The Creative Chicago Reuse Exchange (CCRx) is a 501c3 nonprofit that solicits donations of surplus materials, equipment and supplies for teachers and non-profit organizations. They promote creativity and environmental stewardship. Their goal is to educate and empower the public to reduce waste, rethink surplus, and share. They do this through creative reuse programming, events and workshops.    Their belief is that “trash is just a failure of imagination.”

WECAN worked very hard to get buildings on the southside energy efficient; Also is associated with EAN (Energy Action Network) an organization comprise of churches, community organizers, and membersof WECAN who try to conserve energy such as LIHEAP, CEDA, and Weatherization

Focuses on preserving the community and its environment
Active engagement with government

The Peace School’s mission is to help people of all ages practice peace in everyday life. By attaining peace in mind, body and spirit, we create the foundation for a broader peace in our families, schools, communities, nations and world.

Produces vegan soup mixes and sells them at local markets around the city. The food bundles are packaged by patients at a nearby drug treatment center in their kitchen.

A natural food store specializing in vegetarian products, natural teas and herbal supplements