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West Harlem Environmental Action, Inc.

Peggy Shepard
Executive  Director
271 West 125th St., Ste. 211
New York, NY 10027
Phone: (212) 961-1015
Fax: (212) 866-4511

Mission Statement

 
West Harlem Environmental Action, Inc. (WE ACT) is a nonprofit organization working to improve environmental quality and to secure environmental justice in predominately African-American and Latino communities. Since 1988, WE ACT has worked with citizen groups, youth, community residents, environmentalists, local, state and federal governments, and educational and medical institutions. Based in northern Manhattan, WE ACT advances its mission through research, public education, advocacy, mobilization, litigation, legislative affairs and sustainable economic development.

  • Geographic focus: New York
  • No membership
  • Other organizational activities (not directed specifically toward children): advocacy, education


    • Please note: the information presented above was provided and reviewed for accuracy by West Harlem Environmental Action, Inc. and was not verified independently by the Children's Environmental Health Network.
    Publication date: 5/5/99