Projects
Our projects team partners with local organizations and our city to create a positive, intersectional impact on our community. Many of us weave our interests, both directly and indirectly connected to sustainability, to choose the impact we want to make on our community. All of our projects aim to accelerate climate action in a conscientious, just, and strategic way that helps our city meet its climate goals.
Switch to Electric
Since the beginning, we've been partners with 350 SV Palo Alto on their Switch to Electric Campaign. This campaign aims to partner with local organizations and city staff/council to electrify Palo Alto. We help them plan events, supply volunteers, and coordinate with our council and staff allies.
Youth Climate Advisory Board
Since the Spring of 2023, this project team has been researching and planning for a municipally supported Youth Climate Advisory Board. The mission behind this project is to institutionalize the voice of the youth in our city's sustainability policy development.
Correcting Injustice in Palo Alto Policy
After the National Day of Service in September, 2022, our projects team consulted with local environmental justice organizations and YCS to form this model for supporting environmental justice locally. This project aims to identify policies in Palo Alto that currently have unintented consequences on other cities and explore avenues to mitigate these side effects.
Frontline Communities Report
The Frontline Communities Report is a collaboration project between 350 SV Palo Alto and the Palo Alto Human Relations Commission. Through this project, we aim to understand how climate change is already impacting frontline communities––populations already experiencing the negative impacts of climate change––in order to identify gaps in current programs and develop solutions to address them. We're currently planning partnerships with the Palo Alto Utilities and Sustainability Department to begin listening sessions for community members who may typically be left unheard.
Youth Climate Education
Each year, we partner with school-support organizations––such as the PTA––and Kat Kid Adventure to run a wide range of art projects, eco challenges, after school workshops, and education lessons for locally based elementary and middle school students.
PAUSD Sustainability in Education, Advocacy & Design
In 2022, three of our members worked through Gunn's Advanced Authentic Research Class to convince the school district to purchase electric buses. In 2023, we're expanding this initiative with support from a special projects staff members of Palo Alto's Sustainability Department to explore other avenues to build a more sustainable school district and foster climate literacy in students.
Community Event Planning
Check out our events tab to learn more about the community events we plan!
Food Waste in Schools
Two of our members founded People, Plates, Planet––a school sustainability initiative that aims to minimize food waste on campus by donating unwanted brunch and lunch items to food pantries. Check out their website to learn more! peopleplatesplanet.org