Since 2008, Hope Blooms has had a measurable impact on the community of North End Halifax in food security, community confidence and inclusion, and education.
In 2016, Dalhousie School of Health Promotion conducted research to measure impact through the lens of the youth parent (s)/ guardians:
Since day one we have been as gentle and loving to our environment as we can. We want to leave this world better than it was. More than a program, together we are creating a lifestyle for children, youth, and caregivers who are a part of the Hope Blooms family.
What does it mean to be net zero? The amount of greenhouse gas that we produce and the amount of gas that is removed is even, in other words: We are offsetting the emissions we produce with the green space and the technology that we are implementing at Hope Blooms and the community we serve.
This community that has historically been marginalized, and usually left out of conversations when being disproportionally affected by the climate crisis. We want to disrupt this cycle by being climate stewards and creating a clean technology hub run by youth.
Ways we are doing it: