Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice, formerly ACRE, was originally founded in 2002 as part of the Alabama Rural Initiative of the National Center for Neighborhood Enterprise. A model for addressing poverty in economic development in one of the poorest areas of the nation, ACRE is located in Lowndes County, Alabama. According to the 2000 census, the per capita income for the county was $12,457. Approximately 26.60% of the families and 31.40% of the population live below the poverty line…
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The Central Valley Urban Institute serves as the conscience of California's San Joaquin Valley speaking up and out to protect our most vulnerable residents.
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Communities United (CU) is a grassroots, intergenerational racial justice organization in Chicago. At the heart of CU’s organizing is the development of grassroots leadership to build collective power to achieve racial justice and transformative social change.
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Diné CARE seeks to empower, give voice to, and protect the interests of Diné (Navajo) communities.
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North Bay Organizing Project Graton seeks effective ways to address the divide. We stand with other progressive organizations, immigrant rights organizations and unions, we know that no matter how hard poor people work, without organizing for structural change the conditions that keep them poor will continue.
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Community Movement Builders (CMB) is a member based collective of black people dedicated to being a force for creating sustainable self-determining communities through cooperative economic advancement and collective community organizing.
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CARECEN SF empowers and responds to the needs, rights and aspirations of Latino, immigrant, and under-resourced families in the San Francisco Bay Area — building leadership to pursue self-determination and justice.
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The Genesee County Hispanic/Latino Collaborative advocates for the Hispanic-Latino populations in Genesee County in the areas of education, cultural awareness and social need.
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New Mexico Acequia Association protects water and our acequias, grows healthy food for our families and communities, and honors our cultural heritage.
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New Jersey Future is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that promotes sensible growth, redevelopment and infrastructure investments to foster vibrant cities and towns, protect natural lands and waterways, enhance transportation choices, provide access to safe, affordable and aging-friendly neighborhoods and fuel a strong economy.
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Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services (t.e.j.a.s.) is dedicated to providing community members with the tools necessary to create sustainable, environmentally healthy communities by educating individuals on health concerns and implications arising from environmental pollution, empowering individuals with an understanding of applicable environmental laws and regulations and promoting their enforcement, and offering community building skills and resources for effective community action and greater public participation.
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“Our beliefs are based on the notion that society should arrange its relationships so that everyone has equitable access to the fundamental democratic processes affecting their everyday lives.
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Menikanaehkem (Menominee Tribe) of Wisconsin has over 8,500 members worldwide and provides a platform for multi-generational community engagement geared towards holistic health and wellness.
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The BLK ProjeK seeks to create economic development opportunities that address food justice, environmental justice and public and mental health.
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Founded in 2014, the Organization for Human Rights and Democracy (OHRD) (formerly, the Atlanta Public Sector Alliance) engages in multi-issue, grassroots, radical, and intersectional human rights organizing to transform communities and the world using Metro-Atlanta as the model.
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Padres & Jóvenes Unidos is a multi-issue organization led by people of color who work for educational equity, racial justice, immigrant rights and quality healthcare for all.
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Since 1994, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization has strived to build a sustainable community that promotes the healthy development of youth and families, provide economic justice, and practice participatory democracy and self-determination.
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