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CSC specializes in the following areas: environmental sustainability, sustainable development, sustainable communities, STEM education and STEM job training.

CSC has a special interest in women, at-risk, and disadvantaged youth. The Center for Sustainable Communities, established in the spring of 2010, is a non profit organization that provides communities with resources to make their integrated living environments GREENER, CLEANER, HEALTHIER, and SAFER. In addition to upholding standards of sustainability within communities in and around Atlanta, CSC

also specializes in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education. CSC has a special interest in training women, and at risk or disadvantaged youth in STEM fields. Here, at CSC, we believe that sustainability not only applies to our global environment, but also to our future generations of employers and employees.

08/23/2026

Building a more resilient region to severe weather, heavy precipitation, storm surge, sea level rise and historic Hurricanes and related events

Recognizing the lasting impact of Hurricane Mathew- 10 Year Anniversary

Building a Weather Ready Nation for All

Convening over (70) seventy stakeholders from across the Hampton Roads region at NASA Langley Research Center

Scientists, meteorologists, applicable agencies representatives including NOAA and FEMA, local and state emergency management representatives, community leaders, NGOs, elected officials, regional planning among others.

Participating in a joint exercise and simulation with the aim of investigating critical response to

Emergency Response and Management Capability
Critical Infrastructure Capacity
Human, Social and Systems
Information and Technology

With the aim of creating an action plan to combat the cumulative impacts of climate, historic and catastrophic severe weather impacts, combined with rising sea levels up to the year 2050

Continuing to build a more Just, Sustainable , Equitable and Resilient World for All.

08/22/2026

Building More Resilient Cities and Communities for All

From Coastal to Urban..Solving Problems That Weaken Our Ability to Handle Shocks and Stressors and Mitigate Vulnerabilities and Hazards

Join Us ...in the Big Apple!

As we bring together practitioners, researchers, academics, community leaders from across the country

Welcome to the 2026 Workshop on Urban Resilience in New York City

📅 Date: Sep 14, 2026
🏛️ Location: Wagner Pavilion Classroom, Wagner Park20 Battery Place, New York.

RSVP to secure your spot:

2026 Workshop on Urban Resilience: Challenges, Solutions and Opportunities — The New York Climate Exchange
https://share.google/yfOS3hdLwOZQUj1qt

Key Themes in NYC Resilience Workshops

Coastal Adaptation: Combating storm surge and flooding via green and hybrid waterfront

Infrastructure.Extreme Heat & Health: Developing cooling strategies and analyzing heat-island data.

Community Hubs: Building neighborhood-level, community-owned resilience and resource centers.

Data & AI Integration: Utilizing open-source climate models and decision-making tools.

Co-organized by: The New York Climate Exchange, Georgia Tech Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems, NSF-funded Resilient-Net Team

Funded by: National Science Foundation (award #2450693), “AccelNet Implementation Phase 1: International Networks Towards Future Resilience of U.S. Urban Socio-Technical Systems”, 2025-2029.

The New York Climate Exchange, Georgia Tech Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems, National Science Foundation (NSF), Center for Sustainable Communities, Jennifer Pazour, Hiba Baroud, Xiang Zhou, Yisha Xiang

Come Join Us! Lets collectively build more Just, Sustainable, Resilient and Equitable cities, towns and communities for all.Building More Resilient Cities and Communities for All

From Coastal to Urban..Solving Problems That Weaken Our Ability to Handle Shocks and Stressors and Mitigate Vulnerabilities and Hazards

Join Us ...in the Big Apple!

As we bring together practitioners, researchers, academics, community leaders from across the country

Welcome to the 2026 Workshop on Urban Resilience in New York City

📅 Date: Sep 14, 2026
🏛️ Location: Wagner Pavilion Classroom, Wagner Park20 Battery Place, New York.

RSVP to secure your spot:

2026 Workshop on Urban Resilience: Challenges, Solutions and Opportunities — The New York Climate Exchange
https://share.google/yfOS3hdLwOZQUj1qt

Key Themes in NYC Resilience Workshops

Coastal Adaptation: Combating storm surge and flooding via green and hybrid waterfront

Infrastructure.Extreme Heat & Health: Developing cooling strategies and analyzing heat-island data.

Community Hubs: Building neighborhood-level, community-owned resilience and resource centers.

Data & AI Integration: Utilizing open-source climate models and decision-making tools.

Co-organized by: The New York Climate Exchange, Georgia Tech Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems, NSF-funded Resilient-Net Team

Funded by: National Science Foundation (award #2450693), “AccelNet Implementation Phase 1: International Networks Towards Future Resilience of U.S. Urban Socio-Technical Systems”, 2025-2029.

The New York Climate Exchange, Georgia Tech Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems, National Science Foundation (NSF), Center for Sustainable Communities, Jennifer Pazour, Hiba Baroud, Xiang Zhou, Yisha Xiang

Come Join Us! Lets collectively build more Just, Sustainable, Resilient and Equitable cities, towns and communities for all.

08/13/2026

It's still about Climate Justice 2026!
Climate Champion 2026...we stay on aim to build a more Just, Sustainable, Equitable and Resilient World for All.

08/09/2026

Working collectively to amplify the power of energy efficiency to create healthy places to live and sustain the clean air we breathe

Clean Air = Clean Transportation + Clean Energy + Energy Efficiency + Healthy Homes

Bringing the results of months of on going state wide research in conjunction with the Georgia Draw Down Project and its Solutions Tracker and Ray C Anderson Foundation to identify energy efficiency measures to drive retrofits especially for those that need it most.

Coming together to create an environmental health expo as part of the Back to School / Health Expo at the Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church (Atlanta)

SSG&I/Center for Sustainable Communitites
Women' s and Health Ministries; Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church
Georgia Power Corporation
Center for Disease Control
Emory University
..supported through research with Georgia Drawdown Project/Solution Tracker and Ray C Anderson Foundation

Sharing information on energy efficiency and retrofitting homes with hundreds in attendence about utility, state, federal, county and co-op energy efficiency initiatives, rebates, loans, do it yourself, energy audits and assessments, education and awareness, energy savings tips and calculators and more.....

Creating a fun, innovative marketplace for the distribution of energy efficiency do it your self solutions including air sealing, led lighting retrofitting and more.

Clean Air = Clean Transportation + Clean Energy + Energy Efficiency + Healthy Homes

Want to learn more...make plans to attend our Energy Affordability Workshop and WERise Training on August 22nd ( Hampton Roads, Va) and October 17th ( Atlanta Ga)

Making a more Just, Sustainable, Equitable and Resilient World for All

08/09/2026

Energy Affordability for ALL

Energy Justice NOW!

Why Our Community Must Care About Energy Affordability?

Energy affordability is vital because basic survival, health, and participation in modern society depend on reliable access to heating, cooling, refrigeration, and digital communication. When energy costs spike, low- and middle-income families face severe financial strain, often forced to choose between keeping the lights on, buying food, or getting medical care.

National average residential electricity costs have risen by roughly 37% to 40% since 2020/2021, reaching an average of about 18.44 to 18.83 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh).

Whats the Solution?

Save Energy, Save Costs, Save Money

Come Learn About Ways To Save Energy, Save Costs, Save Money

Community Capacity Building for Resilience

When: Saturday August 22nd 10AM to 12PM

Where: New Bethel Baptist Church

What: Energy Cost Burden Reduction Workshop

Please QR Code on Flyer Below

( WERise) Weatherize Every Residence in the Southeast.

Core Activities: Hands-on community workshops and technical trainings teaching everyday residents and coalition workers how to implement basic home weatherization and energy-saving techniques.

Goals: Lowering surging power bills caused by extreme weather, cutting carbon footprints, and fostering community health and resilience.

Come Learn About A Broad Range of Measures to Save Energy

Rebates, Grants, Do It Yourself, Balcony Solar, Loans, Solar Together, Energy Audits and Assessments, Roof Top Solar, Weatherization, State Programs, (HER and HEAR) Energy Savings, LIHEAP, VAEConnect, Bill Analysis and more

Come Learn About A Broad Range of Federal, State, Local and County Measures to Save Energy

Come Learn About These Energy Savings Tips from Dominion

https://www.dominionenergy.com/about/our-stories/energy-saving-tips-for-every-season

Energy Assistance Programs

VA: https://www.dominionenergy.com/virginia/paying-my-bill/billing-options-and-energy-assistance

Payment Arrangements

VA: https://www.dominionenergy.com/virginia/paying-my-bill/billing-options-and-energy-assistance

Energy Efficiency Programs

https://www.dominionenergy.com/virginia/save-energy

Lower My Bill Guide

VA: https://www.dominionenergy.com/virginia/save-energy/lower-my-bill-guide

Why Is My Bill High Webpage

VA: https://www.dominionenergy.com/virginia/save-energy/why-is-my-bill-high

Please QR Code on Flyer Below

Come Join Us!

Building a more Just, Sustainable, Equitable and Resilient World for All

08/09/2026

It's still about Justice!.

It's about the quality of the water... and controlling the benefits, costs, and potentially damaging impacts, including flooding, drought, sea-level rise, increasingly severe weather, and tidal action, among others.

What is Water Justice and Water Equity and why is this so important to our community?

Water Justice is the ethical principle that all people, regardless of income, race, or location, have the fundamental right to safe, sufficient, clean, affordable water. It addresses systemic inequalities in water allocation and infrastructure.

Achieving it requires democratizing water governance, empowering marginalized communities, and prioritizing human needs over corporate or unchecked industrial uses.

Water Equity ensures every community—regardless of race, income, or social standing—has access to clean, safe, and affordable water. It matters because climate risks and aging infrastructure disproportionately harm marginalized groups, while safe water is fundamental for public health, economic prosperity, and overall community resilience.

Come Join Us!

We need your Voice in the room!

Come Join Us in this informative, engaging, and interactive forum

We need you to stand up for all our communities on this important issue.

Please see the flyer below and sign up!

Making a more Just, Sustainable, Equitable, and Resilient World for All

08/09/2026

This Week We Experienced An Epic Moment in Time; Torrential Rain, Property Damage, Critical Infrastructure Stress and Broken, Significant Economic and Productivity Loss, Devasting Flooding

One in 100 Year Rain Event!

Why Our Community Must Care About Climate!

Building A Weather Ready Nation for All

Recent storms clearly illustrate why we must make

Management and Response

Stormwater Management and Critical Infrastructure

Health, Social and Human Systems

Information Management and Situational Awareness

.. our Top Priorities

See how our Hampton Roads area was affected

See photos and videos below from yesterday's extraordinary severe weather in Hampton Roads

https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/photos-severe-weather-impacts-hampton-roads/

https://www.facebook.com/wavytv10/posts/severe-weather-has-impacted-hampton-roads-tuesdayon-aug-4-wavy-viewer-jamie-musg/1516155467224989/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5_lFbseNdU

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1496248432308508

https://www.pilotonline.com/2026/08/04/photos-mass-flooding-seen-in-norfolk-as-storms-drench-hampton-roads/

//www.13newsnow.com/video/weather/weather-impact/high-waters-flash-flooding-in-norfolk-5p/291-8122a8bf-e957-4bc2-a8cb-372d391fb01f

In order to make our communities more resilient we need to ensure hyper local attention to our coastal community needs.

Come let your voice be heard!!!

Come join this unique convening of regional, emergency managers, elected officials, academics, researchers, scientist, policy makers, educators, applicable agencies, business and not for profit leaders, including public health, environmental protection

When: August 22rd. 0900 to 100 pm
Where: New Bethel Baptist Church
What: Roundtable discussion about making our community as resilient as possible to severe weather; feedback on lessons learned from NASA simulation @ Matthew 10 Anniversary; roundtables on relevant topics to develop an bonafide action plan for our region

Come Join Us!

Also Join Us Community Capacity Building for Resilience August 22nd see flyer below

See QR code on flyer below and sign up

Building A Weather Ready Nation for All

Building a more Just,Sustainable, Equitable N
and Resilient World for All

07/30/2026

Why Our Community Must Care About Climate and Emergency Management..!!!!

Building A Weather Ready Nation for All

Recent storms clearly illustrate why we must make our Emergency Management Systems our Top Priority

ABC News Tonight with David Muir Emergency Flooding Rescues

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1GzNU4QzyG/
In order to make our communities more resilient we need to ensure hyper local attention to our coastal community needs.

Come let your voice be heard!!!

Come join this unique convening of regional, emergency managers, elected officials, academics, researchers, scientist, policy makers, educators, applicable agencies, business and not for profit leaders, including public health, environmental protection

Management and Response

Stormwater Management and Critical Infrastructure

Health, Social and Human Systems

Information Management and Situational Awareness

When: August 20th. 0830 to 0230
Where: NASA Langley. Hurricane Mathew@ 10 Years
What: Its an simulation to test our ability to handle worse case storm scenarios now and in the future

Come Join Us!

Also Join Us Community Capacity Building for Resilience August 22nd see flyer below

See link below and sign up for NASA Emergency Managers Convening August 20th

https://lnkd.in/e7VtRKWw

Building A Weather Ready Nation for All

Building a more Just,Sustainable, Equitable N
and Resilient World for All

07/22/2026

Come Join Us! Engage Our Communities In the Vital Conversation to Build More Resilience Against Unprecedented Severe Weather Changes.

We are looking to uplift community voices at the upcoming Regiona Emergency Managers Workshop being held at NASA Langley on August 20th.

The forum is being conducted in conjunction with the observation o Hurricane Mathew -10th anniversary and is designed to make communities more resilience to flooding, severe weather, increased frequency of heavy precipitation, overwhelme infrastructure, tidal surges, and related harmful impacts.

Management and Response

Stormwater Management and Critical Infrastructure

Health, Social, and Human Services

Information Management and Situational Awareness.

Come Join Us! Make your voice be heard as we discuss topics of importance that affect our quality of life now and in the future due in part to climate change ( increasing intensity and frequency of severe weather)

And what happens to our communities when we combine these events with sea level rise, land subsidence and other hydrologic phenomena.

Can our human protection and engineered systems and infrastructure protect us?? .

Come Join Us!

Here is the registration link:
Regional EM Workshop (NASA Langley) - Google Forms.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14OBocVWfsqFEE5fAaEh4Gu01wDvvwjkhqJncgQqqUfg/edit

Registration is schedule to close on July 29.

So please act quickly

Making a more Just, Sustainable, Equitable and Resilient World for All

07/18/2026

Rally for Resilience!!Building Capacity in Our Communities To Make Them Resilient!

Lets Rally to Make Our Communtites More Resilient!

Join Our Rally for Resilience! And Community Capacity Building for Resilience Town Hall

On the anniversary of Hurricane Matthew.. Lets prepare our communities for severe weather impacts

Climate Action Now!

Climate and Severe Impacts are being more severe!

Disastrous winter weather, including heavy precipitation, winds, ice, and snow affecting and impacting millions locally, regionally, and nationally.

Record low , Record high temperatures are straining our grid and electrical infrastruture causing an increase in energy demand - generation, transmission, and distribution and other costly infrastructure changes

Significant terminations in funding and rollbacks in regulations and policy for clean energy deployment

Barriers to fair access to resources, information, and assistance to mitigate energy and climate on our communities

What Can We Do? Its Time for Action! Rally for Resilience

Come Join Us!.. for a three (3) day journey into creating more resilient coastal communities.

It's about climate and energy justice!

Rally for Resilience /WERISE Energy Cost Burden Reduction Workshop August 21st/August 22nd

Come and Join Us!

The Climate and Energy Resilience Campaign and Town Hall is a community-focused multi-day education, awareness, community engagement, and action series of events designed to create a movement and empower residents across the city and region toward fair access to clean, affordable, efficient energy resources and meaningful engagement in our energy system design and deployment, while addressing climate impacts

These events bring together residents, advocates, activists, scientists, government and elected officials, researchers, and experts to discuss issues like rising utility bills, pollution in frontline communities, local climate impacts and mitigation, and to plan for a fair transition to clean energy.

The Rally for Resilience event will be a fun, interactive forum for all ages to learn more about weather, climate, emergency preparedness, careers.

Some Invited Participants Include

Army Corps of Engineers
NOAA
National Weather Service (NWS)
Portsmouth Fire and Rescue
Portsmouth Office of Resilience
NASA Langley
Regional Emergency Management
Healthy Portsmouth
FEMA
ODU ICAR
NSU
VWU
William and Mary Marine Sciences
USDA Extension Office
Chesapeake Climate Action Network
VA League of Conservation Voters
State Office of Emergency Management
Hampton Roads Planning Commission Emergency Management
Hampton Roads All Hazard Office
Hampton Roads Medical Response Team
NSA Hampton Roads Emergency Management
Salvation Army Hampton Roads Area Command
Marine Emergency Response Team
Tidewater EMS Council
Virginia Know Your Zone
Federal Bureau Investigation
Department of Defense
US Coast Guard
US Department of Homeland Security
Virginia Department of Health
Virginia State Police
Virginia Department of Emergency Management
US Coast Guard
Local Broadcast Meteorologist
US Environmental Protection Agency
Hampton Roads Workforce Council
Tribal Leaders and Elders
Red Cross
Civic Leaders
Dominion Energy
Healthy. Portsmouth
Portsmouth Department of Emergency Management
Lynn Haven RiverNow
Elizabeth River Project
Virginia Organizing
WHRO
Education Disaster Risk Reduction
Bon Sequor

Rally for Resilience!

We are also hosting specialty WERISE workshops designed to empower residents and provide immediate relief on high energy bills with the use of a wide range of free tools, resources, and techniques to mitigate the high and growing cost of energy (i.e., lowering your power bills, reducing energy burden)

Come Join Us! Build Energy and Climate Resilience for Our Communtites, especially those that need it most

Please see QR code on flyer below and register!

Come Volunteer to Be A Volunteer in Our Tree Across Portsmouth Fall Tree Planting Campaign; Trees Across the City; Trees Across Portsmouth

Please contact me if there are any questions, suggestions, concerns or issues. Email: gharris@ htsenterprise.com

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