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Grantmaking on Environmental Justice
Research consistently finds that environmental hazards and associated health risks fall disproportionately on low-income communities and, especially, on communities of color. Many people -- farmworkers working with harmful pesticides, asthmatic kids breathing polluted air, neighborhoods living on the fencelines of freeways or factories -- find their health seriously compromised by unhealthy environments.
In response, many communities get organized: to tackle environmental health problems where they live, work, and play; to promote cleaner, greener jobs and economic development; and to build a next generation of leaders and active citizens defending environmental health and justice in policies and in the marketplace.
Environmental justice offers many opportunities for effective grantmaking across funder interests in health disparities, environment, social justice, civic engagement, green jobs, sustainable agriculture, and climate justice.
Examples of grantmakers who fund EHEJ work:
The 7th Generation Fund for Indian Development
Examples of groups working on EHEJ issues:
West Harlem Environmental Action
California Environmental Justice Working Group
Deep South Center for Environmental Justice
Resources:
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