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Lawton, Oklahoma

Caddo Assets Services Help (C.A.S.H) Community Development

C.A.S.H Community Development is a provider of free financial literacy services to Indigenous communities across the nation, focusing on building self-reliance through education. Through their work, they have identified a need to work with Indigenous communities to identify holistic solutions to mitigate climate change and environmental hazards. With the ever-increasing threat of climate change, Indigenous communities across the United States are already experiencing infrastructure losses, unpredictable water availability, and increased frequency and intensity of extreme events. Even though these communities have an increasing awareness of climate change and interest in comprehensive adaptation planning, lack of funding, human resources, access to information, training, and expertise provide significant barriers. C.A.S.H Community Development is working to overcome those barriers by empowering communities to identify and implement climate solutions across the nation.

C.A.S.H Community Development is a small organization (three paid staff members) with an outsize impact. The organization’s leadership are Indigenous, with first-hand experience of the socioeconomic, climate, and environmental issues faced by their communities. Across the United States, 1 in 3 Indigenous people are living in poverty, with a median income of $23,000 a year. Environmental and climate justice advocates warn that Indigenous communities are more vulnerable to changing climate conditions and have the least resources to protect against and recover from extreme weather events. C.A.S.H Community development supports Indigenous communities through workforce development projects; educational opportunities; community organizing and activism; and increased access to funding and technical expertise. Their ethos is to build community capacity, instill community pride, ensure the long-term success and sustainability of projects, and break the intergenerational cycles of poverty.

Contact
John Moss, Founder
Climate impacts
Drought, Erosion-Subsidence, Flooding (ocean, riverine, urban), Heat, Hurricanes/Tropical Storms, Wildfires
Strategies
Nature-based solutions and green infrastructure, Elevation or relocation of homes, Community farms/gardens, Renewable energy, Land trusts/conservation, Community organizing and education, Risk mapping and/or monitoring e.g. flooding and contaminants etc, Legislation/policy reform, Legal/permit challenges to development/contamination/pollution etc, Art activism including murals/performances/photography/ and videos
Environmental Justice Concerns
Incinerator/dumping/landfill, Lead contamination, Hazardous/toxic sites, Fracking/oil and gas development/pipelines, Mining, Coal/coke plants and emissions, Industrial agriculture/animal waste, Sewage/sewage treatment, Air pollution
501c3 Tax Deductible
Yes
Accepting Donation
Yes