with internet access due to the lack of broadband infrastructure on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation became crippling with the switch to ...

Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix, AZ combats high heat mortality resulting from climate inequity in low-income neighborhoods

As the hottest city in America, Phoenix, Arizona, has been hit hard by climate change with some neighborhoods feeling the impacts more than others as ...

Charlemont, MA

Town Builds its own Fiber Network to Increase Broadband Access and Close the Digital Divide

Charlemont, Massachusetts collaborated with its local utility provider to build its own fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network. The network is meant to incr...

Pittsburgh, PA

Budgeting for Climate: The City of Pittsburgh Repurposes Resources for a Sustainable Future

The budget is a potent tool to leverage for change. It is logical to begin there when implementing a major initiative like Climate Action. A shared la...

New Castle, DE 19720

New Castle County, DE buys hotel with Covid Relief Funds (CRF) to protect most vulnerable residents

New Castle County was able to leverage the $322 million they received from the CARES act via the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) to invest in and build ...

Placer County, CA

Placer County Overcomes NIMBY Opposition to Lower Cost Housing

Like other counties, Placer County faced a housing shortage due to longstanding NIMBY opposition at meetings and online. Armed with real data showing ...