Our chapters are comprised of ECA members who have decided to take action on climate issues within their community, state, or region as well as on the national level. Whether alone or in collaboration with ECA partners and other like-minded organizations, chapters participate in local events, rallies, town halls, candidate forums, meetings with elected officials, and more. If you are interested in joining one of our ECA Chapters check our Chapter Directory below.
Connect with an ECA Chapter:
Ann Arbor Area, Michigan Chapter
Arizona Chapter
Colorado Chapter (forming)
Florida Chapter
Heartland Chapter
NE Ohio Chapter
Maryland Chapter
Massachusetts Chapter
Northern California (NorCal) Chapter
Oregon Chapter
Prairie Chapter (KS/MO)
Southern California (SoCal) Chapter
South Carolina Chapter
Tennessee Chapter
Twin Cities Minnesota Chapter
Virginia Chapter
If there Isn’t a Chapter Near Me, Can I Form One?
New chapters often start with a few dedicated individuals who realize they care about protecting future generations from impending climate chaos. By networking with friends and family and reaching out into the community, that small team can grow to a substantial group of engaged elders. Chapters often grow their membership by taking on local or state climate-related issues, whether supporting renewable energy or green building initiatives, opposing the expansion of fossil fuels, or other programs that help turn back the dial on climate change.
Elders Climate Action has a Council of Chapters where chapter leaders and those interested in forming new chapters meet monthly by video conference. Members can hear from their colleagues around the country, get ideas for successful chapter actions, discuss the challenges they face and hear from others about how they have addressed those same challenges, and inspire and get inspired by other ECA members.
If you are interested in forming an Elders Climate Action chapter click the button below.
Other Ways to be Part of ECA
Even if you are not a member of a formal ECA chapter, you can be an active impactful member of ECA’s team. For instance, you may be interested in hosting a climate change conversation at your home, community center, church or other location. Or perhaps you want to form a book club where you can engage with others over books addressing anything from the science of climate change to its impacts to how to talk to skeptics about climate change. Some may be drawn to pulling together friends and family to press their city council or county government to adopt a specific resolution on clean energy or organize and publicize a local event for Earth Day. There are lots of possibilities! You can explore some of those possibilities along with resources that can help you move forward on the Take Action section of our Website.
