Community Hazard Awareness Training (CHATs)
Are you interested in the health, wealth, and safety of your community? Do you want to make your home and/or neighborhood cleaner and healthier for your kids?
Call DWEJ today (313-833-3935) or complete this online form to register for Community Hazards Awareness Training, and you will learn:
- Basic techniques to prevent asthma attacks
- Problems and solutions of lead in our homes and community
- How to recognize and handle safety hazards
- How to recognize discriminatory problems of health, safety, and environment and what to do about them!
To view Detroit Water and Sewerage Department guide to non-toxic cleaners click here.
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Environmental Justice (Home Intervention Team - HIT)
Training for Career Paths
Are you ready for a piece of the pie?
Detroit has 40,000 to 60,000 parcels of land known as BROWNFIELDS - land that actually is or is perceived to be contaminated. These BROWNFIELDS are being redeveloped all over the city for both commercial and residential use.
BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION! Learn marketable trades and HELP TRANSFORM THE CITY! Training includes:
- Lead Abatement
- Asbestos Abatement
- General Contracting
- Hazardous Waste
- Life Skills
This is an 8-week training course. Training sessions will be held at the Michigan Labor Training Facility in Wayne, MI. Transportation is NOT provided.
For more information, contact us at 313-833-3935 or complete this online form.
Choose YOPAP
Youth on Patrol Against Pollution (YOPAP)
Taking a Stand for the Land in the Hood!!
Create your very own environmental justice club in your school, church, after-school and/or block club. YOPAP is an environmental justice club which will give participants:
· An opportunity to develop leadership skills
· Civic engagement
· A sense of community ownership
· A chance to learn about environmental protection and environmental careers
· While having fun, fun, fun!!!
Clubs can start as early as kindergarten and last throughout your elementary/secondary educational career.
Build better science skill!! Get Involved in your Community!! Tell policy makers your concerns!!!
What better way to ensure our future than to get youth actively involved in decision making now. YOPAP gives young people a hands on opportunity to make a difference in their communities. This program will give participants an opportunity to gain multiple enhancements including leadership and academic skills, civic involvement and so much more. The YOPAP adventure will enrich the lives of all who become involved while building skills and abilities that will last them a lifetime. | 
