1. CLIMATE RESILIENCE AT

2. VISION MISSION LOCAL CONTEXT
A just and equitable society in which all communities thrive.
MISSION
To identify and collectively solve issues adversely affecting low-wealth communities throughout Miami-Dade County.
LOCAL CONTEXT
2.7 million people
17% in poverty
57% or 1.8 million people, are “working poor”

3. The CLEAR Miami program is held once a week for twelve weeks, with each session lasting between hours. The program is free of charge and provides dinner, translation, transportation, as well as a concurrent youth program that serves as childcare. The curriculum falls in three content areas (see figure below). The CLEAR Miami program consists of a mixture of lectures, guest speakers, activities, take-home challenges, and participatory discussion. All participants are required to complete a community project proposal as their final assignment.
Between September 2016 and August 2017 there have been three CLEAR Miami cohorts, consisting of a total 55 adult graduates and 17 youth graduates. The CLEAR Miami program greatly increased participants’ understanding of climate resilience, ways to get involved in their communities, and the intersectionality of climate, environmental and social issues.
One-hundred percent of participants had a clear understanding of climate resilience after CLEAR Miami, which is a 70% change since starting the program. CLEAR prompted many of its participants to become more environmentally and socially active.

4. Of 46 responses, about 17% of graduates who had never led an action before CLEAR became first time leaders on a climate, environmental or social justice action - all within the timespan of 12 weeks. Six months after graduation, 100% of the graduates have taken a civic action related to climate resilience.
CLEAR Fellowships

5. Funneling CLEAR graduates into local, regional, state, and federal policy work (ex. County Franchise Agreement, Regional Climate Action Plan, Dade Days in Tallahassee, Citizens Climate Lobby)
Now have begun to change the face of climate change in Miami and widen the circle of concern
Areas of Challenge
Despite our victories we are still facing a lack of political will and climate denial at the county, state, and federal levels
True equity and community input is not institutionally valued
Leveraging this work so that communities can feel tangible benefits in the here and now
Scaling to reach all 1.8 million residents that are considered in poverty or the working poor in Miami-Dade
WHAT WORKS FOR POOR COMMUNITIES WORKS FOR EVERYONE (give examples)

7. My perspective is the urban perspective: Irma as a shock that revealed the profundity of poverty as a stressor

8. ZELALEM ADEFRIS RESILIENCE DIRECTOR ZELALEMA@CATALYSTMIAMI.ORG