About Us
Each year, Nuestra Casa, Climate Resilient Communities, Rise South City and Thrive Alliance collaboratively plan the Climate Summit for San Mateo County with the goal of highlighting the needs and voices of underrepresented communities that are confronting the uneven impacts of climate change.
Our vision is that every person is San Mateo County and beyond breathes clean air, drinks clean water, lives in a healthy home, and is part of a disaster-resilient community in which their voice matters. The Summit is a venue to push for the policy change, cross-sector partnerships, and power shifting necessary to achieve this vision.
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Rise South City is committed to creating dialogues with our frontline communities about climate change & social equity issues and to learning about the different intersectional systems that underpin it and help develop local solutions for transformational reform. We promote community resilience, economic equity, and climate stability.
Thrive Alliance is a thriving network of nonprofit, government, business, and community leaders with a shared commitment to promote and strengthen the nonprofit sector, thereby improving the quality of life in San Mateo County.
Nuestra Casa exists to uplift Latino families in East Palo Alto and the mid-peninsula through community education, leadership development, and advocacy. Nuestra Casa advocates, informs, and trains members of our community to become environmental justice leaders for all of San Mateo County.
Climate Resilient Communities advocates for community-driven strategies and priorities, increases collaborative efforts with cities and community leaders, engages communities in climate change planning, secures financial support to implement community-based solutions, provides opportunities for residents, and mainstreams climate change in schools and youth programs.
