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About Us
The Community Climate Council is a youth-founded, not-for-profit organization advocating for local climate action through enhancing climate literacy and political advocacy in Peel Region, Ontario.
The Community Climate Council is a youth-founded, not-for-profit organization advocating for local climate action through enhancing climate literacy and political advocacy in Peel Region, Ontario.
We were founded on the desire to create a platform for our community members to call for bold local climate action and policy change while also working to develop our own community-led solutions. It is because of this focus that our entire approach is now community-centred and solutions-oriented.
Our organization is entirely volunteer-run, funded through community donations, and inclusive of all ages.
We are working with community organizations and non-profits to educate, inform, and empower our communities to understand not only the reality of the climate crisis but of the immediate actions our elected leaders and communities need to take.
Through our social media and digital climate library, we will be sharing credible sources on all things climate.
The Community Climate Council is comprised of empowered residents who are passionate about using effective policy and legislation to take local action on climate change.
We delegate at city council meetings, meet with local elected officials, and promote opportunities for youth to get involved with city plans or policies.
Community is at the centre of why we do what we do. Our community is a powerful vehicle for creating change at a local level.
Through our work, we provide educational events, resources, and engagement opportunities for community members.
We work to ensure all of these opportunities are respectful, inclusive, and accessible. The CCC itself is composed of community members and this platform was created to welcome as many concerned residents or allies as possible.
In 2019, five young women came across an opportunity provided by Youth Challenge International to catalyze climate action in their municipality. Little did they know, they would soon be founders of a nonprofit climate organization.
Coming from diverse lived experiences, and varied academic backgrounds, they were united by their will to make a lasting impact in their community and make positive change in the world.
While developing their climate solution, they ventured off into making small incremental changes that grew: They made history in organizing Peel Region’s first ever climate strike based in Brampton, and delegated at City Council in support of Peel Region’s first Climate Change Master Plan. After seeing their community’s desire to live in equitable, climate-safe world, we realized that a very valuable gap was missing in our community.
It is for this reason that we are founded on the desire to create a platform for our community members to call for bold local climate action and policy change while also working to develop our own community-led solutions. It is because of this focus that our entire approach is now community-centred and solutions-oriented.Our organization is entirely volunteer-run, funded through community donations and microgrants, and inclusive of all ages.
Please note that the Community Climate Council frequently engages on political issues and may, itself, take action and encourage others to take actions on governmental measures and policies with the best intentions for the public’s interest and our mission/vision.However, the CCC is a non-partisan organization and does not support or oppose any political party or any candidate on any party platform in all our activities.
The Community Climate Council is a registered, non-charitable not-for-profit. This means that we, unfortunately, cannot issue charitable receipts for tax deduction purposes.
You can learn more about where donations will be spent in our organization by following the link below.
Not able to donate financially? You can support our work and mission by donating your time as a volunteer or sharing our work with your own networks and contacts.
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