Community organizing is the process of building power through involving a constituency in identifying problems they share and the solutions to those problems that they desire; identifying the people and structures that can make those solutions possible; enlisting those targets in the effort through negotiation and using confrontation and pressure when needed; and building an institution that is democratically controlled by that constituency that can develop the capacity to take on further problems and that embodies the will and the power of that constituency.¹

In that vein, SCC is a community based group working to dissolve barriers between people in order to collectively improve the neighborhood and quality of life. People face challenges every day, including: economic struggles, poor health, inadequate transportation, trash, traffic, immigration and language barriers, and poor access to services. Only when people work together strategically will we see the kinds of changes that the community and all it members deserve.

Projects:
East Somerville Organizing Project
Affordable Housing
Organizing and Development
Welcoming Massachusetts