What We Do
Resilience
We equip communities to prepare and protect themselves in the face of climate-driven challenges – especially the communities hit first and worst.
Empowering Resilient Women
Established in 2017 after Hurricane Irma, Empowering Resilient Women is a community- based program that equips women with the knowledge & tools to lead on climate solutions at the intersection of leadership, civic engagement, food sovereignty, housing, & extreme weather preparedness, & first aid.
Our program has served educators, administrators, doulas, healthcare providers, faith and youth-based leaders, organizers, first responders, housing advocates, childcare providers, artists, cultural curators, social workers, land stewards, grower and more. Fellowship graduates have gone on to found nonprofits, win local policy victories, and organize in their community.
CLEO removes barriers to ensure that low-income communities, and communities of color, can fully participate in these programs. ERW’s community of practice fosters collaboration through four stages: learning, preparedness, action, and leadership.
In 2024, ERW fellows made their first climate policy advocacy impact at the Florida State Capitol, addressing issues affecting their communities’ well-being. The program further amplified climate leadership by engaging over 2,000 people through workshops, conference panels, and co-authored publications.
Extreme Weather Preparedness
The climate crisis has created unnaturally extreme weather, including deadly heatwaves and devastating hurricanes. The CLEO Institute offers information and training to help everyone stay safe during a disaster. In 2025, CLEO partnered with Miami-Dade County on a Train-the-Trainer model of preparedness. 54 people received a day-long, in-depth training on climate change and ways to stay safe before, during, and after unnatural disasters. With information provided in English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole, all participants were given the tools to pass information, and resilience, on to their networks. Each person who completed the program has committed to training at least 30 others on a portion of the information, ensuring that Miami-Dade County residents are ready for anything that comes their way.
