The National Movement for a #LeadFreeUSA
A nonprofit fundraiser supporting
Black Millennials 4 FlintBlack Millennials 4 Flint is a participant of #GivingTuesday 2019 to create a #LeadFreeUSA.
$730
raised by 12 people
$15,000 goal
Black Millennials For Flint (#BM4F) is the first and only grassroots, environmental justice and civil rights organization in US history founded by African American and Latinx millennials with the purpose of bringing like-minded organizations together to collectively take action and advocate against the crisis of lead exposure. We were founded February 10, 2016 in Washington, DC. Our work began as a community outreach project with Thursday Network Greater Washington Urban League and quickly expanded into a national movement for a #LeadFreeUSA.
Our Four Point Action Plan guides the scope of our work:
1. Raise funds and cultivate resources to improve the quality of life of communities impacted by lead exposure.
2. Advocate for the eradication of lead in air, consumer products, housing, soil, and water.
3. Educate & equip the general public with digestible information regarding lead and lead exposure.
4. Build coalitions with like-minded organizations.
While we exist as a national organization, we have targeted service areas in: Baltimore, Maryland, Flint, Michigan, Memphis, Tennessee and Washington, DC.
Our signature programs include:
- Lead Prevention Ambassador Program
- Young, Gifted & Green Community Action Summit (Congressional Black Caucus)
- Training & Development
- Community Resource Development
- Lead Reporting App Tool Development
- Political Advocacy
Some of our organizational milestones include:
Key Community Partner with DC Council leading to the passing of the DC Childhood Lead Prevention Amendment Act of 2017
Key Community Partner with First Trinity Missionary Baptist Church and Jaden Smith's Company 501CTHREE with The Water Box
Key Community Partner with the MD House of Delegates for the passing of 2 Lead Bills in 2019
Presented with Congressional Black Caucus Green Room Award of Excellence 2018
National Black United Front Ujima Community Award 2019
All of our media coverage can be found here.