Four Communities in Georgia Receive $1.2 Million in Brownfield Grants to Return Blighted Properties to Productive Reuse and Promote Economic Redevelopment
ATLANTA (April 25, 2018) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected 144 communities, including four in Georgia, for Brownfields Environmental Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund [see below], and Cleanup grants [see below]. In total, 221 grants totaling $54.3 million will provide communities with funding to assess, clean up…
Images from past Black Youth Leadership Development Institutes
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Harambee House, Inc. works in conjunction and in partnership with federal and local agencies to provide OSHA-regulated Environmental Health & Safety Training (EHST) to Savannah area businesses, contractors, community members, volunteers, returning citizens and young adults. This training includes 4- and 8-hour modules on safety topics such as…
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*** Training Postponed *** Due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, the Harambee House is following the lead of local and state government and is postponing the start of our Environmental Careers Worker Training Program (ECWTP) for two weeks. The training program will begin on March 30 and run…
Black Youth Leadership Development Institute
The Black Youth Leadership Development Institute Is… A group of young black people, teachers, community educators, parents, various professionals and regular citizens committed to redirecting the talent and energy of black youth into positive growth and development. The purpose of the Institute is to train, mentor and cultivate…
Tools for Change – Savannah
Tools for Change – Savannah, sponsored by the Kellogg Foundation, was a project spearheaded by The Harambee House, Inc / Citizens for Environmental Justice (HH/CFEJ) that is helping communities engage in Community-based Participatory Research (CBRP). The project focused its initial research on violence and its correlation with environmental…
Past Programs
Archive of Harambee House past training programs. Through its many years of community service and environmental protection initiatives, The Harambee House / Citizens for Environmental Justice (HH/CFEJ), has created community-based programs that provided seminars and training for citizens to impact their cities and persuade government officials to improve…