Environmental Health

South Bronx Unite works to achieve environmental, health, and social justice in the Mott Haven – Port Morris section of the South Bronx through community organizing, advocacy, and research. We envision a South Bronx where everyone is thriving because we have: equal access to clean air and nutritious food; truly affordable and quality housing; good health care; jobs with livable wages; justice in public safety and policing; resources to nurture arts and culture; people’s centers; open green spaces; good schools with adequate resources; and community-led decisions for public policy.

Our mission is to bring attention to the community led solutions in resistance to chemical exposures, environmental toxins, environmental racism and ecological destruction- all of which negatively impact the health and well-being of fenceline communities.

PODER (People Organized in Defense of Earth and Her Resources) is a women led, people of color grassroots social justice organization formed in 1991 to increase the participation of residents of East Austin in decisions related to the economic development and environmental protection of our communities. Our mission is to redefine environmental issues as social and economic justice issues, and collectively set our own agenda to address these concerns as basic human rights. We seek to empower our communities through education, advocacy and action.