Name
Children, Climate Change, and Community Development: Considering Results from a New Mapping and Policymaking Framework in Houston
Date & Time
Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Speakers
Joe Fretwell, Purpose Built Communities
Dionecia "Dee" Warr, Low Income Investment Fund
Santrice Jones, Harris County Department of Economic Equity and Opportunity (DEEO) - Early Childhood Initiatives
Pilar Fuentes, Harris County Office of County Administration
Dionecia "Dee" Warr, Low Income Investment Fund
Santrice Jones, Harris County Department of Economic Equity and Opportunity (DEEO) - Early Childhood Initiatives
Pilar Fuentes, Harris County Office of County Administration




Description
Houston, Texas is simultaneously one of the youngest and most climate vulnerable cities in the United States. Following a review of learnings on the ways young children are disproportionately harmed by climate change, Purpose Built and partners from Harris County and the Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF) will present a new framework for assessing climate risk at child-serving infrastructure in the greater Houston area.