Sunflower Community Action is a Kansas-wide, non-profit, grassroots organization. We’re brown and black and white. We’re young and old, and have low to moderate incomes. We’re recent immigrants and families who have lived in Kansas for generations. Because we love Kansas and our communities, we bring a variety of issues that concern us. Together we take action for racial and economic equity. Our mission is to unite and empower people to achieve justice and equality for all, changing lives by developing grassroots leaders who identify problems and seek lasting solutions. Sunflower members build power by taking action and holding decision-makers accountable.
City: Wichita, Kansas
E-mail: info@sunfloweract.org
Web: http://sunfloweract.org
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The ONE Village Council (OVC) is comprised of individuals living in ONE Village who are committed to encouraging residents, businesses and government to be more responsive to the needs of our ONE Village neighborhoods. The ONE Village Council strives to strengthen ONE Village socially, economically and politically. And, thanks to the unrelenting push from OVC members to improve the neighborhood, an increased quality of life is more than a dream – it is becoming a reality. Organization membership serves as a power base of neighborhood residents who are willing to come together to implement change for the good of the entire neighborhood. Members donate their time and efforts to the organization. They do research, study the root causes of problems, learn how to bring about change, explore solutions, and take action
City: Toledo, Ohio
E-mail: mwasylecki@unitednorth.org
Web: http://www.unitednorth.org
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ACCESS is dedicated to empowering and enabling individuals, families, and communities to lead informed, productive, culturally sensitive and fulfilling lives. ACCESS has been serving the community for more than 40 years. Started by a group of volunteers in 1971 out of a storefront in Dearborn’s impoverished south end, ACCESS was created to assist the Arab immigrant population adapt to life in the United States. Today, ACCESS is the largest Arab American human services nonprofit in the United States. With eight locations and more than 100 programs serving metro Detroit, ACCESS offers a wide range of services to a diverse population.
City: Toledo, Ohio
E-mail: hjaber@accesscommunity.org
Web: http://www.accesscommunity.org
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NEOGAP is organized to educate, empower, and advocate for the citizens of Ohio who are facing threats to health, safety, and property rights posed by oil and gas development.
Vision Statement: We envision Ohio as a place where property rights and local control are fully respected; where oil and gas development throughout the state occurs using only methods that protect water, air, soil quality, and human health and safety; and where laws and regulations support this vision.
City: Cleveland, Ohio
E-mail: hjaber@accesscommunity.org
Web: http://www.neogap.org
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Concerned Citizens Ohio is non-profit, grassroots group of small networks of citizens across Ohio dedicated to educating ourselves and others about deep shale petroleum production. Our mission is to collect scientifically based information about petroleum production with a particular emphasis on shale gas and oil drilling and production and to freely disseminate this information. We do our best to check sources to find information as reliable as possible. Our goal is to peacefully disseminate accurate information about all the aspects of petroleum extraction to as wide an audience as possible. We set that goal because we value our communities, our environment, our health, and believe that for citizens to make good judgments; complete, accurate information is essential.
City: Portage County, OH
E-mail: concernedcitizensohio@gmail.com
Web: http://www.concernedcitizensohio.org
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The mission of the Ohio Environmental Council is to secure healthy air, land, and water for all who call Ohio home. We help individuals, communities, and businesses go green, save money, and live healthier. Using legislative initiatives, legal action, scientific principles, and state-wide partnerships, we secure a healthier environment for Ohio’s families and communities. The Ohio Environmental Council is the state’s most comprehensive, effective and respected environmental advocate for a healthier, more sustainable Ohio. Our experts work daily to restore, protect and strengthen the quality of life for families and communities—from the air we breathe and the water we drink to the food we eat and natural resources we enjoy.
City: Columbus, Ohio
E-mail: OEC@theOEC.org
Web: http://www.theoec.org
