Caring for the planet is an important focus at RE:Frame. In South Phoenix, Arizona, youth face compounded challenges from environmental injustices, including extreme heat, food insecurity, and the impacts of mass incarceration. The area experiences the highest temperatures in Phoenix, with heatwaves exceeding 110°F, disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations. High youth incarceration rates limit economic and educational opportunities, further entrenching systemic barriers. By promoting environmental justice, youth gain a deeper understanding of the intersection between ecological health and social cohesion.

LEADERSHIP & TRAINING

Paid learning cohorts train in advocacy, policy development, and community organizing to support Mother Earth. Cohort members are train in historic and current practices of the environmental justice with curriculum that aligned with Indigenous knowledge and sovereignty movements. Final projects are public to activate communities.

Building a Holistic and Sustainable Food System

• Sowing Seeds Community Garden grows local food sources to decentering Big Agriculture

• Unity on Wheels builds nutrition kits for community food distribution

• Cooks for Justice hosts culinary workshops to bring back ancestral knowledge

Bushcraft and Citycraft Survival

• Advocating for Free Transportation and shade for sidewalks

• Building Go Bags for emergency preparedness

• Member Adventures to learn skills in fishery, camping, swimming, and more.

Ecosystem Restoration

• Educational Advocacy to decrease the water/drought crisis

• Trash cleans ups

• Guerilla Gardening popups

• Member Adventures to support areas to remove invasive species and plant native

Eco-Healing

• Animal Therapy partners

• Herbal Medicine Making