East County Rising Community Projects develops and harnesses the community’s power through civic engagement, organizing, and leadership training to create an equitable and livable community centered on the needs of the most underrepresented and marginalized residents. It has been the hub for successful coalition work to preserve and expand the tree canopy and green spaces for climate resilience and human health. Their work to build grassroots leadership utilizes an intersectional framework of race, gender, disability, sexuality, immigration status, age, and class, to advance policies that are good for the wellbeing of all community members.