Across a range of issues, from housing affordability to the post-pandemic mental health crisis, the people feeling the most pain should have the power to fix the problems. SVCF is focused on supporting organizations that are building power and movements among local residents to ensure that the future of our region is in the hands of those who know what needs to be fixed.
SVCF makes targeted investments in two areas that are vital to achieving the civic participation that will result in systemic change: movement-building and power-building.
SVCF’s Movement- and Power-building: Community Action Grants Program aims to fund organizations that utilize strategies central to building power, including policy advocacy, voter engagement and others. In this focus area, SVCF supports organizations working to address systemic disparities and increase civic participation through base-building strategies that engage people in dialogue, decision-making and collective action.