Communities for a Better Environment Grant



Organization - Communities for a Better Environment
Grant Amount - $305,000
Foundation - California Endowment
Grant Purpose - Hegenberger Corridor Project: To support a community organizing and advocacy effort to document, educate and mobilize the public about the environmental health and equity aspects of a ten-year redevelopment initiative for the I-880 (Hegenberger) Corridor area of the city of Oakland.


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