Team

“PACE celebrates and acknowledges the power, wisdom, and knowledge already in communities, and equips leaders with new skills and tools to take equitable climate action to the next level.”

“PACE will provide frontline community leaders with the resources they need to address climate change in a way that prioritizes social equity.”

“PACE will pilot a model that we have all been waiting for, one that prioritizes frontline communities and honors and uplifts community leaders.”

“PACE works to provide critical resources to the communities that have historically and intentionally excluded.”

“PACE has great potential to strengthen community and climate resiliency by prioritizing local partnerships, frontline leadership, and social equity.”

“PACE is an opportunity to form a peer network of community leaders that learn together and catalyze climate action throughout California.”

“PACE embodies the belief that an informed and organized community is a powerful force for good.”

“The spirit of justice and collaboration that is the foundation of everything in PACE - from the RFP and recruitment to cohort design and technical assistance.”

“I’m excited for PACE’s potential to see to it that state programs build upon existing community-based efforts to move towards a future of climate justice.”

“PACE creates space for the critical work of centering community leadership in determining the intersection of their existing priorities and actions in preparation for and response to the impacts of climate change.”

“I'm excited for PACE to live up to its potential: honoring and investing in our multi-ethnic/cultural/abled communities expertise to lead and continue catalyzing transformative change.”

“I love that this program celebrates our communities' resilience, knowledge, and unique ways of connecting our interrelated issues.”

“PACE will build the capacity and power of neighborhood leaders to achieve community self-determination.”