Offer Micro-grants and/or Micro-loans to people (individuals or groups) for direct, positive change.
Often, the people who would benefit most from having a bicycle (and necessary accessories), tools, a garden, trees, a sewing machine, small business, etc., are stuck in a cycle of living paycheck to paycheck, and just need a little boost to help them break free of unsustainable living.
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Megan Clark
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AdminValerie Bieberich (Admin, Michigan Suburbs Alliance: Climate Action Planning Homepage) commented
Ideally, who would provide the money? Would we crowdsource it? Who would facilitate? (You don't have to have the answers to these questions, just want to start further discussion of this excellent idea.)