Congratulations to our Community Partnership Pilot Awardee, Bounce Back Generation, and their project, The Community Resilience and Environmental Support Training (CREST)!

The Community Resilience and Environmental Support Training (CREST)

CREST, a Bounce Back Generation pilot project, seeks to answer the question: If we provide tools that build resilience by promoting emotional and mental health readiness, can we improve awareness, disaster preparation activities, and policy advocacy for those most impacted by the climate crisis and toxic environments in their neighborhoods?

This project is led by Jennifer Dhillon (CEO, Bounce Back Generation) and Mary Burke, MD (Medical Director, UCSF Trauma Center). CREST will provide people with proven tools, training, and media resources to help them build resilience to toxic stress and trauma related to climate change impacts. It will also empower community members to advocate for climate change actions. Because communities of color in heavily urban environments face greater risks from the climate crisis, CREST will focus on residents of Potrero Hill Housing Annex, Bayview Hunter's Point, unincorporated Richmond, and sections of Oakland.

Bounce Back Generation is a nonprofit dedicated to creating and sharing tools to build resilience to address the challenging times we live in.