About THRIVE

• Improve air quality (reductions in conventional air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions)  

• Provide strategic job training, and job placement  

• Build resilience to floods, power outages, and other impacts of climate change, especially for the most vulnerable community members  

• Enhance nature-based infrastructure and improve community infrastructure  

• Advance access to clean, low-cost power  

• Increase available and affordable safe, sustainable transportation  

• Improve mental and physical health  

• Create and increase  housing opportunities   

• Montrose Green Infrastructure: This project will improve coastal resilience in particularly vulnerable neighborhoods of Port Arthur with an emphasis on green infrastructure and nature-based solutions  

• EQUIP PA: Our goal is to design a new, proactive, and equity-informed resilience plan aimed at protecting everyone, especially vulnerable residents  

• Solar for Safety & Success (3S): Collectively, we will create a community-led plan to locate solar and battery storage at local buildings in low-income neighborhoods to allow the facilities to serve as emergency shelters 

The most recent community event was held on January 16, 2024 at 5:30pm at 617 Procter St in Port Arthur, TX. Presentation slides can be found here: