2. USEPA CARE Grant Partners Neighborhoods Environmental Justice

3. listen to and learn about community environmental concerns help community participants decide on a plan to begin to address environmental problems seize environmental opportunities Our goals are to…

4. Phase I: 1.Environmental education sessions 2.Tell us about your environment 3.Environmental hazards in your area Phase II: 1.List your concerns 2.Pick issues to work on 3.Neighbors create an action plan NLEH Group Meetings

5. Neighborhood focused data, maps 5

6. Healthy foods, gardens, urban agriculture Vel Scott – Healthy meals, education, recipes Growing Power – produce, urban farm

7. What is Environmental Justice/Injustice ? What is your environment? How does environment impact your health? Why does place matter? Phase I Meetings

8. Air, Water, Food, Housing videos/ education sessions Lead/Asthma Programs applications/ fact sheets Local program panels Water pollution/rain barrel workshop Phase I Meetings

9. Categorize Concerns Rank and Prioritize Create an Action Plan Submit Plan to EPA March 2012 Phase II Meetings

10. Monthly meeting attendance: 15-50 25 community partners, still growing 30 youth leaders: ages 16-18 Faith community – LMM Health Hubs & Other Outreach

11. Monthly meetings: attendance maintained 25-30 active core community members 8 emerging neighborhood leaders Website www.nleh.orgwww.nleh.org Energy Savers Contest Members attend community events – Bioneers, Dr. Bullard, Will Allen, hearings Neighborhood Issue and youth videos produced Additional funding obtained – Mt. Sinai and COAD Partnership with COAD- 17 community members have received EPA Firm Certifications as renovators Accomplishments

12. Community photo project 12