In July 2007, I was a young twenty-three year old ready to change the world, so I founded a nonprofit. I wanted to work for sustainability and climate change solutions, and without a lot of credibility, I thought the best way for me to get involved was by jumping right in.

The first iteration of my work was called the Northwest Arkansas Sustainability Center. Despite the very generic name, I actually got quite a bit of stuff done. We had a Step It Up rally for the 1Sky solutions, I helped create a student-led environmental leadership program for the Fayetteville School District, and I gave a few presentations and led a few workshops.

Around this time, I started working with other nonprofits. I joined Fayetteville's America In Bloom committee, and started working with the Omni Center's Carbon Caps Task Force. Eventually, I became the cochair of the CCTF, and that's when things really began moving.

My understanding of the movement and its strengths was getting better, and I began to realize what we, as organizers, needed to sustain our work. We need to see our humanity reflected back on us, so we changed the name of my nonprofit to The Social Sustenance Organization, and our mission now to was sustain the movement for equitable climate change solutions.

Over at SocialSustenance.Org, you can work with us in a lot of ways, and we are aggressively pursuing new programs. If you have ideas for change, or a desire to create a better world, contact us there.