by Literacy for Environmental Justice | Mar 9, 2019 | Community Partners, LEJ News
Anthony Khalil, LEJ’s Community Engagement Director, will receive the Environmental Education Award at Bay Nature’s Local Hero Awards on March 31. The event is an annual gala that provides funding for Bay Nature, an independent nonprofit publication and...
by Literacy for Environmental Justice | Feb 11, 2019 | Community Partners, Events, LEJ News
On February 5, Literacy for Environmental Justice (LEJ) was honored to receive the Outstanding Park Volunteer Group Award at the 11th Annual Neighborhood Empowerment Network (NEN) Awards. The NEN Awards are San Francisco’s way of honoring and celebrating the work of...
by Literacy for Environmental Justice | Jan 17, 2019 | Urban Greening
Endings can be bittersweet. On Saturday January 12, LEJends (both staff and volunteer) and members of the Potrero Hill community gathered together to continue planting Starr King Open Space, closing out a two-year project. Starr King Open Space is a 3.5-acre...
by Literacy for Environmental Justice | Jan 11, 2019 | LEJ News
Join Our Team at Literacy for Environmental Justice! Youth Eco-Apprentice Program Spring 2019 Is a unique, hands on, after school work program Is designed for youth ages 14-17 in Southeastern District 10 neighborhoods (Bayview Hunters Point, Potrero Hill, Visitacion...
by Literacy for Environmental Justice | Dec 14, 2018 | Community Partners, LEJ News
Executive Director Patrick Rump had an opportunity to speak to a recent meeting of 4S (San Francisco, Science, Stewardship and Sustainability). This group is a cross-organizational partnership between SFUSD (San Francisco Unified School District) and informal science...