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FLTS proud to be part of Verde Coalition
The Verde Coalition is a diverse coalition of environmental, community and labor organizations working to create new parks and open spaces to serve our Los Angeles’ low income neighborhoods that have the most residents and fewest parks.
Verde Coalition Members: Coalition LA, Acla, Audubon Center at Debs Park, Collective SPACE, Environmental Defense, From Lot to Spot, SEIU Local 721, Los Angeles Conservation Corps, Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust, Los Angeles Community Garden Council, North East Trees, People for Parks, Progressive Christians Uniting, TreePeople, Steve Cancian, Jessica Hall, Alex Kenefick, David Marquez, Gary Phillips, Misty Sanford, Carrie Sutkin
Viviana Franco awarded 2009 Environmental Hero Award!
FLTS Executive Director Viviana Franco was awarded VOICE’s 2009 Environmental Hero Award. The award goes to individuals who through their work and efforts are improving the environment. Specifically Ms. Franco was nominated for her work in FLTS’s Spaces of Blight Course, a highschool course that teaches students to to revitalize their communities by creating hands on, real-world solutions to blighted spaces.
Volunteers and Organizations Improving the Community’s Environment (VOICE) mission is to educate and motivate individuals and organizations to work cooperatively toward creating a sustainable world by thinking globally while acting locally.
To find out more about VOICE please visit www.greenervoice.org
