2025 Highlights

On October 17, Community Action Works held a community organizing summit in Beaver County, PA at the United Methodist Church of Monaca with over 40 leaders. The summit focused on learning the lay of the land of data centers, its impacts on communities and learning tangible organizing strategies to build people power. Our keynote speaker, […]

We’ve been busy this year so far making waves to protect neighborhoods from pollution and environmental threats, from polluting data centers and toxic pollution to leaky landfills and the proliferation of petrochemical plants.  We know that local grassroots action is vital to creating greener, healthier communities across the county, and we wouldn’t be able to […]

Learn about how to advocate for solar in your community from successful solar advocates across the country!

Please read below to learn more and reach out to your state senators to oppose any language that repeals Chapter 503. On February 26, 2026, MA House representatives voted for and passed a bill that would repeal a 1982 citizen-initiated ballot measure known as Chapter 503 of the Acts of 1982 (the “Nuclear Power and […]

Community Action Works along with Environment North Carolina, Research and Policy Center create “Solar Organizing Playbook” Rooftop solar is good for the environment and consumers. It reduces our dependence on polluting fuels and eases strain on the grid during periods of high demand. Rooftop solar, especially when coupled with energy storage, can increase resilience to […]

Food Waste Diversion in Schools Webinar Recording On Thursday, March 5th, 2026, the Zero Waste Massachusetts coalition hosted the “Food Waste Diversion in Schools” Webinar. We were joined by 50 attendees who learned about how schools are addressing food waste in Massachusetts. We want to extend a big thank you to our panel of experts […]

On November 8th, we hosted the 2025 Georgia Organizing Summit alongside our partners in Panthersville, GA. We were joined by local community members, organizers, advocates, experts, and students who shared campaigns and organizing stories and networked through panels and workshops. We gathered over 50 local leaders at the New Life Community Center in Panthersville, Georgia. […]

On October 18th, we were excited to host the 2025 Baytown Organizing Summit alongside our partners. We were joined by local community members, organizers, advocates, experts, and students who shared campaigns and organizing stories and networked through panels and workshops. Over 40 local leaders gathered at the Baytown Community Center, just blocks away from one […]

It was exciting to host, along with our friends, the 2025 Corpus Christi Organizing Summit. We were joined by community organizers, advocates, experts, students and activists sharing campaigns and organizing stories around issues, and networked through panels and workshops. We gathered over 20 local leaders at the Antonio E. Garcia Center. The summit included community […]