Youth Allies

Before embarking on small group service learning projects, 10 youth from the Youth Allies Organizing Program in Santa Fe, New Mexico, piloted a No Idling Public Awareness Campaign to combat climate change.

They hope to inform the public of the unnecessary costs of car idling on the environment, public health, and our pocketbooks.

The goals of the project are to:

• Reduce CO2 emissions caused by Santa Fe drivers by reducing the frequency of car idling
• Improve air quality in Santa Fe by reducing the frequency of car idling, thereby reducing air pollution
• Encourage people to save money for the things they need by reducing unnecessary car idling, thereby saving gas

As part of their public education campaign, they plan to partner with local businesses to put up signs requesting that drivers turn off their engines while waiting for service. The signs will inform drivers of the harmful effects of car idling and the benefits of turning off their engines while they wait.

Below is a public service announce that the youth created to educate the public about the negative effects of no idling.

To learn more about Youth Allies or how you can support their campaign please contact Bianca at bianca@earthcare.

Share Your Classroom's Service Learning Project

In an effort to bridge the gap between schools and the communities they serve, Earth Care International is launching this blog to help both the community and schools stay connected by encouraging Educational Agencies and Community Organizations to share their service learning projects with the public. Consider this Blog the source for highlighting and learning all about Santa Fe's service-learning projects and providers.

If you wish to have your school's project highlighted in this blog, please email Christina at christina@earthcare.org with a short description of your project and photos if any are available. Also let us know about upcoming projects so that we can alert the community to attend your event.