For Our Grandchildren is a voluntary organization that connects grandparents who wish to ensure security and sustainability in the lives their grandchildren.   The impending effects of climate change are creating enormous challenges for the future, and we must act now to pave the way to a healthy and happy future for our grandchildren. Click here to learn more.

Recent News

• The Reading List has been updated with important titles from Flannery, Hansen, Hoggan, Mitchell, Monbiot and Smith.  December’s Monthly Feature is a very timely article by George Monbiot.
• Anthony Ketchum, the founder and leader of ForOurGrandchildren, and his son John Philip were in Copenhagen during the critical UN Climate Conference that took place from December 7-18.  Read their blog posts for their observations, and why the outcomes of this conference are so important.
                                           
• A recap of ForOurGrandchildren`s involvement in the October 24 International Day of Climate Action – a worldwide environmental rally of unprecedented proportions – is posted in this blog post.  Thank you to everyone who attended any of the events in over 180 countries!
• September’s Monthly Feature is an excerpt from the highly influential Lester R. Brown’s “Entering a New World, Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization”.  Please take a few minutes to read it, and if it piques your interest, there is a link to the full text, which can be accessed online free of charge.
• A new Question of the Month has been added relating to the International Day of Climate Action.  Please read it and offer your thoughts.  We need your help.
• The Reading List has been updated.  Also, the new Monthly Feature is Hot, Flat, and Crowded by the multi-Pulitzer winner Thomas Friedman.
• A new chapter of the Challenge Series has been posted.  This month’s focus is on Promoting Sustainable Food Choices. Read more.
• Learn how you can use our letter-writing aids to make your voice heard by your political decision makers. Read more.