Personalizing progress.
Storytelling harnesses the power of the network, member activities, and grant programs to help SSDN demonstrate and disseminate proofs of concept within the Southeast. Projects will generate stories from current Southeast Sustainable Communities Fund (SSCF) grantees and the SSDN network about sustainability best practices in the Southeast and aid in disseminating those stories broadly.
OUR STORIES
A Green Lining to New Orleans Storm Clouds: How a new nonprofit coalition is teaching neighbors how they can create solutions for flooding in their community
A new nonprofit coalition called Umbrella is teaching neighbors in New Orleans Hoffman Triangle how they can create solutions for flooding in their community
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Connections Create a More Sustainable Tennessee Valley
Tennessee and Alabama local governments are building relationships with TVA to improve energy efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and work toward alternative power sources.
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Interweaving Equity into a Sustainable South
SSDN members understand that groups that have been marginalized by economic systems or racial biases are more likely to find themselves disproportionately affected by climate change, energy costs, and other environmental threats.
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Duck Hill, MS, is on the Rise
Inland small towns and rural areas are feeling the very real effects of stronger storms and intense rainfall. This includes the tiny town of Duck Hill, Mississippi, with a population of roughly 1,300.
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Adapting Climate Approaches in a Changing Charleston, South Carolina, Neighborhood
In a city like Charleston with deep cultural roots and more historic buildings than you can count, the effects of growth on neighborhood preservation and the growing impacts of climate change demand a new approach that can address both issues simultaneously.
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Savannah’s Homegrown Green Infrastructure
With several public and private partners, Savannah’s Office of Sustainability is creating a new way to replenish trees and revive hope for some of the city’s marginalized neighborhoods.
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Reducing Peak Energy Demand in Buncombe County, NC
Peak demand in the county during the colder months has more than doubled in the past several decades as the population has grown, and many of those energy users are low-income families that struggle with the cost of heating.
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