Environmental Ad Hoc Advisory Committee
Committee Purpose and Mission:
To empower and inform Neighborhood Revitalization Zones (NRZs) and the larger community, encouraging a shift toward sustainable practices that improve every resident’s standard of life while preserving and safeguarding the natural environment in which they live.
Type of Committee:
Ad Hoc and Advisory
Activities, Duties and Responsibilities:
The Committee shall:
- Make sure that, in furthering this goal, its actions will counsel acknowledged environmental justice advocates in the Hartford region.
Acknowledging the distinct obstacles and inequalities encountered by certain disenfranchised communities, the committee will promote educational and environmental endeavors that will equitably benefit the health and well-being for all Hartford communities.
Goals, Activities, Duties and Responsibilities:
- Working in conjunction with the Program Committee, develop programs that will focus on educating and engaging NRZs’ members and Hartford citizens about environmental issues affecting the City of Hartford.
- In order to accomplish NRZs and neighborhood aims and objectives, programming will also encourage and facilitate community involvement in the operations of governmental and non-governmental organizations.
Work to collaborate with other environmental entities to enhance Hartford NEXT, NRZs and residents’ knowledge of said entities resources.
- Submit to the Executive Committee any “call to action” activities (i.e. letters of support; position statements, etc.) on matters that have an impact on neighborhood or Citywide environment status.
- Committee’ review for environmental education may include, but not limited to: Climate Change; Healthcare Environmental Sustainability; Environmental Sustainability & Justice; Educational Sustainability; Ecosystem Service Benefits.
Issues or matters regarding nature throughout our city, including parks, greenspaces like, open space, urban wilds, wildlife sanctuaries, riparian zones, etc.
In collaboration with Hartford communities, this Committee will advance a positive vision of nature in our neighborhoods that will support beneficial quality of life throughout the city for present and future generations.
Office Phone: 860-509-3778
eMail: hnxt@hartfordNEXT.org
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Hartford NEXT, Inc.
P.O. Box 261242
Hartford, CT 06126
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