At California Greenworks (CGW), our mission is to improve the quality of life in urban communities in Southern California through environmental education, urban revitalization, and green economics advocacy. We do this through environmental education, sustainable community-based restoration and neighborhood revitalization projects and programs that promote green space, eliminate urban blight and advocate for green job creation and economic development. Our projects focus on:

- Sustainable, community-based restoration to eliminate urban blight and promote green space development.
- Innovative, modern and actionable green education and curriculum.
- Advocacy for green job creation and economic development.

We increase public awareness and participation in finding short and long-term solutions to these environmental, social and economic problems and public health challenges. To effectively achieve our goal and ensure authentic community participation, we work in partnership with community-based, civic and nonprofit organizations. Through collaborative efforts, we cultivate environmental stewardship and leadership amongst community members, thus building community capacity.

Our program focus areas include:
- Environmental education: Providing curriculum, resources and tools to instruct youth and adults on environmental best practices, innovations and other important topics.
- Urban revitalization: Planting trees, developing green space, adding parks and implementing projects to protect the environment in underserved, ignored areas.
- Green economics advocacy: We promote youth to explore careers in the green economy, providing tools to enter the workforce. We also engage adults and provide opportunities for furthering education in the green industry.