South Bay Sustainable Communities Network
501 (c)(3) Nonprofit
Be part of the solution, not the problem.
Tuesday, November 27th is "Giving Tuesday!" We are so thankful to our donors who allow us to do all that we have done. We would greatly appreciate any donations you are willing to give during this time! Thank you!
Our Mission:
The mission of South Bay Sustainable Communities Network is to build healthy and sustainable communities by encouraging people to create lasting change in their daily lives through education and community engagement in environmental conservation, neighborhood composting, and sustainable urban farming.
"The Earth will not continue to offer its harvest, except with faithful stewardship. We cannot say we love the land and then take steps to destroy it for use by future generations."
- John Paul II
Thanksgiving Day Hike 2023 Flyer.pdf
Thank you to everyone who attended this year's Beautify Chula Vista!
This year, 125 people have volunteered 416 hours of their time to help clean up 1,000 lbs of trash! Thank you to everyone who came out to help keep Chula Vista clean!
Hilltop Hiigh School's Y4SF Team
Updated Y4SF Totals
With a little over a month into the new school year, all Y4SF schools combined have accomplished diverting 10,700 lbs of food waste from the landfill, of which more than 9,000 lbs were edible foods that were rescued and redistributed to food-insecure families. Way to go Y4SF!
Y4SF Students Taking Action
On September 12th, Y4SF students from Otay Ranch, Bonita and Hilltop High School attended the city council meeting to support the single-use plastics reduction ordinance. Facing Chula Vista Mayor John McCann along with the rest of the city council, Y4SF students prepared speeches to express their care and support for such an important cause.
What we Accomplished in 2022
We composted 50,000 pounds of food waste from our 16 neighborhood drop off locations which prevented...
1,992 Gallons
of gas that would have been used to transport food waste to the landfill.
33,665 Pounds
of Carbon Dioxide greenhouse gas that would have been emitted from our landfill.
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Tina Mattias Sustainable Journey Article 042023.pdfTina Matthias' Story Published in the Local Newspaper!
We would like to give a shout out on an amazing article written about Tina Matthias' sustainable Journey! We are so happy to not only see her story told but for it to be published in a local newspaper for the south bay community. Please take the time to read and learn about our founder's story that inspired her to start this non profit, create sustainable neighborhoods and the youth led program implemented in both middle and high schools within the Sweetwater Union School District.
Click Here to See Last Year's Beautify Chula Vista Event!
Beautify Chula Vista 2022.mp4
Youth 4 A Sustainable Future
Local youths taking charge of their future at school!
Community outreaches
Contact us for participation and volunteering, or if you would like us to participate as a vendor at your event!
Covid-19 has created a plastic disaster! Single-use plastic bans that have been passed are not being enforced and it is taking a toll on the environment. Supporting restaurants with take-home food options has brought on a surge of single-use plastic utensils, straws, bags, and condiment packages. Though useful when eating in a non-home environment, taking these items just to eat at home becomes unnecessary and wasteful! Let's be conscious of the environment and practice sustainability when placing take-out or delivery orders and not include these single-use plastics in our orders. Join us in our "Opt Out Takeout Plastics Campaign" to help reduce single-use plastics in our landfill and cut restaurant expenses by not having to provide these plastics!
