The
PEACH purpose

The PEACH purpose includes:

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1. To empower grassroots communities to mitigate home hazards; including lead, mold, pesticides, indoor air quality and home safety; 

2. To implement a healthy home strategy that teaches community;

3. residents to recognize home hazards that may lead to serious health problems   for children and to provide resources to residents to aid in the reduction of  home hazards;

4. To create business development and job creation opportunities for impoverished community residents; especially, but not limited to lead based-paint disciplines, asbestos certifications, mold remediation, integrated pest-management, indoor air quality and home safety;

5. To identify perceived liabilities in impoverished communities and transform them into assets in the community; 

6. To develop and to support neighborhood-based strategies to empower  communities to address the challenges and problems of their neighborhoods;

7. To raise public and private awareness of the need for safe and healthy homes and public community properties;

8. To encourage individuals and institutions to participate in effective strategies to increase awareness about the need for safe and healthy housing and communities; and,

9. To assist local governments in program design, policy making and resource allocation for environmentally safe housing and communities.