News & Resources
Access guides, tools, and information to bring SGA’s work
to your community.
News: October 29, 2025
For over 20 years, Beyond Green Partners has been transforming school kitchens across Illinois, proving that it's possible to shift…
News: October 28, 2025
By Jaidon Santos-Volpe, Evanston Township High School senior, YCJS Committee Member and Climate Action Planning session co-lead On October 10,…
News: October 8, 2025
On Wednesday, October 1st, Seven Generations Ahead (SGA)’s Zero Waste Schools team and Illinois Farm to School Network (IFSN) hosted…
News: October 8, 2025
Northwood Middle School in Highland Park, Illinois just launched their zero waste program, and it was a resounding success. With…
News: September 29, 2025
On Thursday, September 25th, dozens of elected officials and community leaders from west suburban Chicago met to discuss the future…
News: September 28, 2025
While it’s long been known that ultra-processed foods are less healthy and worse for the environment than fresh, local food,…
News: August 27, 2025
In the spring of 2025, Seven Generations Ahead (SGA), through the PlanItGreen initiative, partnered with Less is More, a sustainability…
News: August 26, 2025
With federal Inflation Reduction Tax Credits being phased out on on July 4, 2026, SGA in collaboration with the Urban…
News: August 12, 2025
We have two reflections from current and former IOF students who recently returned from the Local Conference of Youth, a…
News: August 7, 2025
The Village of Oak Park just got a unique addition to its electric vehicle charging infrastructure, with a Voltpost charging…
News: July 28, 2025
By Gary Cuneen, Founder/Executive Director, Seven Generations Ahead The clean energy landscape is at a critical juncture. The "One Big…
News: July 10, 2025
On Thursday, May 1st, 2025, students at Proviso Township High Schools District 209 got a taste of local food, from…