Sustainable South Bronx
Environmental justice is the core mission of Sustainable South Bronx. Since 2001 it has been promoting sustainable green practices such as green roofing and community planning in this intensely urban borough of New York City. The SSBX organization started its Bronx Environmental Stewardship Training (BEST) program in 2003 and, renamed the BEST Academy, it now has programs in various facets of ecology and green buildings. The program strives to serve mostly low income, welfare to work, unemployed and underemployed residents of of New York City. Training them through classes in ecology, horticulture, environmental remediation, landscaping, retrofitting, weatherization and solar panel installation, it gives its trainees preparation for green careers.
Environmental justice is the core mission of Sustainable South Bronx. Since 2001 it has been promoting sustainable green practices such as green roofing and community planning in this intensely urban borough of New York City. The SSBX organization started its Bronx Environmental Stewardship Training (BEST) program in 2003 and, renamed the BEST Academy, it now has programs in various facets of ecology and green buildings. The program strives to serve mostly low income, welfare to work, unemployed and underemployed residents of of New York City. Training them through classes in ecology, horticulture, environmental remediation, landscaping, retrofitting, weatherization and solar panel installation, it gives its trainees preparation for green careers.
