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Tonawanda, NY
Why We Are Here: Earth Force’s long standing partnership with General Motors prompted the GREEN program’s establishment in Tonawanda. Tonawanda is a first ring suburb and industrial hub of the Buffalo New York metropolitan area. It is located along the Niagara River, which stretches 35 miles long between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, including Niagara Falls. The area has a rich history connected to its location near the Erie Canal and the immigrant populations that have populated the region. The Tonawanda and nearby Buffalo area has experienced industrial growth along the Niagara River due to the availability of cheap power from the falls, bringing jobs as well as environmental concerns. The GM Tonawanda facility is working to help address these types of issues by joining the GREEN program as a good neighbor in this community. This new program will work to address water quality concerns and explore new environmentally focused careers with students in the STEM disciplines.
Demographics: Tonawanda: Kenmore Tonawanda School District - 31% of all students served are receiving free/reduced lunch 6.7% of families were below poverty level throughout Tonawanda. According to the 2006-2008 American Community Survey, the racial composition of Tonawanda was: • White: 94.55% • Black or African American: 2.29% • Native American: 0.12% • Asian: 1.68% • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.00% • Some other race: 0.48% • Two or more races: 0.88% • Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 1.82% Source: American FactFinder, United States Census Bureau. "Tonawanda, New York - ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates: 2006-2008". Factfinder.census.gov. link. Retrieved 2010.
What We Are Doing: We are working to establish new partnerships with the sailing and watershed education group, Buffalo Urban Outdoor Education Foundation, an engineering education organization, Buffalo-area Engineering Awareness for Minorities, and a student environmental action organization, Sustainable Earth Solutions. GM has funding this program for the 2011-2012 school year, and we are excited to start working with the Tonawanda Charter School for Applied Technology. Earth Force History in this Community: 2011 will be the first year we will work in this community. Number of Youth: 0 Number of Educators: 0 Participating Partners: Buffalo-area Engineering Awareness for Minorities, Inc. - http://www.eng.buffalo.edu/beam/ Buffalo Urban Outdoor Education Foundation - http://buoe.org/ General Motors – www.gm.com Sustainable Earth Solutions - http://www.sustainableearthsolutions.com/
Participating School Districts: Charter School for Applied Technology - http://www.csat-k12.org/csat/site/default.asp
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