East Colfax Community Collective (EC3) is a community-driven, multicultural, socio-economically diverse advocacy organization comprised of residents, local businesses and nonprofits, and allies.

Events Calendar

Small Business
Legal Clinic

April 28 | 5-7pm @EC3 offices, 1195 Newport Street

Join us for the bi-monthly small business legal clinic to learn more about your rights as a small business owner and connect with small business attorneys. 
To RSVP or learn more, please contact mahder@eastcolfaxcc.org.
Food and interpretation will be provided. 

Small Business Core Meeting

May 1 | 8-9:30 PM @ Online (Virtual Meeting)

Residential Membership Meeting & Launch Party!

May 1 | 6-7:30pm @EC3 offices, 1195 Newport Street

Our monthly members meeting will discuss policy updates and how you can support and be involved in EC3’s work.
Light dinner, childcare, interpretation (Spanish,Burmese, Karen, Pulaar) and FREE food boxes provided! 

East Colfax Renter’s Legal Clinic

May 21 | 6-8pm @EC3 offices, 1195 Newport Street

Join us to learn about your rights as a renter and talk to a housing lawyer for free. Learn about illegal lease terms and tenant responsibilities when renting.

Light dinner, childcare, interpretation (Spanish,Burmese, Karen, Pulaar) and FREE food boxes provided! 

Want to get involved or volunteer? Contact Nate Kassa at nate@eastcolfaxcc.org

Talking with Kids about Abuse Prevention

May 22 | 5:30pm @EC3 offices, 1195 Newport Street

Learn how to keep your kids safe – even when you are not with them. This training is open to all parents and caregivers. See flyer below for more information.

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What We Do

IMMEDIATE RELIEF

We provide direct assistance to neighbors and businesses at risk of displacement through our Housing Assistance Campaign, our East Colfax Legal Clinic, and our East Colfax Small Business Relief Fund.

HOUSING SOLUTIONS

We advocate for permanent solutions to the housing crisis grounded in the vision of our community.

COMMUNITY BUILDING

We create programs and events to build leadership, community connection, and pride in East Colfax.

SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT

We advocate for small businesses through support with licensing, permitting and landlord issues, among others.

COALITION BUILDING

We build power at the local, regional, and citywide level to advance equitable housing policy and community centered decision making.

POLICY ADVOCACY

We ensure that our communities have a voice in all policy spaces that impact our neighborhood.

Our Mission

Our mission is to
fight displacement and build collective power in our community to shape our own destiny. 

Our Vision

Our vision is to be a multicultural community where low and moderate-income residents and locally-owned businesses can thrive.

CORE values

Community Driven

We believes that outcomes are always better when those who are directly impacted make the decisions.

POWER-BUILDING

We believe that everything we do must be in the service of building power for our community.

EQUITY

We value policies and practices that recognize that we do not all start from the same place and are designed to address the unique lived experiences and needs of each community.

INNOVATION

We believe that the solutions to displacement are bold, new ideas that are rooted in our community.

LANGUAGE JUSTICE

We respect the voices of our community and believe that everyone has the right to speak for themselves and be heard in the language they choose.

SOLUTION-ORIENTED

We believe we must do more than state the problem, we must drive the solution.

Become a member!

Residential Membership

EC3 is deeply committed to being a membership-based and member-led nonprofit, power building organization. To strengthen this commitment, EC3 created a residential membership model. Learn more by clicking below.

Small Business Membership

Join a community of small business owners in the East Colfax Corridor and North Aurora. All Small Business Memberships go to the East Colfax Small Business Emergency Fund. Learn more by clicking below.

FROM OUR MEMBERS

EC3 helped me find a safe community in East Colfax. When I first came to EC3, it felt very family orientated and welcoming. That is why I keep coming back.
Elizabeth
EC3 saved our lives. If it had not been for EC3 knocking on our door, we would not have known it existed. It saved all of the residents in our complex from the hazardous living situation. EC3 came on board fast, and made sure we were well taken care of. If it had not been for EC3, we would not know what we would have been today, so thank you.
Dr. Ruth
Before becoming EC3 member, I was not as involved in the community. Now, I am very involved in the community, and not just the Burmese community. I also learned so much and have a strong understanding of how to impact my community.
Mansur

Join us

Support the East Colfax Community Collective’s mission to fight displacement and build collective power in our community to shape our own destiny by donating to our general operating fund today!