Worcester Roots Project
Stone Soup Building
4 King Street
Worcester, MA 01610
Ph: 508-335-7783
Fax: 508-755-4974 (call first)
Email:
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Who You Gonna Call?! Toxic Soil Busters Co-op!
WHAT? A group of youth, ages 15-16, who want to make healthier and safer neighborhoods by getting lead out of the soil. We do outreach, workshops, and we are starting a cooperative business.
WHEN? 5 hours a week during the Spring and Fall and 20 hours a week during the summer.
WHERE? Based at Stone Soup, 4 King Street, in Main South, Worcester
WHO? A program of the Worcester Roots Project
What a Toxic Soil Buster member gets out of the program
Business Planning:
Invoice creation
Feasibility
Bilaws
Event organizing
Jamboree July 29th, 2006
Celebration December 8, 2006
Bike Lead Away May 3rd, 2007
TSB Party May 18th, 2007
Participatory Workshops
Theater
Power point presentations
Lead games
Leading Facilitation Workshops
Engaging with City Government
Mayor Declares Toxic Soil Busters Day June 20th, 2006
Landscaping Design and Implementation Skills
Hawley Street Garden Demonstration Site
Worcester Comprehensive Child Care Services walkway
Soil Testing
Participated in soil collection
Trained as lab technician
Created testing/analysis protocol
Administration/Management
Involvement in hiring of new staff, management of staff,
interns, and volunteers
Participation in organizational assessments
Media Work
Written articles for In City Times, Worcester Indymedia,
Stone Soup newsletter
