This $223,600 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 was made under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) to the Children & Teachers Foundation of the Chicago Teachers Union. The project will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors in Chicago, Illinois. Key activities include hosting two 2-week EJ Freedom School cohorts for high school students to develop local school climate action plans and serve as climate change champions for their school communities. The project will also provide educational field trips and create an EJ Freedom Zine. Expected outcomes include students presenting their action plans publicly, adoption of recommendations from the plans, and increased community environmental literacy. Sub-awards will be made to eligible community organizations to assist students with their action plans and potentially host program participants.
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