Stand for Democracy
East Boston, MA
2019
Stand for Democracy is a faith-rooted community organization that works alongside poor and immigrant communities in East Boston to create and sustain a neighborhood where all can thrive.
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Wellspring Cooperative
Springfield, MA
2019
Wellspring is building a network of worker co-operatives in Springfield, MA to create jobs and wealth building opportunities in the city’s underserved communities; to strengthen/grow worker co-ops and...
Arise for Social Justice
Springfield, MA
2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011
We're a Western MA low-income rights organization which believes we have the right to speak for ourselves. Our members are poor, homeless, at-risk, working, unemployed and people pushed...
Black Economic Justice Institute
Boston, MA
2018
The Black Economic Justice Institute (BEJI) was created in October 2012 because community advocates and activists saw the need for a voice regarding the unemployment and the under...
Boston-area Youth Organizing Project
Boston, MA
2016
We are an organization of youth, led by youth and supported by adults, who are united by a common purpose: to increase youth power and create positive social...
Brazilian Women’s Group
Boston, MA
2011
The Brazilian Women’s Group was created in 1995 by a group of women interested in discussing the issues of being an immigrant woman from Brazil in this country...
Brockton Interfaith Community (BLC)
Brockton, MA
2016
For over 25 years, Brockton Interfaith Community has been working to change the balance of power in low and moderate income communities. By making sure all people have...
Centro Comunitario de Trabajadores
New Bedord, MA
2017
Centro Comunitario de Trabajadores’s (CCT) members come from a variety of countries and backgrounds, and speak different languages but, as suggested by our name, we strive to enhance...
Collaborative for the Research on Black Women and Girls
Providence, RI
2017
The Collaborative, through this leadership and advocacy training project, seeks to organize around issues impacting Black girls and women and to develop and advance political education and strategy...
CTCORE-Organize Now!
New Haven, CT
2017, 2016
CTCORE- Organize Now! is committed to supporting collective action and moving in solidarity with marginalized groups.
Families for Justice as Healing
Boston, MA
2016, 2015, 2014
At Families for Justice as Healing (FJAH) we organize formerly incarcerated women to join the movement toward creating alternatives to mass incarceration. Our membership advocates for community wellness,...
Fuerza Laboral - Power of Workers
Central Falls, RI
2017, 2016, 2015, 2012, 2011
We are a workers' rights center that organizes workers in our community to end labor exploitation. Based in Central Falls, Rhode Island and founded in 2006, we educate...
George Wiley Center
Pawtucket, RI
2013
For 31 years, The George Wiley Center has been a grassroots agency that organizes members of the low-income community to advocate for systematic changes aimed at alleviating problems...
Jobs with Justice - Rhode Island
Providence, RI
2014, 2012, 2011
RI Jobs with Justice is a local coalition that brings together labor unions, community organizations, student and faith-based groups in the fight to win economic and social justice...
Journey to Free
Hartford, CT
2017
Journey to Free's mission is "To empower Afro-Caribbean women to challenge and change the misogynous social, legal and economic systems that support and fuel the sexual abuse of...