“SGA works with local government, community and private sector leaders to help communities make the changes they need to build a healthy and sustainable future. Through community-wide sustainability planning and implementation, project design and implementation, educational conferences and forums, community network development, consulting, and programs, SGA is a catalyst for local community solutions to global environmental issues. SGA’s work covers a broad range of sustainability topic areas, including: energy efficiency and renewable energy; transportation; healthy community development; waste reduction; water conservation; green business; procurement; local, sustainable food; healthy eating; open space and ecosystem enhancement; and sustainability education.”
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Youth Climate Advocacy in Action at Local Conference of Youth
By IOF alum, Katie Stabb I recently had the privilege of being a delegate to the US Local Conference of Youth, or LCOY, in Phoenix,
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School in Bellwood Launches Successful Composting Program
Contact: Becky Brodsky, becky@sevengenerationsahead.org Release Date: September 26, 2024 Bellwood, IL – On Thursday, September 19th, 2024, Thurgood Marshall Elementary School in Bellwood took going
A ‘Core’ Memory: The Great Apple Crunch Takes Over Wrigley
Imagine the roar of the crowd at Wrigley Field, but this time it’s not for a home run. It’s the collective crunch of hundreds of
Meet Five Young Activists Headed to the World’s Biggest Climate Conference
Every year, leaders and experts from around the world convene at the Conference of Parties, or COP, the United Nations annual climate conference, to discuss
Preventing and Reducing Food Waste in Schools
At the most recent Wasted Food Action Alliance meeting held on August 28, SGA’s Zero Waste Schools team presented about share tables and Offer vs.
Students and Farmers Celebrate Apple Season at Wrigley Field
Teachers and students from around Chicagoland will celebrate the beginning of the school year and Illinois orchard season with fun and educational programming before the afternoon Chicago Cubs game at Wrigley Field Wednesday, September 18, as part of Education Day.
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