🌱 Our Story: Why We’re Rooted—and Why We’re Rising

At Rooted Perspectives, we believe the people who experience systemic challenges firsthand hold deep insight into how our policies and systems should evolve. That’s why we’re building something different—a research and advocacy organization grounded in real lives, shared power, and community truth.

We’re not here to write policy from a distance. We’re here to reimagine how it’s shaped, shared, and sustained—by and with the people who are too often left out of the room.

Our work is rooted in one simple but radical belief: policy should serve the people, not the other way around. And it must be co-created with communities—not imposed upon them.

What We Do

Rooted Perspectives is a people-powered organization that bridges rigorous research with community wisdom. We support individuals and organizations working to build a more responsive, accountable, and thriving society by:

✅ Elevating overlooked voices in the policy process
✅ Developing leaders from historically excluded communities
✅ Creating bold, actionable research and public education tools
✅ Launching campaigns that address the root causes of injustice

Whether we’re studying access to housing, evaluating public systems, supporting emerging leaders, or mobilizing around community well-being, our goal is always the same: center the people. Change the system.

Why We’re Fundraising

We’re launching our Fund the Future campaign to grow this work and reach the next level. Your donation supports:

The creation of accessible, community-rooted research and tools
Advocacy campaigns that uplift collective needs and truths
Leadership programs that support the next generation of changemakers
The infrastructure that sustains our work—from communications to coalition-building

Every gift—big or small—helps us build a future where policy is shaped not in silence, but in solidarity.

Join Us

We can’t do this work alone. Your support powers every report, every training, every campaign—and the vision behind them all. If you’ve ever wondered what a truly people-powered policy movement looks like, this is your moment to help shape it.

Give today. Share our story. Help us fund the future.

Together, we are Rooted Perspectives.

Rooted Perspectives: Fund the Future

By Rooted Perspectives

Rooted Perspectives: Fund the Future