We partner with limited-income and minority communities in the Southwest to protect the environment, improve community health and build safe neighborhoods.
Contact us to see what programs we have available for you. We are a community-based, non-profit, tax-exempt organization that has been extensively involved with environmental, health and safety issues in southern Arizona for over 30 years. Our mission is to preserve the environment and protect human health through the development of a sustainable future. We partner with neighborhoods that are unde
r economic, environmental and health stress and help determine the risks to which the residents are exposed and actions to be taken to reduce those risks. We conduct risk reduction and healthy homes interventions, provide technical assistance, conduct community participatory research, offer educational opportunities, respond to community needs and implement programs to make immediate and long-term impacts. We work to create a sustainable world where there is environmental justice and opportunity for all people regardless of economic, ethnic, nationality or gender status. We work with communities to set priorities for risk-reduction activities and create self-sustaining, community-based partnerships that continue to improve the health and safety of the community.
03/09/2026
Join us for a community cleanup along Plumer Rd, from 33rd St to 36th St. No experience needed—just bring your energy and care for community and land stewardship.
Date: Saturday, March 14th
Time: 9am-11am
Location: Pueblo Gardens neighborhood
Link in our bio for RSVP. Invite your neighbors!
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Únete a nosotros para una limpieza comunitaria a lo largo de Plumer Rd, desde la calle 33 hasta la calle 36. No se necesita experiencia; solo trae tu energía y tu compromiso con la comunidad y el cuidado de la tierra.
02/26/2026
El plomo en su hogar podría estar poniendo en riesgo a su familia — especialmente a los niños y las mascotas. 🏠⚠️
Muchas casas antiguas aún pueden contener plomo oculto en la pintura, el polvo o las tuberías, y es posible que usted ni siquiera lo sepa.
Contáctenos hoy mismo para saber mas sobre el plomo y asegúrese de que su hogar esté seguro.
Join us this Saturday for a neighborhood clean up in Barrio Nopal.
We will be cleaning 6th ave, from Elvira to Los Reales. Please meet at the corner of 6th and Elvira. Make sure you bring a hat, water bottle, and closed toed shoes!
02/25/2026
Lead in your home could be putting your family at risk — especially children and pets. 🏠⚠️
Many older homes may still contain hidden lead in paint, dust, or pipes, and you might not even know it.
Don’t guess when it comes to your families health.
Reach out to us today for more information and make sure your home is safe.
Visit our booth to learn about programs supporting Tucson families.
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¡Ven a saludarnos! Visita nuestra mesa para aprender sobre los programas que SERI tiene disponibles para las familias de Tucson.
02/09/2026
🚨 Elevated Lead Levels Found in Rheumacare Capsules
Handelnine Global Limited (doing business as Navafresh) has voluntarily recalled Rheumacare Capsules (lot no. CAM040 & CALO79-N). The conducted tests by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found that it contained lead at levels up to 11,100 parts per million, which are significantly higher than the permissible limits.
Elevated lead levels pose risks such as cognitive impairment, anemia, reproductive issues, and in severe cases, seizures and death. Rheumacare Capsules, packaged in white plastic containers, is used for joint pain relief. The product was distributed nationwide via the website www.navafresh.com.
If you have these capsules, stop using the product and discard it immediately. Refunds will be issued. People with questions can contact Mr. Ankit Mota by phone (442-223-0999) or email ([email protected]).
02/02/2026
🚨 Shrimp Paste Recalled Because of Potential Lead Contamination
In January 8, 2026, Gusto Group Inc. (Paterson, NJ) has voluntarily recalled Klong Kone Shrimp Paste because of its potential to be contaminated with elevated levels of lead. The recalled product was sold at Golden Land in Des Moines, IA and Terri Lee Oriental Groceries in Maywood, NJ between April 2023 and December 2023.
The recalled shrimp paste comes in two sizes (454g and 910g), packaged in a white jar with a red cap. To date, there has been one report of four children becoming ill, which involved diarrhea and elevated blood levels. People who bought this shrimp paste should return the product for a full refund.
They can contact the company at (862) 264-6774 or [email protected] for questions.
01/31/2026
🌧️🌱 FREE Passive System 🌱🌧️
Join us in strengthening our neighborhoods with FREE passive rainwater harvesting systems designed to manage stormwater, reduce runoff, and support a greener, healthier environment.
Eligible families can receive up to 3 free trees and 7 free shrubs with their passive system installation—bringing more shade, beauty, and resilience to their homes and community.
This opportunity is available for neighborhood-scale projects and Tucson Water residential customers eligible under the rainwater harvesting rebate program.
Interested in participating? Contact us to see if you qualify.
🚨 Limited spaces available!
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🌧️🌱 Sistema pasivo GRATUITO 🌱🌧️
Únete a nosotros para fortalecer nuestros vecindarios con sistemas pasivos para captura de agua de lluvia, diseñados para manejar el agua de tormenta, reducir el escurrimiento y apoyar un ambiente más verde y saludable.
Las familias elegibles pueden recibir hasta 3 árboles gratuitos y 7 arbustos gratuitos con la instalación de su sistema pasivo—aportando más sombra, belleza y resiliencia a sus hogares y a la comunidad.
Este programa está disponible para proyectos a nivel vecindario y para clientes residenciales de Tucson Water que sean elegibles bajo el programa de reembolsos de la captura de agua de lluvia.
¿Te interesa participar? Contáctanos para saber si calificas.
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SERI is a community-based, nonprofit, tax-exempt organization that was created in 1994 as a community participatory research institute dedicated to providing unbiased research to disadvantaged and marginalized communities to solve their environmental challenges and build healthy and safe neighborhoods. Communities in southern Arizona face past, present and future environmental problems including pollution, water scarcity and rising temperatures. Economically disadvantaged communities are disproportionately impacted and have the least resources to develop solutions. For over 20 years we have partnered with neighborhoods that are under economic, environmental and health stress and help determine the risks to which the residents are exposed and actions to be taken to reduce those risks. We conduct risk reduction and healthy homes interventions, provide technical assistance, conduct community participatory research, offer educational opportunities, respond to community needs and implement programs to make immediate and long-term impacts.
Our Mission
Our mission is to partner with low-income and minority communities throughout the southwest to protect the environment and improve community health.
Our Vision
We work to create a sustainable world where there is environmental justice and opportunity for all people regardless of economic, ethnic, nationality or gender status.
The communities in which we live and work have been disproportionately affected by pollution in the past and present and unless things change will be so in the future, especially as human-made global warming impacts the climate. These communities have the fewest resources to address the issues that affect their families and homes. We provide assistance and conduct research to create the capacity necessary to address these problems. Our strategies to accomplish this are: to provide communities with methods to mitigate the effects of exposure to pollutants and environmental threats to their health and livelihood; to enhance society's ability to protect the environment and human health by implementing science and engineering solutions with local leaders; and to use science and technology to create solutions which respect the earth and understand our partnership with it.
