3. San Juan's Day Intergenerational Stories

With the goal of building stronger community ties across generations and documenting traditions and stories about San Juans Day, this year’s festival will feature youth interviews with older community members. Story collection will contribute to a record of local traditions and be available for wider dissemination throughout the year.

Location: Ward 1

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11. Menlo Park Improvements Community Visioning

Youth from Ward 1 will work with Parks and Rec to lead community design and feedback events at Menlo Park to inform and improve Prop 407 Phase 3 renovations and identify how to increase shade equity for Menlo Park youth and other visitors.

Location: Menlo Park

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13. Neighborhood Nature Walks and Community Building

Youth from Ward 1 will lead neighborhoods to identify community assets and needs, foster a Sense of Place, as well as learn and practice sustainable and holistic approaches to community development. This will increase youth leadership in the community and activate community cohesion in the neighborhood to map and identify ideas for neighborhood improvements.

Location: National City, Elvira

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21. Park West Senior and Young Family Programming

This project provides support for senior and youth programming on Ward 1 west side. Neighborhood associations will collaborate to provide programs that help elderly neighbors and young families in the area.

Location: Park West

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5. Cultural Heritage and Community Engagement Research by Youth

High school age youth from Ward 1 will conduct action research and implement cultural heritage and community engagement projects. Youth will work in collaboration with their history classes and the Mexican American Heritage and History Museum. Youth projects will culminate in a museum exhibit and community celebration open to the public.

Location: Downtown

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12. Early Childhood Literacy for Ward 1 Families

Families with young children in Ward 1 will have access to family education, literacy, and enrichment programming. Children and families will learn together through ongoing family workshops. Program participants will receive training, culturally-relevant educational materials and complimentary membership to Tucson Children Museum to continue their own literacy and enrichment.

Location: Midvale

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14. Community Empowerment through Digital Storytelling

Through digital media workshops, Ward 1 youth will tell their own stories of equity, social justice, and community empowerment. Workshops provide youth critical digital media and literacy skills for community, career, and educational activities..

Location: Nopal

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6. Beautification and Safety Projects on Main

This project will install planters and/or storm to share curb cuts and plantings along Main near the Dunbar Pavilion and at the corner of University and Main where storm flooding creates unsafe conditions for cyclists and pedestrians.

Location: Dunbar Springs

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10. Casa de Encanto Accessibilty Curb Ramps

Curb ramps will be placed around Casa de Encanto, an affordable housing apartment complex designed especially for the elderly and mobility impaired living at 60% or less of area median income. Improvements will help residents access public transportation and get around the neighborhood.

Location: Menlo Park

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1. Mission Road Beautification

This project will install of colorful, painted planters with native, drought resistant plants or trees near bus stops and along the roadway on Mission Road between Silverlake and 36th to beautify the area and increase greenery/shade. This project will culminate in a community event where neighbors can assist with painting, planting, and cleaning the roadway.

Location: Mission Road between Silverlake and 36th (A Mountain)

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2. Beautification of Heritage Reach Walk along the Santa Cruz

High school youth from Ward 1 will seed bird and butterfly habitats along the Heritage Reach of the Santa Cruz River from Irvington to Speedway. The project will include wildflower gardens and signage with QR codes so people can learn about the natural and cultural history of the Santa Cruz River.

Location: Santa Cruz River - Heritage Reach (Irvington - Speedway)

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4. Barrio Hollywood Storm to Shade Planning

Barrio Hollywood faces stormwater flooding at Ontario and Delaware. This project will support design and planning sessions with neighborhood residents to collect ideas for storm to shade projects that can to reduce flooding and activate shade projects.

Location: Barrio Hollywood

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15. Rose Neighborhood Beautification and Traffic Slowing

This project will bring together neighbors to beautify Rose neighborhood with tree plantings, native landscaping, and traffic slowing measures. The focus of the project is neighborhood pride and community investment.

Location: Rose

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16. Mission Rd at Kennedy Park Beautification

In order to create a welcoming entrance to Kennedy Park at the Richard Elías-Mission Library, this project will focus on improving landscaping. The project will incorporate community input and engagement and increase greenery through rainwater gardens.

Location: Santa Cruz Southwest

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17. Santiago Hills/Anklam Roadway Beautification

Santiago Hills Neighborhood Association will introduce art and beauty along Anklam Road near Camino Santiago. Improvement efforts will include using painted planters and native and drought-resistant plants.

Location: Santiago Hills

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19. Sunnyside Traffic Triangle

This project will support the design and implementation of a traffic triangle at Holladay and Santa Clara. The traffic triangle will consists of landscape, art, art storm water infrastructure.

Location: Sunnyside

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20. Neighborhood Shade Investment

Youth from Ward 1 will lead efforts to help mitigate the effects of climate change in Sunset Villa and Mission Circle. Youth will work with neighbors and city partners to increase equitable tree canopy cover for neighborhood residents.

Location: Sunset Villa, Mission Circle

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7. Indigenous History and Exhibit Development

Indigenous artists and community members will create art that highlights indigenous history and talent for the Mexican American History Museum and throughout the TCC Campus. This project will be open to the public and educate the community to foster a greater appreciation and understanding of the historical factors that created modern-day Tucson.

Location: El Presidio

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8. Barrio Sobaco Neighborhood Entry Monument

This project will support the development of a neighborhood monument at Barrio Sobaco. Barrio Sobaco is one of the oldest barrios in Tucson currently does not have any identifying signage or public art. This project will bolster community pride and bring public awareness to the community.

Location: El Rio Acres, Silvercroft

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9. Tohono O'Odham Family Monument Improvements

The O'odham Family Monument at the base of A-Mountain was installed in 1999. There is a community plan to add landscaping, lighting and additional beautification elements. This project would contribute to improve the accessibility and landscaping around this cultural monument highlighting the indigenous heritage of Tucson.

Location: Kroger Lane

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18. Adobe Brick Workshops

Ward 1 will offer workshops on Adobe brick making that elevate the skill set and knowledge of community members about the cultural relevance and history, and building of adobe bricks. Workshops will be offered in collaboration with local bricklayers and artisans.

Location: Sin Nombre

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22. Intergenerational Stories - El Pueblo Park

As mural renovations begin at El Pueblo Park and community center, youth will interview older community members to contribute to a record of local stories that celebrate community history and pride. Intergeneration stories will be incorporated into the public art and space.

Location: El Pueblo Park

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23. Barrio Santa Cruz Community Mural

A mural will be installed near or in Barrio Santa Cruz. The project is an opportunity for community members and neighborhood association to collaborate and connect as the murals are created.

Location: Santa Cruz

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24. Cushing Street Skate Park Development

$250,000 will be allocated to the development of the Cushing Street Skate Park. Funds will be used to support beautification/landscaping, public art, and other amenities needed at the park.

Location: Cushing Street Overpass

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