In fact, the neighborhood's environmental advocate, the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO), was formed in 1998 to voice concerns about lead dust at a local elementary school.
Below is an interview with six members of LVEJO's youth branch, called Young Activists Organizing as Today's Leaders.
In 2003, Becerra volunteered with Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO) to inventory toxins in her predominantly Mexican-American community in Chicago.