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 | Land Trusts
Spirituality and Indigenous Wisdom
Spiritual Community Spaces | Church Activism | Spiritual Knowledge Archives
Zone 1 (Survival)
Water
Southern Watershed Councils | Southern Conservation Districts | Southern Riverkeepers
Food
South Willamette Valley Community Gardens | Farmer's Markets | Farming | Accessible Food | Plant Nurseries | Seed Libraries
Shelter
South Willamette Ecovillages & Intentional Communities | Shelters
Education
Libraries | South Willamette Education Centers | Alternative Learning Opportunities
Energy
Sanitation
Health | Environmental
Transportation
Public | Alternative Transportation Options
Disability Services
Lane County Senior & Disability Services | Lane Independent Living Alliance
Medical
Health Centers | Health Groups | Alternative Heath Resources
Fiber
Zone 2 (Tools and Resources)
Creative Reuse
Clothing | Local Craft Supplies | Furniture | Tech |
Equipment Repair
Makers & Maker Support
Makers Resources | Cooperatives
Zone 3 (Communities of Practice)
Coalitions, Activist Groups, and Collaboratives
Local Environment | Housing for all | Identity Based | International Solidarity | Worker Solidarity | Decentralized Technology | Economic Democracy
Communication
Community Spaces
Affiliated Spaces | Open-use Spaces
Community Resilience
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) | Regional Disaster Preparedness Organization
Conflict Resolution
Governance
News and Journalism
South Willamette Valley News | Alternative Media Resources
Zone 4 (South Willamette Valley Knowledge Commons)
External Directories