Cal Fire is providing $47 million to protect California's children from extreme heat by creating more green spaces at schools, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday.
"California is heading into a hotter, drier future and extreme heat will only become more dangerous. We're taking action to protect our kids -- especially in underserved communities -- from hotter temperatures with our best defense: nature," Newsom said.
The first round of funding for this initiative will provide an implementation grant to a project in the San Francisco Unified School District, and includes planning grants for schools in Contra Costa, Sonoma, Monterey, Santa Clara, and Alameda counties. "Creating schoolyards where children can safely be outside, protected from extreme heat and surrounded by vegetation instead of concrete is something Cal Fire is proud to support, and is something every child should be able to experience at school where they learn and grow," Cal Fire Director and Fire Chief Joe Tyler.
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