How you can support Clean Air Task Force:
CATF has a group of dedicated young donors (the youngest is 5!) and we are so inspired by them.
Young people are current and future leaders of the climate vision and many feel inspired by CATF’s work and have donated their allowance, their bar/bat mitzvah money, their birthday money, or asked for donations to CATF in place of birthday, Christmas, or graduation gifts. Some have created fundraisers for CATF, ranging from online fundraisers sent around to friends and family to classes of students organizing to hold bake sales, hot cocoa/lemonade sales, dances, and other events to raise money for CATF.
Young people can also connect with us on social media, share our messages and become active participants in our mission. CATF has content on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube that gives opportunities for people to dive deeper into CATF’s work. At CATF we ask hard questions around industrial decarbonization and hard-to-electrify sectors. The more people know about the challenges around solving climate change, the faster we can develop a broad range of solutions! We also encourage young people to send us messages and videos to ensure they have a voice in this critical space. Hearing from our young supporters informs and inspires our staff and creates a shared vision for a future where we can live in healthy communities and breath clean air.
Even if you are not yet at voting age, your voice matters. Look at Greta Thunberg! Write letters to local, state, and national leaders about your climate concerns and creative ideas on how to solve problems in your city, state, or region. Call them to action to protect your future and the future of our planet. Encourage your friends and family members to write letters, too, and talk to them about climate change. Create and circulate petitions to drive change on climate issues that are important to you. Start a sustainability club at school and work towards making your school more environmentally conscious.
Young people have a powerful voice and influence and are essential to climate action. You will be the ones living with the impacts of climate change and have the right to be involved in decisions and actions that will affect your future. Now is the time to act: voice your opinions, hold leaders accountable, and donate your time and money to causes you care about. CATF couldn’t do our work without the support of all our donors, and we appreciate the dedication of our young supporters to our mission.