Our purpose
Our mission is to be a powerful force for change, creating justice and opportunity in Greater Cleveland by uniting our faith communities and civic partners across lines of race, class, and religion.
HOW
WE WORK
As a catalyst for systemic change, we draw on the proven success of deep listening and person-to-person organizing to uncover issues and challenges in our communities.
Then we connect individuals and organizations to multiply our power and mobilize our members by the thousands.
Together we are power in action.
focus areas
VOTer
engagement
Fighting voter suppression, depression and regression by mobilizing people to vote in low-propensity voting neighborhoods.
Criminal
Justice
Working with prosecutors, judges and our community to create a new system of criminal justice by adding pretrial services and putting an end to cash bail and discretionary youth bindover.
health
equity
Connecting communities of color with primary and preventative care with the goal of creating health equity in Cleveland.
GUN
SAFETY
Reducing gun violence through responsible gun ownership.
ECONOMIC
DEMOCRACY
Our PowerUp congregations are using their collective spending power to negotiate better prices for waste hauling, electricity and natural gas.
Support US
Your support makes a real difference in the lives of people across Greater Cleveland.
