Projects
Discover how Climate Action Families is facilitating climate action through our projects. From trainings to outreach to community organizing, each project contributes to the change we need to see. Join us in making a difference by exploring our projects and becoming a volunteer today. Together, we can create lasting positive impact for our planet. Ready to get involved? Visit our Get Involved page now!
Legislative Advocacy Youth Training
CAF’s Advocacy Trainings encourage young people to feel empowered to take up policy work as an important tool in the climate activist’s vast toolbox. They provide actionable guidance so that rather than feel intimidated by their perceived distance from lawmakers, youth can confidently raise their voice within local government knowing that they’re not just allowed but in fact powerful there. Youth from all backgrounds are encouraged, both those new to these topics and those already involved in climate justice work. Whether or not youth choose to apply the skills learned to engage in lobbying and other advocacy work, they will leave the training with contextualized knowledge about Washington’s law-making process, which will enable them to be more active, informed and confident participants in their communities.
This training will:
- Demystify WA’s legislature to show how laws are made and how young people have a crucial role in the process
- Demonstrate a wide range of advocacy roles like writing op-eds, submitting comments and giving public testimony so that youth can build confidence through practice
- Simulate the legislative process through “mock” exercises like writing bills and pushing bills through mock legislature to learn how to navigate different legislative steps
What participants will gain:
- An understanding of WA’s legislature
- The opportunity to workshop year-round advocacy skills
- Awareness and exploration of active 2026 climate bills
- Experience through “mock” exercises
- Take-home tools for future advocacy
- New climate friends!
Accessibility and Inclusion: Our priority is inclusivity, ensuring everyone can join us in this vital effort. This training is FREE, lunch is included and the building is ADA-accessible.
Climate Resilience Youth Training
Join Climate Action Families in nurturing a generation of informed, passionate, and healthy climate justice advocates. Our Climate Justice Intro Trainings include games, art, and hands-on activities in nature to make learning about environmental action fun- and empower the next generation of our climate alliance. We explore the incredible ways we can tackle climate change, including amplifying our voices, making sustainable choices, helping our community deploy new solutions, changing our laws and governance, and igniting enthusiasm in our communities to create a more vibrant world.
Participants from grades 3rd to 8th dive into the essentials of effective advocacy for a just and sustainable future.
- Make new Climate Justice Friends
- Discover Youth Activism
- Contribute to Policy, Law, Mobilizing, Education, Solutions, & Healing
- Create Powerful Art
- Build Community Resilience
- Find your Place in the Movement!
Following the training, youth are equipped to embark on their activism journey, ready with practical tools, newfound connections, and various approaches to contribute to the movement. Snacks and lunch are provided.
Our youth-led trainings are organized into themed blocks interspersed with movement, art, and play. Facilitators focus on the many ways to participate in the Climate Justice movement, the historical significance of youth activism, and the skills of visioning, communication, and resilience.
New and returning participants are welcome and encouraged! We have new content in every training.
Accessibility and Inclusion: Our priority is inclusivity, ensuring everyone interested can join us in this vital effort. This training is FREE, and the building is ADA-accessible.
CAF Seattle
Climate Action Families Seattle is our first and home local group in the CAF network.
CAF Seattle is a community of families — parents/caregivers and youth — who meet regularly and engage in climate education and action together.
CAF Seattle organizes fun events like hikes and cultural activities monthly and once you’re a member you’ll be invite to join. Becoming a member is free. Just fill out the form on this page to get started!
We do have some public events if you want to get to know us first before joining the group. Those are listed in the calendar.
Join CAF Seattle
The first step to becoming a family engaged in CAF Seattle is to fill out an application form. Because we work with youth we need to be thorough in our data collection and onboarding into the organization.
Parent Climate Leadership Program
Ignite your potential as a parent in this tumultuous time and embrace the vital role you play in shaping a better future for our children. Join our transformative Parent Climate Leadership Program and embark on a journey of personal growth and profound impact.
In this program, we’ll delve into understanding and countering adultism, learning how to treat our children with equity and respect. We’ll equip you with the tools and insights to be a pillar of support and understanding for our youth who are grappling with the unfolding climate crisis and concerns about the future. Together, we’ll create an empowering environment where they can thrive and flourish.
Resilience is key in navigating the challenges ahead, and our program goes beyond mindfulness and emotional awareness. We’ll explore all aspects of resilience, preparing you to face uncertainties with confidence and optimism, while ensuring a safe and nurturing space for our children.
Open and honest communication is paramount, and we’ll guide you in effectively addressing our youth in a developmentally appropriate manner. Recognizing the unique world they are growing up in, we’ll foster deep connections and understanding.
As parents, our primary role is to uplift our children, setting examples of integrity, acceptance, inclusivity, love, and unwavering optimism. Together, we’ll create a supportive community where we learn from and support each other in these extraordinary times.
Our children’s future rests upon our shoulders, and the time to act is now. This program is about transforming into the parents our children need, equipped with the knowledge and skills to guide and inspire our youth. The journey starts here, and together we will shape a brighter tomorrow for all.
We are getting our fall schedule together. Please sign up and we will email and/or call you when our first courses are scheduled!
Healthy Homes for All Campaign
Climate Action Families is partnering with Families for Climate in Oregon and Families for a Livable Climate in Montana to engage in advocacy and training to accelerate the adoption of clean and healthy electric appliances and equitable distribution of Inflation Reduction Act incentives to people living in both rural and urban communities, and to renters as well as homeowners. We are focusing on campaign on:
- Developing and expanding use of tools and support systems that help families navigate electrifying their homes
- Building networks of local advocates equipped with tools and training to call for the electrification of schools and community centers
- Advancing state and local policies that support equitable implementation of the IRA incentives and Justice 40 initiative by broadly sharing potent climate stories through our storytelling and
ambassador programs.
Coming Back to Life: Connection, Grief, and Action for these Times
Coming Back to Life: Connection, Grief, and Action for these Times draws from Joanna Macy’s Work That Reconnects. Together, we engage in collective practices that deepen our capacity for dwelling with difficult emotions and strengthen our strategies for coping in uncertain times.
Important Details:
We typically meet from 10 am to noon on the third Saturday of the month, but meet quarterly in person from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm at the Puget Ridge Cohousing Common House.
Register here for each session you plan to attend. We welcome adults (18+) for as many or as few meetings as you would like! The Climate Grief and Empowerment Group is co-sponsored by 350 Seattle and Climate Action Families, out of the recognition that ongoing emotional support plays a critical role in building community resilience and robust social movements.
Talk Climate
Talking about climate in our schools, homes, communities, and workplaces is one of the most important climate actions we can take.
The Talk Climate website is for everyone (young people, caregivers, and professionals) who wants to learn how to have productive, courageous, and empowering conversations about climate change. Talk Climate’s resources are age-appropriate, emotionally-responsive, and designed to empower people to build emotional and interpersonal capacity for facing the climate era.
Student Strike Support
Are you a high school joining the global climate strike movement? Do you need support organizing at your school? Have some questions about striking?
Reach out to us!
