2024 Youth Climate Action Fund grant recipients

Amount Project Description
$3,541.00 A new you-led recycling education program for the Shelldale Centre.
$2,300.00 Climate-focused gathering for grade nine high school students that is led by CELP students.
$4,400.00 Eco-Council led community garden project at John F. Ross High School.
$5,500.00 Establishing a Climate Ambassador program for Guelph youth.
$5,500.00 Building a waste crushing and recycling robot for waste education demonstrations.
$6,000.00 Establishing a bike loaner program and bike maintenance education for high school students.
$4,321.00 Resources and gatherings that focus on mental health and overcoming climate anxiety amoung youth.
$4,940.00 Planting native plants along the riverbank through a youth-led initiative.
$1,785.00 Revitalizing a greenspace at Bishop Macdonell High School by establishing a pollinator garden.
$4,380.00 Beginner skateboarding community events for youth from two Guelph neighbourhoods.
$2,800.00 Fall group ride events and cycling education for high school youth.
$3,050.00 Tree planting events that encourage garden tool donations thathigh school students will repair and distribute.
$1,200.00 Encouraging cycling to school with the installation of a new bike rack and bike education at Our Lady of Lourdes High School.
$3,300.00 Community garden project that will focus on vegetables and plants common in African and Caribbean diet and cuisine.