Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    Environmental Sustainability: Training preparation for PHL TCB Commercial Corridor operators in Philly Green Ambassador program. PGA is a 21-week workforce and development program, sponsored by the William Penn Foundation to improve worker's skills in Land Care, Green Infrastructure and Water Quality. Provided Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Certification classes on the EPA's final rule 40 CFR 745.90, lead safe practice requirements. Provided (virtual) lead safety education class with University of Pennsylvania's Center for Environmental Excellence in Toxicology (CEET) in West Philadelphia zip codes 19131, 19151 and 19139. Partnered with the Philadelphia Orchard Project (POP) to maintain and preserve strawberries, apple(Continuation on Schedule O ) peach, plum, cherry and fig trees at the Overbrook Center. Partnered with Penn State Extension to administer Dept. of Agriculture NRCS grant on High Tunnel irrigation and Water Quality Sampling practices. Collected litter and reduced litter index through robust trash collection services on five West Philadelphia Commercial Corridors for Wynnefield Overbrook Redevelopment Corporation (WORC). Virtual presentation to Philadelphia Youth Network students at Overbrook Youth Environmental Stewards (OYES) summer series program. Virtual U-School training for high school students on the Philadelphia Water Department's Green Cities / Clean Waters, and OEEC Green Work Ready program. Developed working group for the Overbrook Farmacy Master Plan that illustrates the OEEC's "Brownfield to Greenfields" transformation strategies. Partnered with Purdue University's EPICS international student program. Virtually assisted engineering students with the design of renewable energy systems for the OEEC.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $244.2K

  • Program 2 [2020]

    Healthy Living Initiatives: Partnered with University of Pennsylvania's Netter Center (AUNI) to host (virtual) weekly nutrition classes for seniors. The OEEC donated vegetable crop production to the neighbors of 62nd Street and Lebanon Avenue.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $4.1K

  • Environmental Sustainability Initiatives

    ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY -HOSTED THE PHILLY GREEN AMBASSADOR PROGRAM TO TEACH 28 WORKERS FROM PHILADELPHIA-BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ON TREE CARE, ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE JUSTICE. THESE WORKERS ARE ALL PARTICIPANTS IN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA'S TCB COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR MAINTENANCE PROGRAM. -WORKED WITH EPA'S OFFICE OF BROWNFIELDS AND LAND REVITALIZATION TO REMEDIATE POTENTIAL HAZARDS AND TOXINS ON ASSESSED BROWNFIELDS SITE LOCATED ON THE 6100 BLOCK OF LANCASTER AVENUE. THIS PROJECT REMOVED VOCS, METALS AND OTHER TOXINS FROM THE VICINITY WHERE 150 RESIDENTS LIVE. -PARTNERED WITH THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION AND UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND AS AN EPA THRIVING COMMUNITIES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER (TCTAC) TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO 12 UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. -HOSTED THE THRIVING COMMUNITIES SYMPOSIUM AT DREXEL UNIVERSITY AND MOORE COLLEGE OF ART ON OCTOBER 17-19, 2024, WITH 350 REGISTRANTS. -PROVIDED COMMUNITY LAND CARE MAINTENANCE ON 90,000 SQ. FT OF VACANT LAND PARCELS IN WEST PHILADELPHIA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. -FACILITATED THE "THE SCIENCE SHOP" PROGRAM WITH THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY FOR 50 PEOPLE TO IMPLEMENT AN EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM TO KEEP COMMUNITIES SAFE FROM LEAD EXPOSURES -OPERATED WYNNEFIELD OVERBROOK REDEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (WORC TO COLLECT 16.4 TONS OF LITTER AND DEBRIS FROM 5 COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS IN WEST PHILADELPHIA. -HOSTED TREE CARE TRAINING WITH THE PA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY TO TRAIN 28 WORKERS ON LAND MAINTENANCE AND TREE CARE. -HOSTED THE EPA FUNDED BREATHE RIGHT AIR MONITORING PROJECT TO MEASURE SIX CRITERIA AIR POLLUTANTS IN ZIP CODES 19131, 19151 AND 19139, AND TO EDUCATE 20 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON HOW TO USE THE MONITORS. THIS PROJECT EDUCATES THE COMMUNITY ON THE IMPORTANCE OF CLEAN AIR AS A BASIS FOR IMPROVED COMMUNITY HEALTH. -HOSTED THE OEEC'S PGA CORPS PROGRAM TO TEACH YOUNG SCHOLARS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16 AND 32 IN MARINE DEBRIS INTERVENTIONS TO REMOVE MARINE WASTE FROM INDIAN & COBB CREEKS. -WORKED WITH THE INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES TO DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK FOR A PHL-BASED RESILIENCE HUB THAT WILL EASE NEIGHBORHOOD-LEVEL STRESSORS RESULTING FROM CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCES. -HOSTED STUDENTS FROM PURDUE UNIVERSITY EPICS PROGRAM. STUDENTS LEARNED TO ABOUT THE OEEC'S GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM. -FACILITATED LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR 12 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO LEARN ABOUT CLIMATE ADAPTATION.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $734.3K