We are thrilled to publish and share the Youth Corps Eco-Leadership Program Final Report 2015-2016. Our team had the pleasure of mentoring 60 outstanding 2nd-12th grade students who came from schools all over the greater Los Angeles area. Each student implemented a Grades of Green Activity of their choice, and the results are outstanding! Thank you to our generous sponsors for your support, including the Murad Family Foundation, Earth Friendly Products, Alcoa Foundation, City of Santa Monica, and Southern California Edison. Congratulations to the amazing students who participated in the Youth Corps this year, we are so impressed with your passion for inspiring and empowering your communities to care for the environment!

INSPIRED? We hope so! Apply for the 2016-2017 Youth Corps Eco-Leadership here and watch the 2015-2016 Youth Corps Presentations here!

We are thrilled to publish and share the Grades of Green Trash Free Lunch Challenge – Final Report 2015-2016. After months of working hard to reduce lunchtime waste, the 2015-2016 Trash Free Lunch Challenge has educated and inspired over 14,500 students on how to reduce, reuse, recycle and rot (compost); saved schools over $13,000 by reducing trash bag liners used and waste hauler fees; and empowered participating schools to divert over 53,000 bags of trash, or 531 tons from landfills.  Thank you to our generous sponsors for your support, including the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County, LUSH, Northrop Grumman, Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Kanabe, UKonserve, Johnson Ohana Foundation, Chevron, City of Santa Monica and Go Green Lunchboxes. Congratulations to the amazing schools who participated in the Challenge this year, we are so impressed with your programs and results! Interested in registering your school to compete in the 2016-2017 Trash Free Lunch Challenge? Registration is now open! Click here for more information and to join today!