Check out a climbing, non-profit organization founded by pro-climber Kai Lightner. Climbing 4 Change.

The non-profit’s mission is to connect under deserved communities to organizations and/or individuals seeking to increase minority participation in the outdoor industry and climbing.

Black and Brown Climbing and Outdoor Organizations

• Brown Girls Climbing (LINK)

  • They are the first all black and brown girls climbing team

• Brown Girls Climb (LINK)

• Outdoor Afro (LINK)

• Brothers of Climbing (BOC) (LINK)

• Melanin Base Camp (LINK)

• The Black Outdoors (LINK)

• Unlikely Hikers (LINK)

• The Brown Ascenders (LINK)

Educational material focused on climbing

• For The Love of Climbing Podcast : What We Know

• Power Company Podcast: Diversity in Climbing with Brown Girls Climbing Leader Bethany Lebewitz, Monserrat Alvarez, and Sasha McGhee

• Instagram Live Stronger Together with Abby Dione, owner of Coral Cliffs (climbing gym in Florida) (LINK)

• Instagram Live Blackness is Not a Monolith by Brown Girls Climb (LINK)

Local BIPOC Businesses

Ricky D’s Rib Shack (LINK)

• We recommend their wings with bbq sauce and sweet potato fries!

• A great post-climbing food and located right next door in Science Park

Rhythm Brewing Company (LINK)

Love Fed New Haven (LINK)

People Get Ready (LINK)

• Bookstore highlighting authors of color, LGBTQ+ authors, Indigenous authors, and local authors.

Local Organizations Fighting Racial Injustices

Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness (LINK)

New Reach (LINK)

A Better Chance (ABC) Guilford (LINK)

ConnCat (LINK)

• ConnCat is right across the street from us in Science Park ! They have a great little cafe as well called Orchid Cafe with some delicious food.