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A Win for Environmental Education

Released: June 26, 2007

SEEAL (the Southeastern Environmental Education Alliance) has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the Henry H. Crapo Foundation in New Bedford, MA. The grant is intended to support SEEAL’s first paid coordinator.

SEEAL, a program fund of the Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts, (CFSEMA), was formed in 1997 to promote collaboration among organizations that are involved in environmental education. Today, SEEAL counts more than 50 regional partner organizations, including service agencies, community groups, nonprofits, and public, charter and vocational schools, colleges, and universities. Some of its lead partners include The Trustees of Reservations, UMass Dartmouth, Fairhaven Public Schools, Lloyd Center for the Environment, and Westport River Watershed Alliance.

SEEAL acts as an umbrella organization, applying for and providing grants to local non-profits and organizations who provide environmental education in Southeastern Massachusetts with CFSEMA acting as its fiscal agent. Since its inception, SEEAL has managed over $1.5 million in environmental education programs for the region. In 2002, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts recognized SEEAL’s environmental alliance as the model for the future of regional environmental alliances across the Commonwealth.

This coordinator position will help SEEAL develop organizational and operational infrastructure. The coordinator will be charged with securing and distributing funds to SEEAL’s partners and building SEEAL as an organization.

“We hope to get funding to secure the coordinator position for two years so that we can comfortably get to work applying for grants for the partnership as a whole, and ultimately for regional environmental education programming and resources,” says Jennifer Marshall, SEEAL Coordinator.

If you are interested in learning more about SEEAL, want to get involved and/or make a donation, please contact 508-493-4343 or jmarshall@seeal.org.

SEEAL’s mission is to encourage environmental awareness and stewardship in Southeastern Massachusetts. CFSEMA’s mission is to improve and protect the quality of life in the Southeastern Massachusetts regions.