The mission of the VEJC is to build the health and wealth of communities of color, low-income communities, and communities overburdened by pollution in Virginia by reducing the disproportionate impact of environmental hazards through educating, empowering, and mobilizing grassroots organizations and individuals to speak for themselves and through building an alliance to advocate for equitable policies and practices.
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A CLEAN, HEALTHY, JUST, and EQUITABLE
Environment for All Virginians!
We respect and uphold the absolute need for clean air, water and soil in consideration of generations to come. The future is not ours to erase.
Why You Should Support and Donate to the VEJC™
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Virginia's FIRST Solar Powered Community Resiliency Hub
PRC Partner Opens 1st Solar-Powered Resiliency Hub in Virginia. Partnership for Resilient Communities partner, the Virginia Environmental Justice Collaborative, made history on April 30, 2022, as it celebrated the grand opening of its community resiliency hub, the first-ever solar-powered resiliency hub in Virginia.
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Promoting Equity in Transportation as an EJ Advisor to the TRECH Study
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Rapid Response to support Community Based Organizations during the pandemic
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VA Environmental Justice Mapping
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EPA EJ Academy
The VA Region 3 EJ Academy:
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1st Virtual Academy
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1st outside of Region 4
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1st to Focus on EJ issues in a single state (VA)
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Community-shared electric vehicles, Scooter and Bike Share, and EV Charging Stations at the Hub
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General Organizational Support - Staffing etc.
