Equity Community Organizing (ECO) Groups

The SCAN Foundation, with co-funding from the California Health Care Foundation and Metta Fund, have funded four California-based organizations to form “Equity Community Organizing Groups” (ECO Groups) after a thoughtful application process that attracted interest from more than 70 organizations statewide. From January 2024 through June 2025, each organization will leverage a community organizing approach to help address the health inequities older adults face in their community. Key aspects of their work will elevate and center the voices and lived experiences of older adults in an effort to shift power back to the community. READ THE FULL PRESS RELEASE

Within 2024, the ECO Groups will focus on the following activities:

• Identify and prioritize the key drivers of the health inequities identified by the Greater Good Studio “Stories of Movement” report that reflect their communities’ experiences
• Work together to codesign solutions that address these inequities
• Move from community engagement to community ownership