ABOUT SAFE
SAFE, South Atlanta for the Environment is a community–based environmental health collaborative of residents, community-based organizations, neighborhood groups, governmental agencies, businesses and other stakeholders in Neighborhood Planning Unit-V (NPU-V). The SAFE coalition will be convened and facilitated by Environmental Community Action Inc. (ECO-Action) (www.eco-act.org) and will work in cooperation with our partners from grassroots organizations, federal, state, and local agencies, businesses, residents, and others.
As an environmental health collaborative involving community-based organizations, municipal and state/federal agencies, a university, and local businesses, we strive to:
- Develop a Community-Based Environmental Health Collaborative;
- Conduct a Multimedia Environmental Assessment;
- Design and Implement a Leadership Training Institute;
- Establish Environmental Priorities;
- Develop an Environmental Risk Reduction Plan;
- Share Lessons Learned with other Communities;
- Ensure the sustainability of SAFE beyond current the funding source.
SAFE PARTNERS WORKING TOGETHER
Through a memorandum of understanding, SAFE partners pledge to share their knowledge, resources, and time, in order to ensure a coalition that will work in the best interest of the health and environment of Neighborhood Planning Unit-V (NPU-V) residents. SAFE partners will invest time in building relationships, working through a structured process, and getting results. SAFE will tap into the power of collaboration and participation. SAFE will also facilitate inter-generational learning and youth development for social and environmental health justice.
By working together, we will enable the community to gain the power to protect human health and the environment. Through SAFE, NPU-V residents will have an opportunity to learn about the links between the environment and health and what they can do to improve their environment and their health.
FUNDING
The source of funding for SAFE is a $100,000 United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) grant. This award to ECO-Action is for a two-year period. Plans are under way to secure additional funding and to diversify our funding sources to ensure the sustainability of SAFE.
QUESTIONS/ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
If you have any question or need additional information contact SAFE Project Director,
Dr. Yomi Noibi at 404-584-6499.