A grant, “Partnership for Change: Community Building for a Greener Lehigh Valley,” was awarded through the Lehigh Valley Greenways mini-grant program and will create a partnership between Lehigh Carbon Community College and Promise Neighborhoods to develop an environmental program in summer 2024.

The $6,900 grant will support coordination between LCCC and Promise Neighborhoods to plan activities; adapt the “BIO 115 Field Biology” course to increase environmental justice, conservation and climate change topics, and support volunteer activities to increase awareness of the benefits of the natural world and the importance of conservation.