Plant the Seed
You sign up, show up to an orientation, or bring a concern from your block or your kid's school.
Grassroots Power • Policy Change
Real Change Starts With People Who Show Up
Groundswell turns neighbors into organizers and organizers into policy wins — nonpartisan, community-led, and built to last.
Clean water • Housing justice • Voting rights • Community education
15,000+
Supporters mobilized
42
Policy wins since 2015
120+
Community events hosted
How Change Grows
Every policy win starts the same small way
Grow the Campaign
We train, organize, and build power together — knocking doors, testifying, and building coalitions.
See It Flourish
Ordinances pass, budgets shift, and the changes outlast any one campaign — for the next generation.
Built By the Community We Serve
A staff of organizers, a movement of neighbors
Groundswell isn't a lobbying shop — it's a network of residents, students, faith leaders, and small business owners who decide together what change looks like, then organize to win it.
Campaigns Underway
Where we're focused right now — and how you can help
Active
Clean Water Access
Pushing the county to fund lead pipe replacement in every neighborhood, not just the ones that can afford to wait.
Learn more →
Active
Housing Justice for All
Organizing tenants and first-time buyers around a fair rent registry and down-payment assistance fund.
Learn more →
Active
Protect Voting Rights
Expanding early voting sites and language access so every eligible voter can be heard.
Learn more →"If you have a why in life, you'll get along with any how."
See how our supporters are living that out, campaign by campaign.
Read Their StoriesThree Ways to Show Up
Pick the one that fits your time, your skills, or your budget
Volunteer
Canvass, phone bank, or lend a professional skill — a few hours a month goes a long way.
Sign up to volunteer →
Donate
Every dollar funds organizer training, legal support, and the events that build our coalition.
Give today →
Attend an Event
Town halls, trainings, and rallies happen year-round — bring a friend and bring your questions.
See upcoming events →What Our Supporters Say
"I'd never testified at a city council meeting before Groundswell showed me how. Six months later, the ordinance passed."
— Renata S., Volunteer since 2022
"They made it easy to plug in for one evening a week and actually see where the effort went."
— Devon K., Monthly Donor
"Nonpartisan and neighborhood-first — exactly what we needed to get our block heard."
— Marcus T., Block Captain
Ready to Join the Movement?
Whether you have five minutes or five hours a week, there's a place for you at Groundswell. Let's talk about where you fit.
