Front and Centered

Front and Centered is a diverse and powerful coalition of communities of color-led groups across Washington State who come together to advance equity, climate justice, and environmental justice. Through our capacity building, leadership support, research and development, policy analysis, and advocacy, we are the largest and most powerful coalition of “frontline communities”—a.k.a. communities of color, Indigenous peoples, migrants and refugees, and people with lower incomes—who are advancing climate and environmental justice in Washington State, and by doing so, ensuring a Just Transition to a better future for all.

We envision a Just Transition to a future where our communities and the earth are healed and thriving, our people have dignified work, and our government values, respects, and represents us. We are working for sovereignty and self-sufficiency for our communities so that future generations can thrive.

At Front and Centered we work to advance a Just Transition away from the extractive economy causing climate and environmental crises, toward the healthy, thriving communities we need. We do this by prioritizing the redirection of power and resources toward communities on the frontlines of the crises and building the necessary foundations for livelihoods rooted in care, culture, and cooperation. Using this approach, we increase well-being for all by passing groundbreaking environmental laws, redirecting millions of dollars and other key resources to environmental justice, and advancing community-directed strategies to limit pollution and correct environmental health disparities.