2025
Annual Report
CRC's work is rooted in the lived experiences of residents on the frontlines of climate change. Explore how our programs, partnerships, and community leadership helped drive solutions rooted throughout the Bay Area.
At Climate Resilient Communities (CRC), our work is rooted in the lived experiences of frontline residents who face the most severe climate threats. Across East Palo Alto, Belle Haven, North Fair Oaks, and the greater Bay Area, CRC empowers community voices — youth, elders, families — to create locally-led solutions for resilience, safety, and long-term thriving.
In 2025, CRC expanded our impact through deep partnerships, new leadership programs, and tangible neighborhood projects. From protecting homes against rising heat and smoke to launching new Climate Change Community Teams (CCCTs) in historically under-resourced areas, CRC is building a model of community-driven climate action that is powerful, replicable, and just.
Together, we are not just responding to the climate crisis — we are reimagining what resilience looks like when it is built by and for the people most affected.
Celebrating Community-Led Resilience: CRC’s 2025 Annual Report
Our 2025 Annual Report tells the story of how Climate Resilient Communities is advancing climate justice, one neighborhood at a time. In the face of obstacles and funding cuts, CRC's staff and communities persevered to double down on our efforts, expanding our sphere of influence and deepening our programs to reach even more frontline residents.
From CPR training for our communities to helping develop local policy change to developing multiple new Climate Change Community Teams, the report highlights real solutions shaped by the communities we serve. Explore the milestones, voices, and partnerships that are building a more resilient future across the Bay Area.
Our Impact.
In 2025, CRC made measurable progress across our communities thanks to the leadership of local residents, partners, and volunteers:
$190k
In Compensation to Community Members
Including stipend participation in CCCTs, disaster preparedness workshops, & assessments.
$1.8M
Total Community Investment
From all five Climate Resilient Communities programs to action-oriented projects.
Nearly 9000
Community Members Engaged
Bringing residents together for Climate Change Community Team meetings, disaster preparedness workshops, community vulnerability assessments, policy change focus groups, fun family events, and more.
9
Climate Change Community Teams
CRC has 2 CCCTs in progress & 7 operating, engaging nearly 2000 residents in 2025.
11
Rain Garden &
Cistern Installations
We are proud to have reached our goal, completing a project with a cumulative 25 rain gardens and cisterns over 2024 and 2025.