b'Illustration byEdgar Moreno, sixth grade,Spring Garden Healthy MissionThey discussed asking the Pennsylvania govern- a community-led heat relief plan is now available ment for funds to help low-income residents pay air- for other neighborhoods to use.conditioning bills and finding ways to make it easierMs. Sarkar, who is also an artist, says her love to take public transportation to the nearest city-runof nature began in her childhood in a rural part of swimming pool. They also talked about openingeastern Washington state. Her parentstaught her more cooling centers, air-conditioned spacesto appreciate the land, and to nurture the land, where people can escape the heat for a while. Weshe says. If we take better care of the Earth, the started working with churches and community cen- Earth will take care of us.ters to see if they were willing to open spaces and do programming on very hot days, she says.Adriana Burgos, Jose Medina, Aneudi Mota, Only parts of the heat relief plan were put in placeKimora Reyes, and Jose Santos before her one-year fellowship ended, Ms. SarkarSt. Veronica Healthy Herosays. But a step-by-step guide on how to develop 25'