Coalition affiliates have a wide variety of interests and come together under the Livable Newton umbrella to support each other and increase our power and influence. Visit our Affiliates websites to learn more about each of their areas of expertise.
Bike Newton, a 501c3 organization, aims to promote bicycling as a viable method of transportation in Newton, Massachusetts. Bicycling should be safe and convenient for all.
Founded in 1990, Green Newton (formerly Green Decade Newton) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Our members and volunteers work to create sustainable solutions to environmental problems facing our city and our world, often in collaboration with City government and schools, and with other nonprofits across Massachusetts.
CAN-DO, Citizens for Affordable Housing in Newton Development Organization, Inc., is a community-based non-profit developer of affordable housing for individuals and families with low and moderate incomes. Founded in 1994, CAN-DO has developed and currently manages a number of affordable housing units, which serve a diverse population.
Engine 6 is a voluntary association of residents of Newton, MA, who advocate for fair, affordable, and diverse housing—in abundance. We seek to hold City government accountable to its own planning and housing pledges and to all fair housing and civil rights laws. We consider ourselves part of the nationwide YIMBY movement, and are affiliated with other local YIMBY groups (e.g., A Better Cambridge, Somerville YIMBY) through the Abundant Housing MA coalition.
Newton-Needham Regional Chamber. The mission of the Newton-Needham Chamber of Commerce, Inc. is to champion our communities’ economic and cultural vitality through advocacy, education and networking.
Progressive Newton is a chapter of Progressive Massachusetts, a statewide, diverse grassroots organization mobilizing around progressive issues. Our primary mission is to advance Progressive Massachusetts’s state-level program; our current priorities are the three Raise Up Massachusetts campaigns (Paid Family Medical Leave, Fight for $15 minimum wage, and the Fair Share Amendment), the Safe Communities Act, and criminal justice reform. We also organize around local issues and, on occasion, support strong progressive candidates at the local level. If you’re a progressive, and you live in Newton, Massachusetts, join us!
Temple Shalom of Newton Tzedek Team
Welcoming Newton is a grassroots effort led by a pair of Newton citizens to support newcomers to our city while also furthering the engagement of all residents in all things related to life in Newton. Our goal is to help everyone who moves to Newton have the information and connections they need to feel a part of and get the most out of our community.
Newton Neighbors Helping Newton Neighbors was organized in a citywide effort, and has pulled together more than 1,000 members to coordinate volunteer efforts throughout the city. Volunteers with the Facebook group are helping fellow neighbors by delivering groceries, donations of supplies like toilet paper and thermometers, and financial support.
Newton Interfaith Clergy Association (NICA) is comprised of clergy and religious leaders from most of the faith communities in the Newton Area.
Newton Community Development Foundation is a private, nonprofit organization that fosters economic and cultural diversity within the City of Newton through the development, ownership and management of affordable housing communities. NCDF also provides property management services for other nonprofit organizations and condominium associations in Newton and in neighboring communities.
350 MASS Newton Node Better Future Project is a Cambridge-based climate organizing nonprofit founded in January 2011. In spring 2012, Better Future Project staff began a series of meetings and conversations with fellow activists about the need for a grassroots climate network in Massachusetts. Those conversations grew out of many years of collaboration on 350.org actions and events, and they led to the creation of 350 Massachusetts for a Better Future as a volunteer-led, campaign-focused network. 350 Mass began with one node in Cambridge in June 2012.
2Life Communities Our vision is for all older adults to have the opportunity to age in community—to live a full life of connection and purpose in a dynamic, supportive environment. Inspired by Jewish values, 2Life Communities welcomes seniors from all backgrounds and enables aging in communities of engagement, connection, and purpose by:
·Providing superior housing that is broadly affordable.
· Continually evolving support services to meet the needs of our diverse residents as they age.
· Building connections and community within our walls and in our surrounding neighborhoods.
· Promoting aging in community as a first choice.
Since our inception, 2Life Communities has opened our doors to the broader community, welcoming seniors from all backgrounds while being driven by our Jewish values, which guide us to honor thy mother and father (seen as a collective enterprise), welcome the “stranger” as we were once strangers ourselves (including immigrants from many lands), and share across generations (l’dor vador). By providing a supportive environment for our community’s seniors, we help bring forward the wisdom they have accumulated over a lifetime, support their efforts to embrace lifelong learning and growth, and engage in repairing the world (tikkun olam) to be sure all seniors have the basics for living with dignity.
Families Organizing for Racial Justice is a coalition of families in and around Newton, MA who believe change starts at home and in our own communities. We are a learning community educating ourselves, our children, our schools, and our communities about race, racism, culture, and identity. We strive to achieve safe and welcoming environments that enhance the well-being of all people. We promote healing and connection between individuals and communities. We speak out against injustice, support our kids to be upstanders, and take action to address bias and inequity.