Climate Action Pathways for Schools

Blue-and-yellow welcome graphic featuring a circular portrait photo on the left and large text on the right that reads, “WELCOME! New Program Coordinator Seb Morales,” with geometric accents (a starburst, sparkles, and a yellow diamond).

Please join us in welcoming Seb Morales to the CAPS team. 🎉 As our new program coordinator, Seb will support high school interns at Environmental Charter Schools, leading building decarbonization and energy auditing projects. Learn more: buff.ly/JZfF1Fu

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Today, we celebrated the inaugural ribbon-cutting for the Green Schoolyards Project at John J. Doyle Elementary School. The ceremony celebrates new outdoor learning spaces co-designed by CAPS interns alongside district staff, school leaders, and architects. Sign up for CAPS updates: buff.ly/X6wysnb

Today, we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his enduring call for justice. Climate justice means supporting young people to lead change and expand access to green careers in communities most impacted by climate and economic injustice.

Newsletter — Climate Action Pathways for Schools NEW! Download Our Porterville Case Study on Elective Pay Energy Tax Credits.

Interns practiced elevator pitches and refined their work plans for projects that will directly impact their school community. This is what hands-on, community-based climate leadership looks like. Stay informed by signing up for our newsletter: buff.ly/NzyjObP

CAPS interns at Porterville Unified School District are kicking off the new year by planning their 2026 projects! 🌟🌱 During winter break, interns gathered for winter training to build their professional skills and to prepare their project goals for the semester.

How the devil is in the details of greener new jobs Building a skilled workforce for a sustainable future is much discussed in climate proposals. Now researchers are figuring out what green jobs actually entail, and how to support them.

Green jobs are often existing roles with new climate skills. 🌱🌎 Grist breaks down the shift. CAPS builds school-to-career pathways so students help districts cut emissions and access climate careers: buff.ly/QWg6v0G

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CAPS is headed to Sacramento for the Youth Apprenticeship Summit on January 21st. 🌱📍 Founder Bill Kelly and program director Renée Solari will join state education and workforce leaders to help advance California’s new Youth Apprenticeship framework. ➡️ Learn more: buff.ly/jdxcEwJ

Modesto City Schools is demonstrating how school transportation can drive significant climate action. 🚌⚡ In School Transportation News, Gilbert Blue Feather Rosas highlights major investments in EV infrastructure, plus a partnership with CAPS to provide paid green internships. buff.ly/PEuHb46

Today is the final day to contribute. ⏳🌎 We’re close to our $58,000 year-end goal, and your donation helps fund paid, mentored internships and student-led climate projects in 2026.

Donate by midnight: buff.ly/j8TWUtS

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Modesto City Schools CAPS interns led hands-on energy and waste lessons for an elementary Green Team, with mini-experiments to reinforce conservation and waste reduction. Only 2 days left to help us reach our $58,000 goal. Donate today: buff.ly/j8TWUtS

Donate — Climate Action Pathways for Schools NEW! Download Our Porterville Case Study on Elective Pay Energy Tax Credits.

🌟 Only 2 days left! Donate before December 31st to help us reach our $58,000 goal and expand hands-on internships across California. Donate now: buff.ly/j8TWUtS

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🌱🚍 CAPS has partnered with The Mobility House to support Porterville Unified School District’s transition to zero-emission bus operations, providing interns with hands-on experience in charging, power systems, and fleet management. Learn more here: buff.ly/S3qL2uM

Happy Holidays from all of us at CAPS! 🌟 We’re so grateful for the students, educators, partners, and supporters who power this work. Thank you for being part of a growing movement for youth leadership and climate action.

Wishing you a joyful, restful holiday season and a bright start to 2026! 💙

A Porterville native and CAPS intern, Judith led energy audits, supported air quality sensor work with Stanford, and mentored younger students. She received the CA Energy Commission’s 2025 Youth Game-Changer Award. 🎥 Watch more here: buff.ly/ZnFDxsm

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Porterville Unified School District’s Food Show connected students to the local farms behind their meals. 🌱🌍 With a CA Dept. of Food & Agriculture Farm to School Incubator grant, CAPS interns helped share farmers’ stories. Donate by Dec 31: buff.ly/cRXvO4W

We’re halfway to our $58,000 year-end goal. 🌟 Your gift helps CAPS expand paid internships, support student-led climate projects, and provide mentoring for the next generation of green leaders. Donate by December 31st: buff.ly/tj9ELOh

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This month’s CAPS newsletter spotlights Taylor Simonich’s path from intern to NASA researcher and board member, Judith Gomez’s Youth Game-Changer Award, and a statewide apprenticeship report co-authored by Bill Kelly. buff.ly/7kBWvst

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Big news for youth apprenticeships in California! 🌟 Co-authored by CAPS Director of Energy and Sustainability Programs, Bill Kelly, this new statewide Youth Apprenticeship Model Report outlines how to expand paid, education-connected apprenticeships for 16–24-year-olds. 📘 Learn more: buff.ly/o7Ic9pb

ICYMI: In high school, Taylor Simonich didn’t know climate careers were possible until her CAPS internship. She presented her environmental problem-solving work to NASA and now serves on the CAPS board. 🌱 Read her story: buff.ly/tjfD5bZ

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CAPS intern Ruby Naranjo now sees herself not just as a college student, but as a community leader committed to learning every day. 🌱 Your support helps students like Ruby drive real climate solutions and explore green careers. Help us reach $58,000 by Dec 31: buff.ly/tj9ELOh

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Gilbert Blue Feather Rosas of Modesto City Schools shares how solar, grant funding, and CAPS partnerships are turning school transportation into a climate action lever and green career pathway for students. 🌍🚍 Read the November School Transportation News feature on pages 70–71: buff.ly/6ZNHMZE

CAPS alumnx Taylor Simonich started as a high school intern, earned a degree from UCLA, presented research to NASA, and now serves on our board. 🌱 Read more here: buff.ly/cCcufLg

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Graphic honoring Judith Gomez, shown in a circular headshot, with text reading “Judith Gomez, Youth Game-Changer, Coordinator, Climate Action Pathways for Schools, Porterville, CA” above a Clean Energy Hall of Fame logo, on a yellow sunburst background with wind turbines and solar panels.

CAPS intern Judith Gomez is being honored as a Youth Game-Changer by the California Energy Commission. 🎉🌱Through CAPS, she helped design lighting upgrades for 21 Porterville schools. Support student leaders: buff.ly/QZJ3WC4

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Three people of different ages kneel together in a park, smiling as they plant a small tree. Large text reads “Take the Pledge and Be Counted,” with the California Volunteers Office of the Governor and Climate Action Counts logos along the bottom.

Climate Action Counts is mobilizing one million Californians to take simple, everyday steps for a more climate-resilient state. 🌱 Sign the pledge to cut energy use, reduce waste, and choose climate-friendly transportation: buff.ly/YQVvYWE

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Your Giving Tuesday gift helps CAPS interns turn climate concern into careers. Taylor went from a student CAPS internship to UCLA and a NASA fellowship. Help sustain 204 paid internships and grow to 10 districts in 2026: buff.ly/QZJ3WC4

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This Giving Tuesday, your gift supports CAPS alumnx like Taylor Simonich, who joined us as a paid intern. CAPS has created 204 paid internships—this year’s $58,000 goal helps us offer even more. Give today: buff.ly/QZJ3WC4

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This month, 12 CAPS interns presented new draft goals for the city’s Healthy Neighborhood for All and Natural Resources & Environment elements, then led two hands-on activities designed to spark vision, dialogue, and community-driven solutions. 🌟 Help more students lead change: buff.ly/QZJ3WC4

CAPS interns Citlalih and Mar turned John J. Doyle Elementary’s new trail into a hands-on classroom with outdoor lesson plans. 🌟 🌱 Help us reach $58K by Dec. 31 for more paid sustainability internships in California: buff.ly/QZJ3WC4

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Stay in the loop on student-led climate action in California. 🌱 Monthly intern highlights, district updates, tools, and green-career insights. Sign up: buff.ly/m8Dbx5s

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CAPS interns led clean-transportation outreach at CALSTART’s Trades Day career expo—sharing EV career paths, Porterville Unified’s plan to electrify 35 buses, and bringing an EV for students to explore. 🌱 Donate to grow paid internships across CA: buff.ly/BuVLHus

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