The Tempe City Council recently approved the use of federal and state grant funding for new city programs that will benefit Tempe neighborhoods that are most vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

The new project, called Growing Together: A Tree Stewardship & Workforce Development Program, will expand local tree canopy, establish two public food forests and provide workforce development opportunities to community members in the Alegre, Victory Acres, University Heights, and Escalante neighborhoods and the Town of Guadalupe.