Our Work

ACTION is a grassroots community organization which seeks to unite faith groups, schools, neighborhood organizations, tenant councils, and other non-profits to work for social justice.

Food Insecurity

Racial Justice

Opportunity Zones

Fair Housing

Non-Profit, Membership-Based Organization

ACTION, Alliance for Congregational Transformation Influencing Our Neighborhoods, is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization incorporated in the State of Ohio. It is a membership-based organization composed of 30 institutions. In 1999, a group of pastors and directors of local organizations approached the Gamaliel Foundation to seek direction and support to build a powerful grassroots community organization.

The Mobile Market

The Mahoning Valley is deemed to be a food desert, meaning it is an area where it is incredibly difficult to purchase affordable or fresh food. One innovative program ran by A.C.T.I.O.N. is the Mobile Market. The Mobile Market is a grocery store on wheels that travels to high need or high traffic areas in the community. The goal of the Mobile Market is to bring fresh, affordable, and healthy food items to the Mahoning Valley community, especially to those who cannot easily travel to access these foods. This program not only strives to feed the community, but also helps bring business to local farms who supply the food to fill the market. Community Members can sign up to receive one $25 voucher a month to use on the Mobile Market at no cost to them. There is a strong need for this program, which has led to another Mobile Market being brought to Trumbull County. More details about the Trumbull County Mobile Market will become available in the near future. To stay updated with the whereabouts of the market, follow “The Mahoning Valley Mobile Market” on Facebook, or find the monthly schedule on the home page of this website.

OUR WORK