Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law

The Sargent Shriver Center began as the legal services planning hub for the War on Poverty over 40 years ago. It now works to identify strategies to create social and economic justice for low-income people, through education, legal advocacy, policy development, and outreach. This grant will support a special edition of the Clearinghouse Review this fall on how climate change policy and a green economy will impact low-income people and communities. It will help advocates, attorneys, and community leaders to better understand obstacles and opportunities, and better comprehend the ramifications of climate change policy. It will thus help them to shape policies on issues such as cap-and-trade and carbon taxes; the need for low-income communities to develop strategies to adapt to a changing climate; and the benefits that the poor may realize, including green jobs opportunities, energy-efficient low-income housing, improved health, and development in rural areas. Hewlett grantees will be among the contributors. Interactive webinars and conference calls related to the issue will ensure broad dissemination.