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Solana Center For Environmental Innovation

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This Center began in 1983 and formerly called Solana Recyclers, helped to develop the first comprehensive curbside recycling program in San Diego County and in fact all of California. Funded by grants and community donations and with help from numerous volunteers, The Solana Center strives to inspire community members to recycle and reuse to make our world a better place. The Center is also involved in forest preservation projects, pollution prevention projects and the very prevalent issue of global warming by designing plans that promote sustainable energy usage. They hold education seminars and classes and offer environmental education to schools and organizations. They sponsor a program called S.E.A.L. that stands for Student Environmental Action and Leadership which empowers students and believe it or not at-risk-teens to be environmental mentors to younger kids. You can buy affordable composting bins here as well. Check them out on the Web for more info: www.solanacenter.org

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1 year ago

Great place to recycle electronics. Friendly helpful people making a difference for our community.

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4 years ago

Great, convenient location to get rid of electronic stuff responsibly. Friendly staff.

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Thank goodness for this facility and for the kind individuals who work there. I appreciate you as…read morethe current and poor state of California EBT isn't so much "bad" business as it's "not" business. They place an undue strain upon folks without resources and do not operate by what a reasonable person might expect. Were it not for the CRC, many folks would be doing without. They also provide other services and help in finding what they cannot.

As a DV victim, I have been working tirelessly over the past month with four kids while facing…read morehomelessness. I have applied for every state resource, sought all available grants, and was referred here more than three weeks ago. It took me two weeks to speak with Karina. I obtained money through a GoFundMe created for me and my children after the terrible events, and I managed to come up with a deposit for a home. However, I am unable to pay this month's rent. On the day of my interview, I was praying for the assistance this program claims to provide--financial independence, resources to help victims maintain safe and permanent housing, and the ability to live safely and freely. But since I didn't stay passive while waiting for Karina to find time in her schedule and instead stayed in survival mode to care for my children, I do NOT qualify for this financial assistance. She told me I have to wait to reapply after I get evicted (a three-day notice is in hand today), but that is not enough to meet the program's qualifications. I will not give up. I plan to write a letter to the board of directors of this program, along with all the donors, to explain how I was treated and how a little help could have improved my situation. I also suggest including the requirement that applicants must be homeless in the flyer. Furthermore, allowing only one person to make the final decision and not considering how an eviction affects a mother desperately trying to rebuild her life is heart-wrenching.

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