Catalyst
Catalyst organizes the families who already noticed — the dried-up creek, the flooded basement, the summer that got too hot. We turn that noticing into action, one block at a time.
planted within 3 miles of where you're sitting
These aren't case studies. They're your neighbors.
Before winter hit.
Maria Delgado attended one of our kitchen-table workshops last October. By November, her family had air-sealed the basement, switched to a smart thermostat, and enrolled in the utility rebate program — saving $67 a month they now put toward her daughter's college fund.
Three rain gardens. One stubborn block captain.
James Okafor had been documenting basement floods on his phone for two years. After connecting with Catalyst, he organized six neighbors to install rain gardens along their curb strips. Last spring's 3-inch rainfall — the kind that used to flood seven basements — drained completely within four hours.
Started by a third-grader named Priya.
When Priya noticed the lunch trash at Jefferson, she asked her teacher why they couldn't compost. That question turned into a Catalyst school partnership — now 340 students divert 18 pounds of food waste every single school day, and Priya leads the morning weigh-in.
Every stat below is within 3 miles of where you're reading this.
Trees planted
within 3 miles of you
Families enrolled
in energy reduction programs
Schools composting
in the district
Average energy savings
for enrolled households
The creek behind Jefferson Elementary dried up two summers ago.
The parents who noticed are the ones who started this. They're waiting for you.
Diane Kowalski
Block captain, Oak Street
"I spent two years watching my basement flood. One workshop later, we had a plan. Now I'm the one calling my neighbors."
Marcus Webb
Father of two, Elm Ave
"My kids helped plant three of those 327 trees. They ask about them every week. That's worth more than any bill I've cut."
Rosa Nguyen
Third-grade teacher, Jefferson
"Priya's composting program changed how my whole class thinks about waste. These kids are serious about it."
Harold & June Torres
Grandparents, Birch Court
"We want our grandkids to still see fireflies here. That's why we show up every Saturday."
847 neighbors joined this month alone.The only question is whether you're one of them.
No donation. No commitment. Just your name and zip — and we'll show you exactly who's already out there.
Every week you wait, someone on your block is doing this without you.
That's the only urgency we're asking you to feel.