Delaware Valley

Delaware Valley Earth Force is currently working with over 2,500 students and 80 teachers in 50 schools in southeastern Pennsylvania. Some recent projects our Earth Force students have completed include:

- Starting a school wide recycling program

- Operating an urban tree farm and promoting tree stewardship in the community

- Creating a school recycling program for plastic, aluminum and old cell phones

- Renovating a school greenhouse and growing vegetables for a local charity

- Developing an outdoor sensory garden for students with visual impairment

- Planting 180 trees to help improve native plant restoration projects

In addition to providing project support, Delaware Valley Earth Force offers training institutes to teachers and other adult leaders of youth throughout the school year. Check out the training events on our events page for upcoming workshops and our summer institutes.

Our office offers the Earth Force CAPS and GREEN programs to educators in the Delaware Valley, including the five-county region of southeastern Pennsylvania and parts of New Jersey. Click to find out more about our programs, or contact us using the information provided below.

Contact Us

100 Greenwood Avenue
Wyncote, PA 19095
Phone (215) 884-9888
Fax (215) 884-9895
Email delval@earthforce.org

Executive Director
Anne Rahn

Program Director
Evelyn Christian

Program Coordinator
Vera Figueiredo

Environmental Education and Outreach Coordinator
Samantha Goldman

Director of Youth Development
Dawn Wales

Office Manager
Wendy Weber

2009 Youth Summit

News Items

Earth Force Youth Leaders go to DC

1 Jun 2009 - Earth Force engages young people as active citizens who improve the environment and their communities now and in the future.” That is the Earth Force mission. And in keeping with that mission, Delaware Valley Earth Force Youth Leadership Team had the opportunity to take a trip to Washington, D.C. to learn more about what it means to be an active citizen.“ More...

DVEF 2009 Youth Summit Huge Success

27 May 2009 - Over 700 students from the Delaware Valley came together to showcase their Earth Force projects at the 2009 Youth Summit. More...

Lingelbach Elementary School Honored for Watershed Work

22 May 2009 - The Students at Lingelbach Elementary School in Philadelphia received the 2009 Schuylkill Action Network's Educational Award to recognize their hard work in improving the health of the Monoshone Creek. More...

Earth Force Students Promote Ethical Electronics Recycling- Nets Over 10,500 lbs.

28 Jan 2009 - Earth Force students from Cedarbrook Middle learned about the impact of e-waste on our environement and worked to promote ethical electronic recycling at their Middle School. The project, in partnership with the TTF watershed partnership collected over 10,000 pounds of eletonic waste. More...

Success Stories

West Olney Poster Campaign Raises Awareness!

10 Feb 2009 - West Olney seniors tackle global warming and littering issues in their community by raising awareness of fellow students, factulty and staff through a poster campaign. More...