CLIMATE CHANGE
COMMUNITY TEAMS
At Climate Resilient Communities, we know that resilience starts with local voices. Our Climate Change Community Teams (CCCTs) are made up of residents, parents, youth, elders, and nonprofit leaders — building neighborhood power to shape climate adaptation, emergency response, and community-driven solutions.
OVERVIEW OF CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNITY TEAMS.
At Climate Resilient Communities, we know that resilience begins with trusted relationships. Our Climate Change Community Teams (CCCTs) bring together frontline residents, youth, elders, and civic leaders to turn community insight into adaptation action. From East Palo Alto to South San Francisco, these teams are driving equity-centered climate strategies — block by block.
Each CCCT is guided by core principles: resident power, co-creation, and practical action. Teams meet monthly to surface local priorities — whether it’s preparing for wildfire smoke, planning flood defenses, or shaping equitable city planning.
Resident leaders are compensated for their time through stipends and training grants. In 2024 alone, CCCTs hosted 16 events with over 340 community participants — distributing emergency kits, co-leading community science walks, and presenting to local governments.
HOW WE WORK:
CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNITY TEAMS (CCCTs)
CRC’s program designs have centered around our Climate Change Community Teams (CCCTs), which are the bedrock of our organization, ensuring each project is meeting genuine community needs. These cross-sector community groups, composed of residents, faith leaders, non-profit organizers, and youth representatives are formed to start climate resilience projects and programming at the neighborhood level and are currently facilitated in East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, and Belle Haven (Menlo Park).
Each new project stems from consultation and direction of the Community Teams and CRC provides frequent updates at each team’s monthly meeting to inform and garner feedback on project outreach strategies, implementation methods, and overall program direction. We incorporate community feedback and involvement at every step of the process: from idea formation, to siting and scoping projects, throughout implementation, and in review and evaluation. As a small, community-based organization, we believe the neighborhoods we work in should have ultimate control over what is done around them and make it an absolute priority that community voices are heard and uplifted whenever and wherever possible.
About Climate Change Community Teams:
Where CRC Builds Community Resiliency:
Through hands-on support with our partners, stakeholders, community leaders, and residents, CRC has had the opportunity create networks and processes for our constituency power building and coalition that provide direct feedback on our programmatic strategies, designs, & intervention selections, including in the following areas of the South Peninsula region:
CCCTs Inform CRC Programs.
Climate Resilient Communities and its team operate 5 major programs that operate throughout the South Peninsula region of Bay Area California. Click below to learn about each of our areas of work and how you can reach CRC to find if any of these services fit your community or resident needs:
