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VeggieRx and partners recruit climate-health promoters; training includes stipend and community placements
Summary
Urban Tilth and VeggieRx partners presented a 26-hour climate-health promoters training aimed to create community ambassadors; cohorts include in-person sessions, a $500 completion stipend, and placement opportunities at partner events including Earth Day.
Bailey Ward (Urban Tilth) and David McClellan (VeggieRx community health promoter) described a climate-health promoters training that aims to train ambassadors who will promote climate-smart health practices and support event-based outreach. The training is 26 hours in person (with an initial Zoom welcome), includes modules on parks and streets, climate-smart food production and culturally relevant nutrition, and offers an end-of-program stipend of $500.
Organizers reported prior recruitment and graduation numbers: spring 2024 recruited 44, registered 35, graduated 31; the recent Spanish cohort (2025) recruited 50, registered 47, graduated 30. Organizers said the next cohort begins March 18 and that they hope to recruit about 300 project-area residents by the grant’s end. Presenters asked partner organizations to commit to hosting and mentoring promoters for events (for example, Earth Day) and outlined deliverables for promoters including surveys, photos and short recaps to document outreach impact.
David described typical event staffing needs (three at a table, two floating) and emphasized cultural humility, public speaking and teamwork skills as essential for success. Organizers also described a train-the-trainer model to sustain facilitator capacity across cohorts.
