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Commission recognizes youth climate leaders and presents Joanna Wald awards; education team reports 19,000 youth reached
Summary
The commission presented Joanna Wald Environmental Service Awards to Kirk Grimes (A. Philip Randolph Institute) and Diya Sharma (youth founder of Persistent Planet), heard an environmental education update showing nearly 19,000 youth reached, and received youth presentations about summer programs and school-based initiatives.
The San Francisco Commission on the Environment honored youth and community organizers and heard an update on the department’s environmental education work at Tuesday’s meeting.
Commissioners presented the Joanna Wald Environmental Service Award to Kirk Grimes of the A. Philip Randolph Institute and to Diya (spelled in transcript as "Diya") Sharma, a recent high-school graduate and founder of Persistent Planet.
Commissioner Eddie Ahn introduced Kirk Grimes, noting APRI’s long history in Bayview Hunters Point and Grimes’s role in recruiting youth to climate programming. Grimes accepted the award and acknowledged colleagues and APRI staff he said…
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