Climate Ready Community Outreach to Oak Park (COOP)  is an outreach and education project around the Village of Oak Park’s Climate Ready Oak Park sustainability plan (approved in August 2022), bringing diverse community groups together to promote the plan to Oak Park’s 55,000 residents. 

One Earth Local gathered COOP organizations together in October 2022 and pushes out quarterly communications tied to the Climate Ready Oak Park plan and organizes outreach events, such as the Oak Park Tree Stroll each April and October. 

COOP is a place where community activists can collaborate and communicate on projects such as a community-wide Earth Month celebration and other initiatives. COOP members post their events on One Earth's calendar and have a google group, as well as monthly meetings.

If you would like your Oak Park community based organization to be a part of COOP, please contact Laurie Casey at laurie@oneearthcollective.org or 773-318-5527.

Future C.O.O.P. Meetings

July 23, 5-6:30 pm in person

1. One Earth Collective; oneearthcollective.org; environmental education via film and other programs.

2. Har Zion Adamah (Green) Committee; wsthz.org/social-action

3. Bike Walk Oak Park; facebook.com/groups/bikewalkoakpark; advocates for safe and equitable access to streets in Oak Park—streets that prioritize pedestrians, bicycles, and other non-motorized transport.

4. Village of Oak Park; sustainoakpark.com

5. Oak Park Climate Action Network; facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083682197373; aids Oak Park residents to lower their carbon footprint. https://opcan.org/

6. Disability Access Commission; oak-park.us/your-government/citizen-commissions/disability-access-commission; supports disability access and inclusion in Oak Park.

7. Go Plastic Free; jenpackheiser@gmail.com; advocates for using less plastic in this world.

8. Senior Climate Action; mrobinet@ameritech.net; senior citizens working for climate action.

9. Black Residents of Oak Park; facebook.com/groups/1047104408750711; an informal network of sharing events and resources pertinent to Black families/persons in & around Oak Park.

10. Oak Park Regional Housing Center; oprhc.org; promotes fair housing through diversity, integration, and equity.

11. Oak Park Public Library; oakpark.librarycalendar.com/events/month?program_types%5B264%5D=264

12. YourPassion1st; yourpassion1st.com; improves communities by empowering young adults to find and define their passion, and join the workforce or entrepreneurship.  

13. Beye School Green Team; op97.org/beye/beye-other-programs/green-team

14. Interfaith Green Network; facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070472438850

15. Deep Roots Project; deep-roots-project.org; fosters adoption of best practices in edible gardening.

16. West Cook Wild Ones; westcook.wildones.org; educates and encourages the planting of native gardens to support biodiversity.

17. Oak Park River Forest Enviro Club; CWong@oprfhs.org; develops leadership skills in environmental issues.

18. Arbor West Neighbors; arborwestneighbors.org; supports & enriches aging through community building & advocacy.