Across the country, communities of color are pioneering resilience in real time—transforming vacant lots into food forests, converting churches into healing hubs, and forming cooperatives that sustain local economies. Yet too often, these grassroots efforts go unsupported or unnoticed by local governments.
What if City Hall could clear the way instead of creating barriers?
A new resource from Just Communities—”Clearing the Way: How City Managers Can Advance Justice-Led Resilience“—outlines three powerful, practical shifts that city managers can make today to align policy and procurement with the innovation already happening on the ground.
This isn’t about adding more to your plate. It’s about using existing tools—like zoning, surplus land, and microgrants—to support the regenerative, community-rooted solutions already at work in your city.
Inside the Guide:
- How to make municipal procurement more accessible to Black- and brown-led cooperatives
- Creative land use strategies that unlock community potential
- Why small, trust-based funding can do more than million-dollar capital projects
Why Now?
The pressure to build climate resilience is real—but top-down infrastructure alone isn’t the answer. Communities that have weathered systemic disinvestment are already crafting their own solutions. Your job? Support them.
Download the guide and explore how to shift from gatekeeping to greenlighting.