Grants Awarded July, 2010 - Toxics and Environmental Justice

Grants Paid - July, 2010

•PROTECT THE HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT OF COMMUNITIES THREATENED BY TOXICS & ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

Comite de Apoyo a los Trabajadores Agricolas $25,000
Glassboro, NJ
General support for grassroots organizing work on environmental, economic justice and sustainable agriculture issues with farmworkers in Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states.

Farmworker Health and Safety Institute $25,000
Glassboro, NJ
General support to work with Latino and immigrant farmworker organizations to address environmental and health issues, and impact public policy.

Kentucky Coalition $25,000
London, KY
General support for a statewide citizens' organization promoting environmental justice and long-term social change.

Little Village Environmental Justice Organization $25,000
Chicago, IL
General support for environmental justice work in predominantly Latino communities of Chicago, and for connecting with regional and national work on environmental justice issues.

Oil & Gas Accountability Project $25,000
Durango, CO
Project support for a coalition working on health and environmental issues associated with development of oil and gas resources.

Power U Center for Social Change $25,000
Miami, FL
General support for work on environmental justice issues in Miami and unincorporated Dade County, and participation in regional and national coalitions.


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