Local Organizations

Environmental Health Coalition is a San Diego/Tijuana non-profit social and environmental justice organization dedicated to empowering people, organizing communities, and achieving justice for low-income communities of color.

We believe that justice is accomplished by empowered communities acting together to make social change. We organize and advocate to protect public health and the environment threatened by toxic pollution.

Central Texas Food Bank works with food donors, financial supporters and volunteers to fill unmet needs for healthy food in Central Texas.

~ SOME OF OUR PROGRAMS ~

FOOD RESCUE
The Food Bank collects millions of pounds of wholesome, nutritious food—food that would otherwise be discarded. Last year, our food rescue efforts kept nearly 19 million pounds of food from ending up in landfills.

At the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas, Austin, we inspire conservation of native plants through our gardens, research, education, consulting and outreach programs.

In doing so, we improve water quality, provide habitat for wildlife and enhance human health and happiness.

WHY NATIVE PLANTS MATTER

Native wildflowers, grasses, shrubs and trees help conserve water, reduce mowing costs, provide habitat for birds, butterflies and other wildlife, protect the soil, and reduce use of fertilizers and pesticides.

SanDiego350 is an inclusive volunteer organizaton that's building a movement to prevent the worst impacts of climate change and climate injustice through education and outreach, public policy advocacy, and mobilizing people to take action.

Green Corn Project (GCP) is a grassroots, volunteer-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit that installs organic food gardens for elderly, low-income, and disabled Central Texans, as well as for elementary schools, community centers, and shelters in underserved areas of Austin.

We turn unused land into garden beds that provide food, education, and a sense of accomplishment and pride for all involved in their creation and maintenance.

DIG-INS

The Save Barton Creek Association is a nonprofit citizen group striving to protect and conserve the six watersheds of the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer. Since 1979, we have worked to preserve our natural heritage through public education, advocacy, and conservation programs.

WORK WE DO

In what is considered the first agreement of its kind, MIT, Harvard and the City of Cambridge developed a compact to work collaboratively to address issues related to sustainability and climate change on a local basis.

The “Cambridge Compact for a Sustainable Future” lays out a framework for signatories to work in a more coordinated and robust fashion to tackle local sustainability challenges.

AUA is a coalition of individuals, organizations and businesses working to support and expand sustainable agriculture in the Chicago area, from home- and community-based growing to market gardens and small farms.

The group meets quarterly and maintains an array of working groups dedicated to pursuing AUA’s mission through advocacy, outreach and resource sharing, with AUA’s Board of Directors acting as its governing body.