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Special Projects
Children's Environmental Health
EJP works with several national Catholic organizations
to promote standards which will better protect children from environmental
toxins and, with allied organizations, to protect the poor from
undue environmental harm.
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more about this Program
Youth Leadership Development
EJP is committed to helping develop youth leadership programs.
For example, EJP worked with the National Federation for Catholic
Youth Ministry to develop a comprehensive environment program
for young people that includes resources and training for adult
youth leaders and youth themselves.
Regional Grants
In recent years, EJP awarded regional grants from $4,000
to $25,000 to encourage dioceses to link together and develop
local and regional environmental policy agendas, and to build
the capacity to organize and be effective in the area of environmental
public policy.
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about our past grant activity
St. Francis Model Parish Awards
EJP awards parishes who make a commitment to care for and
respect God's creation with a special certificate.