Steve Rosenberg will share the inspiring work of the Hudson Valley Alliance for Housing and Conservation. This is a special presentation from our Funding Futures initiative that is open to the public.

Healthy communities need both abundant, affordable housing and protected land that supports clean water, food production, climate resilience, and outdoor access. Land is the common denominator - neither affordable housing nor conservation goals can be achieved without it. This unique, regional approach built on shared values, trust, and mutual support is creating a new playbook.

Brought together in 2022 by project co-conveners Rebecca Gillman Crimmins and Steve Rosenberg, 14 of the region’s leading land trusts and affordable housing organizations are partnering to advance the effort.

Funding Futures: Together We Decide is a new training and grant program from Partners for Climate Action. Six Funding Futures Fellows, each from a different town, will learn how to work with their communities to set ecological goals and find funding for them. During the one-year process, our cohort participates in a pilot training and support program to organize community conversations in their towns around environmental priorities.

Bio:

Steve Rosenberg, Alliance co-convener (dba Regionality LLC), is the former Sr. VP of Scenic Hudson and Exec. Director of the Scenic Hudson Land Trust. Steve served on the board of the Land Trust Alliance for nine years. He has led many efforts bringing land, equity and conservation together at the regional scale, including authoring the NYC/Hudson Valley Foodshed Conservation Plan, launching Scenic Hudson’s River Cities Program, and leading efforts to transform Hudson River post-industrial waterfronts into safe and inviting public places.