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...
by Literacy for Environmental Justice | Apr 29, 2020 | Bayview Hunters Point, LEJ News
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...
by Literacy for Environmental Justice | Mar 27, 2020 | Bayview Hunters Point, LEJ News
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,...
by Literacy for Environmental Justice | Jan 29, 2020 | Bayview Hunters Point, Eco-Apprentice, LEJ News
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...
by Literacy for Environmental Justice | Jan 22, 2020 | Bayview Hunters Point, Behind the Scenes, Eco-Apprentice, LEJ News
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...
by Literacy for Environmental Justice | Jan 21, 2020 | Bayview Hunters Point, Behind the Scenes, Eco-Apprentice, LEJ News
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...
