South: Directory of Community Organizations

In building a regenerative future, we know we need to create networks of resilience to meet community needs. The following organizations are taking steps along the path toward community care, restorative justice, thoughtful reuse, radical abundance, food sovereignty, ecological harmony, and communal knowledge. If you know of organizations that belong on this list, please contact us!

Inspired by permaculture technique and organized for ease of access, the community needs page has been organized into five zones (zero though four), beginning with philosophical alignments toward tending the land, moving to attributes most necessary to access daily for life in the Willamette Valley, and moving outward toward interpersonal groups and connections.

Inclusion on this list is not an endorsement. All groups and links are already publicly accessible.

Zone 0 (Mindfulness, Self-work, Raising Consciousness)

Eco-Stewardship

Land-tending Projects | Adopt-a-Landscape

Spirituality and Indigenous Wisdom

Spiritual Community Spaces | Church Activism | Spiritual Knowledge Archives

Zone 1 (Survival)

Water

Local Watershed Councils | Conservation Districts | Riverkeepers

Food

Shelter

Ecovillages | Intentional Communities | Shelters

Education

Libraries | Education Centers | Alternative Learning Opportunities

Energy

Sanitation

Transportation

Disability Services

Medical

Health Centers | Health Groups |

Fiber

Zone 2 (Tools and Resources)

Creative Reuse

Clothing | Craft Supplies | Furniture | Tech |

Equipment Repair

Makers & Maker Support

Business Resources | Cooperatives

Toolshare

Zone 3 Communities of Practice)

Activist Groups & Coalitions