This report from Healthy Schools Campaign, a nonprofit organization dedicated to making schools healthier places where children can learn and thrive, documents 10 years of its Space to Grow program. Space to Grow invests in communities that are at high risk of experiencing the consequences of climate change like flooding and extreme heat.

This report, Space to Grow: A Decade of Transforming Chicago Schoolyards and Communities, documents the program’s significant impact on Chicago schools, neighborhoods and the environment. From transforming schoolyards into vibrant, multifunctional spaces that foster learning, play, connection to nature, and community engagement, to helping mitigate flooding, Space to Grow has created lasting co-benefits. The report offers a variety of perspectives, showcasing how these schoolyards have become valuable shared spaces for local communities and an important model for green schoolyards across the country and internationally.