Environmental Health

preventing and eliminating toxic pollution.

Community Stories

Letter From the New Co-Director

Faye Christoforo (They/She) joined the Grassroots Fund team as the new Co-Director in January. They have written an introduction letter to the community. Please join us in welcoming Faye!

Meet Mary Jones

Mary Jones joined the Grassroots Fund in July 2023 as the Program Manager for the Grow Grants Program. We asked Mary three questions to get to know her a bit more.

Resourcing Community Work

We know that communities resist injustice and create lasting change when they are able to access the necessary resources So the idea of Resourcing Community Work should be simple, right?

Exploring the Grassroots Fund Guiding Practices

The Guiding Practices - Shifting Power in Decision Making, Rooted Innovation, Equity in Participation, and Centering a Just Transition - serve as the grounding the Grassroots Fund's work.

Birth Workers of Color Creating Their Own Systems

Vulnerable populations - stigmatized teen mothers and other low-resource families of color - often struggle to find adequate maternal care. In Providence, Umoja Nia was formed to interrupt this trend.

Resources

Community Action Works (formally Toxics Action Center)

At Community Action Works (formally known as Toxic Action Center), we believe that environmental threats are big, but the power of well-organized community groups is bigger.

That’s why we work side by side with everyday people to confront those who are polluting and harming the health of our communities. We partner with the people who are most impacted by environmental problems—which are Black, Indigenous, People of Color and poor communities—training them with the know-how anyone would need to make change in their own backyard.

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