Little Village Environmental
Justice Organization
Our Work
Residents of Little Village have organized for decades to change these conditions, including closing coal plants, reclaiming contaminated land as public green space, restoring transit access, and building community-controlled food systems. That organizing history is the foundation LVEJO builds on.
Little Village has spent decades fighting the industrial decisions that shaped this neighborhood without community input — and winning.
Food Justice means ensuring everyone has equal access to food that is culturally significant, nutritious, affordable, and dignified.
LVEJO’s youth organizing program is grounded in the belief that young people are not only those most impacted by environmental harm but also the ones who already carry the solutions.
Hazel Johnson Cumulative Impacts Ordinance
LVEJO is advocating for a proposed City ordinance that would require new or expanding heavy industrial facilities to go through a more thorough zoning process before receiving a permit, including a cumulative impact study to assess potential environmental and health impacts.
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For more than 30 years, Little Village residents have organized to win cleaner air, safer water, and green space on land reclaimed from contamination. Your donation sustains that work.