Marshall Hatch

Co-founder and executive director of Chicago’s MAAFA Redemption Project, a West Garfield Park-based initiative providing housing, workforce development, education, and wraparound support for Black and Brown young men. He is also a minister at New Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church and a community leader involved in the Sankofa Wellness Village.

Climate Resilience Depends on Community-Led Health Infrastructure

Marshall Hatch, Erik Mikaitis, Kareeshma Ali and Colleen Grogan argue that climate resilience in disinvested neighborhoods cannot be delivered through isolated cooling centers, clinics or green buildings. In West Garfield Park, they say, chronic disease, environmental exposure and limited access to care make climate risk a daily health problem, requiring locally led infrastructure, preventive investment and institutions willing to share power. Their case is for patient capital and durable partnerships that build on community trust rather than exporting short-term solutions.

The Aspen InstituteJul 29, 202613 min read