Community Voice drives healthy, climate safe neighborhoods.

Climate change is accelerating, disproportionally affecting historically redlined Chollas Creek Watershed neighborhoods which are most vulnerable to heat and climate-related risks.

To adapt to our changing environment, the voices of the community are essential in communicating neighborhood-scale climate challenges to decision-makers to ensure fair and equitable climate mitigation and adaptation investments.

Ways in which Groundwork supports residents to engage, advocate, and see results:

One-on-One

When we interact with residents, students, community groups and businesses, we listen to their needs, build relationships, and share how they can be a part of making change happen.
Resident Advocacy Training

In sharing knowledge of climate issues and community challenges, we build trust and hope with residents of all ages. They are then inspired to join us doing the “groundwork” to advocate for policy and infrastructure changes that will create a climate safe neighborhood.
Community Groups

We support the Community Planning Groups in partnering and amplifying their community’s initiatives.
Community Leaders

Engaging community leaders across faiths, social, political, and business affiliations, we widen and strengthen the Community Voice for change.
Local Government Officials

Connecting with government officials in all departments, we link decision-makers to resident stakeholders.
Student Voice

Listening to students in grades 4th to 12th gathering their ideas on how to improve the community, empowers our youth to get involved and ignite change.

Our Advocacy priorities projects, policies, and planning activities that will advance climate safe neighborhoods:

- Creating and improving parks
- Increasing Tree canopy
- Reducing impervious and heat absorbing surfaces
- Restoring and improving Chollas Creek through capital improvements.
- Designing and building Green Infrastructure projects to reduce stormwater runoff.
- Designing and installing drought-tolerant landscapes and promoting City incentive programs
- Creating and improving bike/walk paths, trails, and safe street lanes.
- Implementing the Creek to Bayshore Bikeway Trail Plan.
- Facilitating Electric Vehicle purchasing/rebate opportunities.
- Educating residents about de-carbonization.