Friends and Neighbors of Glen Park

At A Glance

Location: 

Somerville, Massachusetts

Primary Issue Area:

  • Environmental Health

Active since:

2007

Grants Received In:

  • 2008

Core volunteers:

14

Community Size:

77,104

Our Purpose

to develop a local resident owned and operated organization with the capacity to remain active, vigilant and committed to informing, educating and organizing all the residents in the affected area for as long as it takes to resolve contamination at the 50 Tufts St site and in our neighborhood.

Summary of Projects

The group received a grant in 2008 to build capacity in our neighborhood organization to engage the community in understanding and monitoring the contamination to groundwater. The water is carrying PERC in a groundwater plume beneath homes, a public school playing fields and community gardens. Funds will be used to hire a resident to coordinate the project along with outreach materials and translation fees.