by Nicole Mcclain | Aug 10, 2020 | Bayview Hunters Point, Behind the Scenes, LEJ News, Urban Greening
LEJ in partnership with California State Parks will be breaking ground at 1150 Carroll Avenue this fall. Our Native Plant Nursery and Community Garden expansion will provide local jobs, access to nature, healthy food, green infrastructure, and ecological restoration...
by Nicole Mcclain | Jul 13, 2020 | Bayview Hunters Point, Behind the Scenes, Community Partners, LEJ News
Patrick and Nicole were interviewed by Eric Simons for this Op-Ed piece in Bay Nature Magazine. Here’s what Nicole had this to say about the impact of Covid-19: “[Candlestick] it’s like a forgotten zone. That existed before, but COVID illuminated that...
by Nicole Mcclain | May 29, 2020 | Bayview Hunters Point, Eco-Apprentice, LEJ News, Urban Greening
Literacy for Environmental Justice (LEJ) is a place-based nonprofit organization which for twenty yearshas strengthened at-risk communities and the natural environment in southeast San Francisco, with anemphasis on engagement with children and youth. Our work has...
by Nicole Mcclain | May 19, 2020 | Bayview Hunters Point, Behind the Scenes
My name is Jawanza Barial-Lumumba and I’m not only a member of the Board of Directors for Literacy for Environmental Justice (LEJ), I was a youth participant once upon a time. LEJ provided many tools and resources that helped me to continue work in the non-profit...