Community
(2009 TURI Community Grant recipients celebrate at the State House event in June 2009)
TURI's Community Program strives to help organizations raise awareness of the hazards of toxic chemical use and introduce safer alternatives within their neighborhoods.
We do this by providing:
- Grants to non-profit organizations and municipalities
- Education, training and outreach on toxic use reduction methods and alternatives
- Resources to assist communities and individuals reduce toxics
On this web site you can learn about our Community Grant Program; visit a model community to explore how schools, homes, small businesses, and more can all work towards establishing toxic-free neighborhoods; and learn about toxics that show up in our daily lives through activities such as pest control, cleaning, dry cleaning, personal care, home renovations and more.
What's New?
- Our Community Tip Sheets are now available in Vietnamese, Spanish, and Portuguese, please follow the links at the bottom of this page to download.
- Three Community Grants were awarded in October of 2009. To read the press release click here.
- TURI recently helped fund the conversion of a garment cleaner to 100% professional wet cleaning equipment in Bellingham, MA. This means no more solvent will be used at this facility. Learn more about how we're working with the dry cleaning community in MA. Check out photos when our new wet cleaner was honored as a champion of toxics use reduction in June of 2009.
View a short video giving an overview of the TURI Community Program:
Learn More Through Our Tip Sheet Series
- 10 Tips for a Healthy, Pesticide-free Lawn
- 10 Tips to Improve Indoor Air Quality and Be Safer Inside Your Own Home
- 10 Ways to Find Safer Cleaners
Contact the Community Program Manager for assistance or more information:
Joy Onasch, 978-934-4343
This page updated Thursday October 22 2009