Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice

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

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

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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Cultiva La Salud

Cultiva La Salud (translates to Cultivate Health) is a community-based grassroots organization in Fresno, CA. Cultiva La Salud (Cultiva) works to promote healthy eating and active living in communities with high levels of disinvestment, such as Southeast Fresno and similar neighborhoods throughout California’s Central Valley.

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North Bay Organizing Project

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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Chainbreaker Collective

We envision a Santa Fe with clean air, water and soil that supports a sustainable community for all its members.

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New Jersey Futures

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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Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO)

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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PODER SF

After 5 years of organizing and gathering community input, PODER unveils Hummingbird Farm! The opening ceremony unveiled the new name and gathered the community to feast and plant seeds on the land around the farm.

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ROSEBUD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (REDCO)

The Rosebud Economic Development Corporation (REDCO) is a tribally chartered corporation owned by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, home of the Lakota Sicangu Oyate, (burnt thigh nation). In 1999, the Rosebud Sioux Tribal Government took a tremendous step forward by establishing REDCO, a corporation independent from local politics designed spur the local economy.

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Tule River Indian Health Center

TRIHCI is a non-profit organization founded in 1973 and dedicated to meeting the healthcare and health education needs of Native American communities in Tulare County.

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Acta Non Verba (ANV)

Acta Non Verba: Youth Urban Farm Project (ANV) elevates life in the inner-city by challenging oppressive dynamics and environments through urban farming.

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4-Directions Development, Inc

Since 2016, 4-Directions Development has developed multiple programs that provide one-on-one guidance, classes, and financial loans to help the population of small business owners in Red Lake, Minnesota reach success through effective business planning and management.