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Thank You For Coming!

Photos by Kayla Ling, 10th grade, The Nueva School. (More photos from Summit at bottom of page).

The second annual Climate Summit of San Mateo County was a resounding success! Thank you to our co-hosts Nuestra Casa, Climate Resilient Communities, and Rise South City as well as our generous sponsors for their support in putting on this vital event.

This year’s theme was “Building Power for Community Resilience” and we gathered stakeholders from CBOs, academia, youth leaders, business, government, and more. With over 300 in attendance in South San Francisco on October 11, 2023, people from across San Mateo County gathered to address climate change and its effects on our local community, and build relationships. We strategically selected the north county as the host location for the Summit to shine a spotlight on an area in San Mateo County that is underrepresented by the nonprofit sector and requires additional support.

Senator Josh Becker described the Summit to the San Mateo Daily Journal as follows: “The Climate Summit for San Mateo County was an amazing convening of the climate efforts that are taking place locally and regionally. Kudos to Thrive Alliance for giving organizations a chance to collaborate on the climate challenges facing our communities. I particularly appreciated the recognition of the issues facing our disadvantaged communities, and I am grateful for the proposed solutions for every part of my district.” This highlights the accomplished goal of the Summit to amplify community voices and ensure that our representatives accurately represent the needs of the community. By considering the wise and informed ideas of our dignified community, officials can make decisions that effectively address the challenges we face.

The temperatures are rising

Written and performed by Jacob Virges, jacobvirges@gmail.com

Photo Gallery Below:

SUMMIT HOST Committee

Violet Wulf-Saena Founder And Executive Director, Climate Resilient communities

MIRIAM YUPANQUI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NUESTRA CASA

JULIO GARCIA FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, RISE SOUTH CITY

PETRA SILTON SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS, THRIVE ALLIANCE

Thank you to the 2023 Summit Planning Committee: Jennifer Adams (Environmental Justice Program Manager, Nuestra Casa), Francesca Pedraza (Program Director, Rise South City), Tracy Flor-Figueroa (AmeriCorps VISTA Member, Thrive Alliance), Matt Biggar (Principal and Founder, Connected to Place), Georgia Farooq (Executive Director, Thrive Alliance), Deyah El-Azhari (AmeriCorps VISTA Member, Thrive Alliance), Anjali Mishra (AmeriCorps VISTA, Thrive Alliance), Kamille Lang (Resilient Homes Program Manager, Climate Resilient Communities), Ana Miscolta (Director of Community Resilience, Thrive Alliance).

For more information contact Petra Silton.