Environmental Justice Partnership (EJP)
What is the Environmental Justice Partnership program?
The Environmental Justice Partnership (EJP) is a two-year collaborative effort between SDAPCD’s Office of Environmental Justice, County of San Diego’s Office of Sustainability and Environmental Justice (OSEJ), California Air Resources Board (CARB), community-based organizations (CBOs), and individual community members to reduce air pollution and improve air quality in some of the communities that are most impacted by air pollution. Community members participating in the EJP will take part in community education, air quality monitoring, identifying air quality issues in their neighborhood, and developing strategies to reduce air pollution.
What can community members expect in the EJP program?
The EJP program will have five (5) community workshops and one (1) regional convening. Each workshop will be two (2) hours long. Workshops will begin February 2025 and be spaced out over 18 months. In addition to workshops, there will be opportunities for community participants to install sensor-based air quality monitors and meet with public agencies to discuss and advance solutions to improve air quality in their communities.
Participation includes:
- Stipends of $75 per workshop attended
- One indoor air purifier for each participant to use in their home
- Food and childcare provided during each workshop
- Language interpretation and materials translation for each community workshop
Who can apply
Community members (ages 16 and up) who live in the communities listed in the table below are eligible to apply. Space is limited. Up to 120 participants regionwide will be selected.
If you would
like help filling out the application or would like more
information about the program, contact David Flores (He/Him) via
email at David.Flores@sdapcd.org or
phone by calling (858) 414-9210.
EJP Focused Communities | Zip Code(s) | Partnering CBOs in the focused communities |
Barrio Logan National City | 92113 | Environmental Health Coalition |
City Heights | 92104, 92105 | City Heights CDC |
El Cajon | 92019, 92020, 92021 | El Cajon Collaborative |
Escondido Vista | 92025,
92026, 92027 | Vista Community Clinic |
Linda Vista | 92111 |
Bayside Community Center |
San Ysidro | 92173 |
Casa Familiar |
Southeast San Diego | 92102, 92113, 92114 | The Urban Collaborative Project - CDC |
Spring Valley | 91977, 91978, 91945 | Spring Valley Community Alliance |
Partners
This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under assistance agreement (5C—98T90601 – 0) to the San Diego Air Pollution Control District. The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Environmental Protection Agency, nor does the Environmental Protection Agency endorse trade names or recommend the use of commercial products mentioned in this document, as well as any images, video, text, or other content created by generative artificial intelligence tools, nor does any such content necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Environmental Protection Agency.