Over the years, supporting grassroots environmental organizations led by youth and community members has spawned climate-change education and action, such as the formation of the Little Village Environmental Justice organization in 1994. Earlier this year, House Bill 4895 mandated the Illinois State Board of Education to provide training and instructional resources to educators in preparation for public schools’ climate-change education requirements, offering an opportunity for school districts to work with grassroot organizations to model community education rooted in pedagogies of hope to better prepare educators in Illinois public schools.