Community
Create locally focused partnerships to mitigate or eliminate local pollution and the impacts thereof.
Health
Advance environmental Prevent accumulation of health through enforceable measures, clean technologies, renewable energy, and innovative approaches.
Advocacy
Prevent accumulation of pollution sources in and around Latino communities through community-based campaigns.
Leadership
Develop leadership for a healthy participatory democracy and engage in land use, air quality & transportation planning, and policy processes.
Empowerment
Build new leaders to become public representatives for their families, neighborhoods and communities a t local, regional and statewide levels.
Rooted in California's Central Valley, LEAP works alongside farmworkers, immigrants, and underserved communities to build leadership, advance policy solutions, and create sustainable pathways to economic and environmental justice.
Community-driven solutions. Policy-level impact. Regional systems change.
Our Mission
We engage communities t o increase social justice awareness, strengthen grassroots leadership for the empowerment of Latinos, immigrants, farmworkers and youth to achieve environmentally sustainable justice while improving the economy and community health.
Our Vision
We want t o create a civil society infrastructure for a sustainable participatory democracy. Together, we can develop a culture o f active civic participation, community accountability and social justice for a healthy, strong and vibrant California.
How We Work
- Leadership development
- Community organizing
- Participatory action research
- Policy advocacy
- Coalition building
Together, we are building stronger communities and a healthier planet for generations to come.
Be Part of the Change
oin us i n creating a future where equity, opportunity and a healthy environment are possible for every community.
