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Phoenix event plants 56 trees and spotlights domestic violence awareness
Summary
At a Planting Hope/ Paint Phoenix Purple event in Edison Eastlake, city and APS partners planted 56 trees donated by APS as a visible reminder of domestic violence awareness and to expand shade and green space as part of resident-driven neighborhood revitalization.
Planting Hope volunteers, resident leaders and city officials on Dec. 3 gathered in the Edison Eastlake neighborhood to plant 56 trees donated by APS in an event that links urban greening with domestic violence awareness. "These trees ... will serve as a lasting visible reminder of our collective commitment to ending domestic violence," the event host said, citing the Paint Phoenix Purple campaign.
Councilwoman Keisha Hodge Washington, who helped introduce the event, credited resident leaders and the Phoenix Revitalization Corporation for designing the grant application that secured funding. Housing director Titus Matthew told attendees the broader neighborhood transformation is supported by more than $40,000,000 from the Choice Neighborhood Implementation Grant that will convert about 577 public-housing units into more than 1,000 mixed-income residences and add nearly nine acres of green space.
Maria Morales, APS community program manager, said APS’s community tree program is intended to cool urban neighborhoods and provide long-term shade and beautification. Resident leaders described programs such as the Resident Leadership Academy and a Little Free Pantry as examples of how local initiative helped secure the planting.
Organizers invited attendees to a resource fair and community-center activities after the planting and took a group photo for volunteers wearing purple.
