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Renovate Repair & Paint Projects
Lead Remediation Project. Exterior side of house with lead-based paint. This property was ordered to remove lead-based paint hazards by the Health Department because a child was diagnosed with an elevated blood lead level. The owner requested vinyl siding be installed on the exterior of the property.
Lead Remediation Project where a landlord was required to remove lead-based paint hazards after a child who lived in the home was diagnosed with an elevated blood-lead level.
Lead Remediation Project – workers established floor containment to cover carpeting in room. Work crews will remove & replace windows, doors, door casings, & front door threshold in this room.
Lead Remediation Project. Workers establish front entry containment on a rental home where a child was lead-poisoned. The family had to vacate the residence and the owner had to remove the lead-based paint hazards in the property.
Lead Remediation Project. Front entry door that tested positive for lead in a rental home where a child lived and was diagnosed with an elevated blood lead level. The family had to be moved out of the property and the owner had to remove the lead-based paint hazards.
Lead Remediation Project. Work crews are setting up containment to remove windows, threshold and door from interior of home. Exterior work will include encasing windows in vinyl.
Lead Remediation Project. Interior of room after door, threshold, and windows have been replaced.
Lead Remediation Project. This door and casing was replaced because it tested positive for lead in a home where a child lived and who was diagnosed with an elevated blood lead level.
Lead Remediation Project where PEACH replaced windows, installed vinyl siding and landscaped with mulch
Lead Remediation Project where PEACH replaced front door, painted porch floor, replaced windows and installed vinyl siding.
Lead Renovator Training
Students in RRP training course dress in personal protective equipment during hands-on portion of training.
Students in RRP training course use course materials to simulate dust containment during hands-on portion of training.
An example of dust containment established during the hands-on training of the RRP training course.
Students in RRP training simulate establishing work-area entry containment during hands-on portion of training. Students enjoy the RRP training courses!
Students in RRP training simulate establishing work-area entry containment during hands-on portion of training.
Students in RRP training course simulate donning personal protective equipment during hands-on portion of training.
Students in RRP training course simulate donning personal protective equipment during hands-on portion of training. Course Instructor stressing point for wearing PPE.
Students in RRP training course simulate establishing containment.
Students in RRP training course simulate using EPA recognized lead paint test kit during hands-on portion of training.
Students in RRP training course simulate using EPA recognized lead paint test kit during hands-on portion of training.
RRP students review course manual to complete study guide. Student participates in class discussion(on right, second row).
RRP Students use course manual to complete study guide.
RRP students listen to key points about the health effects of lead exposure.
RRP students simulate establishing containment during hands-on portion of training.
RRP students simulate establishing containment during hands-on portion of training.
Students in RRP training course practice establishing containment in hands-on portion of training. (Note: Black frame on wall simulates a window to be removed)
Students in RRP training course practice establishing containment in hands-on portion of training.
Students in RRP training course simulate establishing containment in hands-on portion of training.
Students in RRP training course simulate establishing containment in hands-on portion of training.
Students in RRP training course simulate establishing containment in hands-on portion of training.
Students in RRP training course simulate a wash station.
Students in RRP training course simulate containment and donning personal protective equipment during hands-on portion of training.
Students in RRP training course simulate removing a window during hands-on portion of training.
Students in RRP training course simulate removing a window during hands-on portion of training.
Students in RRP training course simulate removing & containing a window during hands-on portion of training.
Students in RRP training course simulate removing & containing a window with a “gooseneck” seal on trashbag during hands-on portion of training.
Students in RRP training course simulate doffing personal protective equipment during hands-on portion of training.
Students in RRP training course simulate doffing personal protective equipment during hands-on portion of training.
Students in RRP training course simulate doffing and disposing personal protective equipment during hands-on portion of training.
RRP Class participants use course manual to help complete the study guide.
The RRP course manual makes it easy to complete the study guide.
Students highlight important facts in their RRP course manuals.
Students study hard in the RRP class.
Student in RRP training course reviews example of RRP Firm Certification form.
RRP Class participants use course manual to help complete the study guide.
RRP classes include hands-on activities.
Students in RRP training course simulate dust-containment and donning personal protective clothing.
RRP class participants demonstrate a variety of personal protective equipment options. Per student’s (far right) torn tyvec suit, class discussion includes how to contain PPE torn during work activities.
RRP students showcase “gooseneck” seal on trash bags.
Instructor of RRP lead training course talks with students and uses students to demonstrate how to don personal protective equipment. The instructor also offers suggestions on additional PPE containment to prevent exposure to lead dust.
Instructor of RRP lead training course talks with students and uses students to demonstrate how to don personal protective equipment. The instructor also offers suggestions on additional PPE containment to prevent exposure to lead dust.
Students don personal protective equipment during RRP Training Course.
Instructor of RRP lead training course talks with students and uses students to demonstrate how to don personal protective equipment. The instructor also answers questions on additional PPE containment to prevent exposure to lead dust.
A student, donned in protective clothing, simulates using a Hepa Vac during the hands-on training portion of the RRP training course.
Students donned in protective clothing, simulate using a Hepa Vac during the hands-on training portion of the RRP training course
Students in RRP training course simulate using EPA recognized lead-paint test kits.
Students in RRP training course simulate using EPA recognized lead-paint test kits.
Students in RRP training course simulate using EPA recognized lead-paint test kits.
Students in RRP training course simulate using EPA recognized lead-paint test kits.
Community Education Outreach & Partners
PEACH partners with Wytha Balance Yoga to help conduct their annual creative summer camp. The camp uses yoga as a therapeutic intervention to encourage creative and positive thinking, to develop problem solving skills, build creative and critical thinking, improve self esteem and to enrich math and reading skills.
PEACH partners with Wytha Balance Yoga to help conduct their annual creative summer camp. The camp uses yoga as a therapeutic intervention to encourage creative and positive thinking, to develop problem solving skills, build creative and critical thinking, improve self esteem and to enrich math and reading skills.
PEACH partners with Ms. Ingrid Saddler-Walker who specializes in children’s yoga and who holds her Masters in Education and is a counselor in Durham Public Schools. Ms. Saddler-Walker coordinates a summer enrichment camp that uses yoga as a therapeutic intervention. She helps camp participants focus on breathing techniques, mindfulness movement, body awareness, social skills, and creative expression by utilizing yoga therapy, art, music, dance, drama and skill building to change negative behaviors.
PEACH Community Outreach: Lawrence Little (PEACH AmeriCorps member) worked with homeowner, Delores Rogers, to create a garden in an area of her yard where the soil tested positive for lead. Together they enclosed the area with landscaping timbers and transplanted a low maintenance cactus plant and some 4 o’clock perennials from the front yard to the bare soil area and they added additional stepping stones. The garden and stepping stones will serve as a barrier to prevent her from tracking soil into the house.
PEACH Community Outreach: Lawrence Little (PEACH AmeriCorps member) works with homeowner, Delores Rogers, to create a garden in an area of her yard where the soil tested positive for lead. The garden will serve as a barrier to prevent her from tracking soil into the house.
PEACH Community Outreach:Residents attend community workshop about the hazards of lead-based paint and the harmful health effects of lead-poisoning.
PEACH Community Outreach: Lawrence Little, PEACH AmeriCorps member, leading a workshop with partner agencies in the community.
PEACH Community Outreach: Parent’s attend community workshop about the hazards of lead-based paint and the harmful health effects of lead-poisoning.
PEACH Community Outreach: Students in camp program watch “infotainment” movie, Jimmy’s Getting Better, about the hazards of lead-based paint and the harmful health effects of lead-poisoning.
PEACH Community Outreach: Students in camp program watch “infotainment” video, Sesame Street,Lead Away, about the hazards of lead-based paint and the harmful health effects of lead-poisoning.
PEACH Community Outreach: Students in camp program watch “infotainment” movie, Jimmy’s Getting Better, about the hazards of lead-based paint and the harmful health effects of lead-poisoning.
Conferences and Workshops
2006 Lead and Healthy Homes Conference Charleston, SC, L-R: Lenora Smith, PEACH Director, Celina Smith, Trudy Garcia-Travers(AmeriCorps Member)
2006 Lead and Healthy Homes Conference, Charleston, SC, L-R: Lawrence Little (PEACH AmeriCorps member), Liz Colon (Director of Training & Outreach, Childhood Lead Action Project) and Trudy Garcia-Travers(PEACH AmeriCorps member)PEACH Activities
2006 Lead and Healthy Homes Conference, Charleston, SC, featuring the Leadie Eddie Mobile Van.
2006 Lead and Healthy Homes Conference, Charleston, SC, featuring Leadie Eddie Mobile Van. PEACH, as an affiliate of ClearCorps provided AmeriCorps volunteer opportunities for 11 Durham residents.
006 Lead and Healthy Homes Conference, Charleston, SC, provided a tour of renovation and restoration projects in Charleston.
2006 Lead and Healthy Homes Conference, Charleston, SC, featuring the Leadie Eddie Mobile Van. The Leadie Eddie Mobile Van uses fun, creative ways to teach the community about lead-based paint safety.
2006 Lead and Healthy Homes Conference, Charleston, SC, The late Kristin Joyner and her son Michael Joyner. Kristin’s son “Mikey” was lead poisoned at an early age and Kristin worked hard to inform the public about the negative health effects associated with lead poisoning.
2006 Lead and Healthy Homes Conference, Charleston, SC, The late Kristin Joyner (center) receives the Lifetime Achievement Award for her work as Lead Poisoning Prevention Advocate, along with Liz Colon (Director of Training & Outreach, Childhood Lead Action Project), and Leann Howell (Co-founder, American Lead Poisoning Help Association – ALPHA).
2007 PEACH town hall meeting: Director of Durham Water Management addresses concerns about lead in drinking water.
2007 PEACH town hall meeting: Michael Page (Durham County Commissioner) participated on a panel that addressed resident concerns about lead-based paint hazards.
2007 PEACH town hall meeting: Panel Participants listen to community concerns about lead-based paint hazards and the health effects associated with elevated blood lead level in children. (L/R: Michael Page, Durham County Commissioner, Matthew Ramadan (Director of Operation Breakthrough), Ted Parrish (Director of Public Health Education at NC Central University), Gayle Harris (Director of Durham County Health Department) and Saundra DeLauder (Interim Chair of Chemistry Department at NC Central University)
2007 PEACH Town Hall meeting: A representative from Duke Children’s Environmental Health Initiative talks about lead poisoning target areas near downtown Durham.
2007 PEACH Town Hall meeting: Panel Members listen to community concerns. L/R Michael Page, Durham County Commissioner; Matthew Ramadan, Director of Operation Breakthrough; Ted Parrish, Chair of NC Carolina University Public Health Education Department; Gayle Harris, Director Durham County Health Department; and Saundra DeLauder, Interim Chair Chemistry Department NC Central University
2007 PEACH Town Hall meeting: Community questions Panel participants
2007 PEACH Town Hall meeting: Dr. Janet Phoenix, Director of the Coalition for Environmentally Safe Communities (CESC) addressed concerns about lead poisoning in children.
2007 PEACH Town Hall meeting: Community member expressed concerns about lead-based paint hazards and lead poisoning in children.
2007 PEACH Town Hall meeting
2007 PEACH Town Hall meeting
2007 PEACH Town Hall meeting
2007 PEACH Town Hall meeting
2007 PEACH Town Hall meeting
2007 PEACH Town Hall meeting
2007 PEACH Town Hall meeting; The late Dennis Livingston (Director of Community Resources in Baltimore, MD) was keynote speaker.
2007 PEACH Town Hall meeting: Cora Cole-McFadden (Durham City Council member) welcomed Town Hall attendees.
2007 PEACH Town Hall meeting
007 PEACH Town Hall meeting: Ed Norman (Director of NC Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program) conducted information session on lead poisoning in children.
2007 PEACH Town Hall meeting: Harvey Moseley (Durham Department of Community Development) discussed lead-based paint hazards in housing.
2007 PEACH Town Hall meeting: Children watched puppet show about lead-based paint hazards and lead poisoning.
Donate
Donations to PEACH will be used to recruit and train marginalized community residents in various areas of lead-based paint and healthy homes environmental disciplines. We appreciate your support!
Please make any checks payable to PEACH and mail to 800 N. Mangum St., Suite 105, Durham, NC 27701.