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Welcome to the new CLEARCorps website! We hope this is your first of many visits to our site. We are excited to be an organization committed to the national work of creating healthy homes for all children, families and communities. We designed this website for two purposes. The first is to serve as an up-to-date resource for accessing the latest information about lead poisoning, asthma triggers and other environmental hazards. The second is to invite you to join us in the work of creating healthy home living environments for all children so that they may grow and realize their fullest potential.

If, as you explore the site, you have suggestions for improvement, comments about the site, or requests for information you would like to see posted, please contact us at mail@clearcorps.org.

Healthy Kids Collaborative (HKC) Rhode Island

Lead Remediation Project Kickoff Event On June 29, 2009

Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch was the featured speaker at the “kick off” press event for the Healthy Kids Collaborative’s (HKC) “Lead Remediation Program” held on June 29, 2009. Other speakers for the event included U. S. Senator and former Attorney General Sheldon Whitehouse and CLEARCorps/USA’s Board of Directors Chair William Reynolds (Reyn) Archer III, MD. In his remarks, Dr. Archer said that “This day is about the kids of America and the Kids of Rhode Island.” He went on to stress the collaborative nature of the program and how diverse groups including private and public were coming together for the sake of the children. “Out of a small state comes a big opportunity and a big idea and there’s something we can all learn from in terms of this program.” The goal of the HKC Lead Remediation Program is to remediate lead hazards in 600 homes in six block groups in Providence, Woonsocket, Pawtucket, and Central Falls.

Dr. Archer’s remarks are available below and coverage of the event by “The Providence Journal” is available here.

Dr. Reyn Archer (at podium), RI Attorney General Patrick Lynch and CLEARCorps/RI Corps Members

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Green For All

Free “Going Green” Handbook

Healthy and Green Living

Law And More - Deconstructing What Happens in the Law

“Law And More” Talks to Executive Director Sue Gunderson About:

If CDC Lowers the Action Level From 10 to 5 (06/22/09)

TV Shows Fearturing Lead Issues (03/16/09)

The CPSIA and Its Delay (02/09/09)

Lead Money as Economic Stimulus (02/02/09)