1. WORCESTER ROOTS’ MISSION
Worcester Roots Project is a collective of youth and adult organizers on a mission to create opportunities for economic, social and environmental justice.
We send these roots of opportunity into our communities, sprouting up co-operatively run and green projects and initiatives that build toward our vision of neighborhoods that are safe for living, working and playing.
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2. Local action for environmental justice
Organizing with community hit hardest by Environmental Injustice
Making toxic spaces safe to grow food
Making our own media, telling our own stories
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3. Toxic Soil Busters Co-op
Youth-led
Cooperative
Business
-Soil testing
-Lead
Remediation
-Soil safety
education
-Lead-safe
landscaping
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4. 4 Sam - poisoned children under 10 mcg/dl is “safe”
Shows concentrated mostly urban areas (name some of the spots)
Reasons for this concentration (industry, traffic, population) 4

6. Phytoremediation
Using plants to clean soil

8. Worker Cooperative Incubation
Supporting the development of co-ops with a youth, people of color, or environmental focus.
Pioneering models and curriculum for youth to be leaders in worker co-ops and in the cooperative movement.
Democratic workplaces and mission-driven co-op businesses can be powerful, financially-sustainable engines of sustainability, social change and a more just economy. 8

9. Co-op Academy Future Focus Media
YouthGROW’s Drop It Like It's Hot Sauce
SOL Chariots Pedicab
Diggers Landscaping
Green dRIve
Energy Efficiency Crew
Global Village Farms
Access Interpreting
Coffee Cafe
Greenvitalize Urban Growers
Bookkeeping Co-op
Spices and Herbs
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10. Greenvitalize Urban Growers10

12. Worcester Solidarity And Green Economy (SAGE) Alliance12

13. Worcester Community Labor Coalition13

14. Social Venture Collaborative14

15. More Information:
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