Our programs
Explore our programs focused on environmental health, education, data, community action, and climate resilience.
Our programs
Explore our programs focused on environmental health, education, data, community action, and climate resilience.
Our Core Programs
Three Focus Areas Driving a Greener Jersey City
Environmental Health & Justice Projects
SJC’s Environmental Health & Justice Stewardship Program For A #HealthierJC
Building on the success of our previous Heat Watch & Air Quality Campaign in 2021 (UHI + AQ1), Sustainable Jersey City’s latest initiative will target environmental health educational outreach across the City, and in particular focus on those communities considered part of Jersey City’s EJ (environmental justice) corridor.
Extreme heat and the Urban Heat Island Effect, worsens air quality, impacting people with respiratory ailments and cardiovascular health issues. Jersey City has the highest adult asthma rates in Hudson County.
Volunteer Engagement In The Community
SJC’s Trees & Trash Action Campaign
Building on SJC’s 2020-2021 Tree Mapping Campaign, where citizen scientists mapped 10K trees, and in partnership with Clean Green Jersey, our TTAC effort from 2022-2023 organized volunteers to plant trees, caretake existing trees, and clean up trash in neighborhoods.
This campaign has been so successful that the City of Jersey City is planning to fully adopt and implement the program.
SJC’s Spring & Winter Half Marathons
In 2023, SJC partnered with CityTri for marathon events to raise awareness for cardiovascular and lung health, addressing the city’s high asthma rates and air quality concerns. As a #Healthier JC partner, we incorporated these large scale community events into our EPA funded Air Quality Monitoring in EJ Communities, in partnership with the Jersey City Department of Health & Human Services.
Education & Community Empowerment Programs
Youth Eco Ambassador Program
The objective of The Youth Eco Ambassador program is to empower and educate Jersey City youth about topics that include resource recovery, resiliency, and how to support waste prevention and diversion. We will be educating and training participants on how to be environmental stewards in their community!
Community Sustainability Curriculum Program
SJC would like to see a learning community evolve that includes the school district, municipal employees and other community stakeholders participating together—on both planning and implementing projects which impact the future sustainability of Jersey City neighborhoods.
In 2015, SJC began an educational training program to cultivate environmental stewards, which hosts community and industry practitioners alongside academic professors, and covers various topics essential to urban sustainability and resiliency planning. We’ve had over 300 total graduate thus far.
By collaborating with an array of education partners, we are creating a more informed public that includes representative voices from across all wards of Jersey City. Interested? Click below!
How We Serve the Community
Helping Residents Build a Greener City
Environmental Health & Justice Stewardship Program
Building on the success of our previous Heat Watch & Air Quality…
Green Infrastructure & Urban Forestry
Sustainable JC’s Green Infrastructure initiative focuses on the idea of reducing…
Youth Eco Ambassador Program
The Youth Eco Ambassador Program (YEAP) is an initiative designed to…
Technical Assistance for Jersey City Municipality
There are currently 21 community gardens located throughout Jersey City…
Featured Program
Jersey City Data and Story Maps
Use maps and local data to share community stories, highlight environmental conditions, and support better planning across Jersey City.
Ongoing & Past Projects
SJC Tree Mapping Census Campaign
Mapping trees to protect Jersey City’s canopy.
Green Infrastructure Program
Using green solutions to reduce flooding.
Tree Speech Project
Sharing stories about the value of trees.
Heat Watch and Air Quality Campaign
Tracking heat and air quality across communities.
Featured Program
Jersey City Data and Story Maps
Use maps and local data to share community stories, highlight environmental conditions, and support better planning across Jersey City.
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