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"Somebody Should do something about that."

"Never Doubt That A Small Group Of Thoughtful Committed Citizens Can Change The World: Indeed It'S The Only Thing That Ever Has." Margaret Mead.

the grassroots Institute is here for you and your community. We'd like to know you better.

Would you like to know more about volunteering?

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The Institute is made up of individuals, families, nonprofit and social organization, and businesses working to make a good life for themselves, for their neighbors, and the planet in communities throughout Mendocino County.

It is loosely organized around interests and projects designed to make change. Some groups of individuals come together around a specific issue, challenge, or opportunity.

It is an opportunity to learn about and contribute to doing something about a societal or environmental problem at a local level. It is an opportunity to make new friends, spend a spring afternoon working along-side neighbors removing invasive plants. It's an opportunity to have a voice in what the future of your community will look like for you, your children, and their children.

You can choose your level of involvement. Start small if that suits your life right now. Just read the material you are interested in right now. Add your voice to other's by signing a petition about the failure of Georgia Pacific and Koch to get on with cleaning up the former mill site property.rrch

You can lead; you can follow; you can fund; or you can just watch for a while.

You can trust that the work is for the common good, not personal wealth.

You can be assured that serious work is being accomplished. Changes are being made. Whether it's one invasive weed at a time or solving the area's lack of workforce housing, Mendocino County is proof that a better world is within reach. Yes, it does take time. But not as long as you might think.

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