📣 We’re hiring! Our Children’s Trust is growing our team and looking for passionate people ready to help power the movement for youth-led climate justice 🌎⚖️ Learn more about these positions and apply: www.ourchildrenstrust.org/jobs-interns...

This #InternationalYouthDay, we celebrate young people around the world raising their voices, asserting their rights, and demanding a safer, healthier, and more just future. We’re proud to stand with them. 💚

Thank you to our amazing Summer Law Clerks for your dedication, thoughtful advocacy, and countless contributions. It has been a privilege to work alongside such talented future leaders, and we're excited to see where your careers take you. 💚⚖️

🚨This October, join us, @wcelaw.bsky.social and the 15 young Canadians taking the federal gov't to court for the first-ever youth-led climate trial in Canadian history. Spread the word: ourchildrenstrust.org/canadatrial-toolkit | Sign up for trial updates: bit.ly/canada-signup

Doorae Shin, OCT's Navahine Settlement Coordinator, spoke with Punahou Sustainability Fellows about the historic Navahine v. HDOT settlement, requiring HI to fully decarbonize transportation by 2045 and protect children’s constitutional rights! More: ourchildrenstrust.org/hawaii

We're hiring a Development Officer, Major & Institutional Giving to grow philanthropic support for youth-led climate litigation. Relationship-based fundraising, donor + foundation portfolio management, 3-7+ yrs exp. Apply: nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Youth in La Rose v. His Majesty the King have been fighting for 7 years. On October 26, 2026 they finally head to trial! Sign up for YouthvGov and @wcelaw.bsky.social mailing list for updates: bit.ly/canada-signup / wcel.org/newsletter

After historic live testimony by Lighthiser v. Trump youth plaintiffs in Sept. 2025, the court found "overwhelming evidence" of a "children's health emergency." The 9th Circuit panel didn't dispute it; it just refused to act. Learn more: ourchildrenstrust.org/lighthiser-v-trump

The Hawaiʻi Youth Transportation Council (HYTC) welcomed its 2nd cohort on June 28! Born from the Navahine v. HDOT settlement, the HYTC works with HDOT to decarbonize Hawaiʻi's transportation system by 2045. Learn more about the Navahine settlement: ourchildrenstrust.org/hawaii

Last week, our Legal Assistant Ben Orlov and our Law Clerks traded briefs for boots, hiking Spencer Butte, OR. The fight for a livable climate is also a fight to protect places like this, because every child deserves to grow up with mountains to climb and clean air to breathe.

If you believe in protecting life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as core human values, stand with us and support the many young people going to court to defend their rights and ensure a safe and livable future. Give: https://bit.ly/3SyFMl6

250 years ago, America made a promise. Today, young people are going to court to help ensure that promise includes a safe and livable climate for future generations. Additionally, two generous donors have pledged a $20k match, doubling your gift! https://bit.ly/3SyFMl6

Join our team during the Fall 2026 semester as a Law Clerk or Government Affairs Climate Intern! Gain critical experience working alongside our attorneys as we empower youth to defend their constitutional rights to a safe climate. Apply: ourchildrenstrust.org/jobs-internships

On October 26, 2026, 15 young Canadians who are already experiencing physical and mental climate harms across the country, are holding their federal govt accountable for contributing to the climate crisis and worsening those impacts. Learn more: ourchildrenstrust.org/canada @wcelaw.bsky.social

This Fourth of July, help keep America’s promise to children. Thanks to a generous donor $10,000 match, all gifts will be doubled. Plus, donate $250+ or start a recurring gift of $25/month to receive a free America’s Promise T-shirt. ourchildrenstrust.app.neoncrm.com/forms/general-support

Every time a young person walks into a courtroom to enforce their constitutional rights, that is democracy working the way it was designed to. And your support makes it possible. Right now, a generous donor has pledged a $10,000 match to double your gift! ourchildrenstrust.org/donate

Juneteenth is a day to reflect on the enduring struggle for freedom, equality, and justice, and to recognize that the work of building a more equitable future continues. Today, we honor the generations who fought for freedom and those continuing that work today.

This summer, we're bringing youth advocates, supporters, and lawmakers together in Washington, D.C., to advance children's climate rights. Learn more and check out our full events calendar: bit.ly/climaterightscorps-toolkit #YouthvGov

Congratulations, Julia Olson, our Co-Executive Director and Chief Legal Counsel, on being named to Time's inaugural Visionaries list 👏 We’re proud to see her visionary leadership and the power of youth-led climate litigation recognized on a national stage. bit.ly/timevisionary-26

Filed by 16 Montana youth, Held v. Montana II seeks to enforce their landmark Held v. Montana victory and ensure the State complies with its constitutional obligations to protect their rights from climate harm. Join our mailing list to stay updated: youthvgov.org/join

☀️Want to advocate for children’s climate rights and support youth-led constitutional climate cases at Congress this summer?🔥SIGN UP TODAY! Check out the calendar of events: bit.ly/climaterightscorps-toolkit

The Youth Advisory Council reflects what we've always known: young people are experts in their own futures and deserve a meaningful seat at the table. Meet the members and learn more at www.ourchildrenstrust.org/youth-adviso...

We believe every young person deserves the freedom to be themselves, to live with dignity, and to inherit a safe and livable future. This month, we celebrate the LGBTQIA+ youth plaintiffs, staff, and community members who help make our movement stronger. Happy Pride Month! 🌈

Every child deserves clean air to breathe, safe water to drink, and a stable climate system to grow up in. This World Environment Day, we celebrate the youth who are standing up for their rights and demanding a healthy environment for present and future generations. #YouthvGov

Join our partners at WHEN Justice in helping power this youth-led fight. Every contribution supports the pursuit of clean air, climate justice, and a healthier future for Wisconsin's young people. Donate today and stand with the Dunn youth plaintiffs. bit.ly/when-wisconsin

The fight for young people's constitutional rights and a safe climate continues. Attorneys for the youth plaintiffs are reviewing the decision carefully and assessing all legal options available to these young people. #YouthvGov @publicjustice.bsky.social

Nearly two years after Hawaiʻi youth secured a landmark settlement, implementation continues. Expanding EV infrastructure helps make cleaner transportation more accessible and affordable while protecting young people's constitutional rights. More: ourchildrenstrust.org/hawaii

BREAKING: Youth filed an appeal in their constitutional climate case, Dunn v. Wisconsin PSC, challenging laws that fuel the climate crisis, harm them and violate their rights. Learn more about the case: ourchildrenstrust.org/wisconsin #YouthvGov #YouthvGovWI

In September 2023, three justices from Canada unanimously ruled that the youth plaintiffs in La Rose v. His Majesty the King deserve a trial. This October—nearly three years later, these courageous youth will take the stand! Follow @youthvgov.bsky.social and @wcelaw.bsky.social for updates!

The La Rose v. His Majesty the King curriculum gives educators the tools to break down the science, the Canadian government’s role in the climate crisis, and what youth are fighting for ahead of the October 26, 2026 trial. Download free: ourchildrenstrust.org/curriculum-resources