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The Communities of Learning for Urban Environmental Science (CLUES) program will build on an existing partnership among four Philadelphia-area museums: the New Jersey Academy for Aquatic Sciences, the Academy of Natural Sciences, the Franklin Institute Science Museum, the Philadelphia Zoo. Eight community-based organizations will also be brought into the project. The CLUES program will create a national model for a museum/community partnership to address cultural inclusion and environmental impact. CLUES will address the need for comprehensive hands-on museum experiences that will explain and interpret information about global climate change. Underserved families will be brought into the discussion of this pressing global issue and empowered to contribute to proposed adaptations and solutions.