Community Change was founded in 1968 by leaders of the civil rights, labor, and anti-poverty movements.
We were born into the chaos and heartbreak that followed the deaths of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, as a living legacy to the senator. Our founders’ vision and their charge—to build power through grassroots leadership, to challenge the government to be a force for good, to focus on poor people, especially poor people of color—are just as relevant today as at the time of our birth.
For over five decades, Community Change has focused our work on strengthening the field of community organizing. We launched its advocacy arm, Community Change Action, in 2003 to add political power to our movement.
![](/wp-content/uploads/Untitled-1.png)
In 2018, Community Change marked 50 years of organizing and advocacy.
CHANGEWIRE STORY
Continuing the unfinished work
of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy
![](/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-07-at-7.31.06 PM-1024x507.png)