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Literacy for Environmental Justice
Making Bayview Hunters Point a More Resilient Community
Earlier this week, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. At this moment, everyone is eager. Eager to leave the house, eager to get to the gym, eager to get back to work. In other words, there is an eagerness to get back to the grind of "business as usual"....
How LEJ is Supporting Essential City Services
LEJ is slowly emerging from the cocoon it’s been wrapped in for the last few weeks. As of this Tuesday, we are slowly easing back into plant operations. We are fortunate that the urban greening work we do to support the public infrastructure projects on Treasure...
Social Distancing In Public Parks and Trails
The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) prepared the following statement in support of the safe use of parks and open spaces during the COVID-19 outbreak. As of March 26, 2020, more than 1,000* organizations, including Literacy for Environmental Justice,...
Internship Announcement: Restoration Technician Eco-Apprenticeship
Literacy for Environmental Justice (LEJ) is a place-based nonprofit organization which for twenty years has strengthened at-risk communities and the natural environment in southeast San Francisco, with an emphasis on engagement with children and youth. Our work has...
Eco-Apprentice Stories: Maycee Pogue
To cap off our Eco-Apprentice story series, we wanted to feature one more member of the LEJ family. Please read on to learn a little bit about Maycee Pogue, who started at LEJ in September 2018 and finished in March 2019. Maycee answers the five questions we like to...
Eco-Apprentice Stories: Denicka Posadas
Denicka Posadas was an Eco-Apprentice in 2018. In December Denicka answered questions about the Eco-Apprentice program. 1. How long were you at LEJ? I was an eco-apprentice for LEJ around 9 months, I wanted to go on further but during that time I had a lot on my plate...
Eco-Apprentice Stories: Eunice Quintanilla
Continuing our spotlight on the Eco-Apprentice program. Please meet Eunice Quintanilla, one of our current apprentices: My name is Eunice Quintanilla, and I am an Eco-Apprentice/ Habitat Restoration Technician here at Literacy for Environmental Justice (LEJ). I was...
Eco-Apprentice Stories: Rainey Korang
This week we are continuing to spotlight our Eco-Apprentice program. Please meet Rainey Korang, who was a member of the Eco-Apprentice team from June 2017 - August 2018. Rainey first discovered LEJ during a career fair at San Francisco State. At the time, Rainey was a...
Eco-Apprentice Stories: Tony Marks-Block
LEJ launched the Bay Youth for the Environment Program (BYE) in 2004, in partnership with the California State Parks Foundation). This unique urban park revitalization and community stewardship program focused on Candlestick Point State Recreation Area. BYE’s main...
LEJ is Hiring – Community Programs Coordinator
Join our amazing team of environmental educators and climate justice leaders! Experience fun and meaningful work restoring wetlands alongside our community in Bayview. LEJ is hiring for a full-time Community Programs Coordinator. See the full job description here, and...