The Hackensack Environmental Justice Alliance, a community group that focuses on helping people who are hardest hit by environmental issues, will hold its monthly meeting Monday, September 9, from 6:30 to 7:45 pm.
A lot has happened over the summer and even more is going on — so please don’t miss this meeting! Here’s the agenda:
1. Welcome and introductions
2. Updates
A. Green Infrastructure Plan
B. EPA grant application
3. Introduction of new co-chairs: Amrisa Niranjan and Pedra Del Vechio
4. Update and clarify EJA’s mission
5. 2024-2025 projects
A. Pet Walk on the River
B. Art at the rain garden
C. Maintaining the rain garden
D. Share your ideas for projects
6. Next steps and to-dos
7. Next EJA meeting: Monday, October 14
The EJA is a great way to connect with others who want to make Hackensack greener, cleaner and healthier for everyone. Please join us.
There will be light refreshments served (snacks and soft drinks).
To learn more about the Green Infrastructure for Environmental Justice project, visit this page.
The meeting is free and open to the public. Please consider making a donation to help support this project. Any amount you can give will help. All donations made through this event will be used to help create a community rain garden or other environmental projects benefitting the community.
The Green Infrastructure for Environmental Justice project is produced by Northern New Jersey Community Foundation, in partnership with the City of Hackensack, Greater Bergen Community Action and Hackensack Public Schools, as well as Hackensack residents and representatives of several organizations in Hackensack. It is supported in part by The Funders Network, AARP, Valley Bank Foundation, TD Bank, M&T Bank Foundation, PSE&G Foundation, the Hackensack Rotary Club, and other supporters.
Questions? Contact Leo Vazquez of the Northern New Jersey Community Foundation at leo@nnjcf.org or 201-568-5608, x2.
