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MACED works so that Appalachian communities are better places to live. We partner with local people to build upon the strengths of the region and assist businesses that grow local economies and create opportunities for low-income people.

Kentuckians For The Commonwealth is a community of people taking action for justice. We work with people to organize in their home communities and across the state. We help everyday community members become extraordinary community leaders. We support community leaders as they build effective organizations. Together, we win important issue campaigns.

KEF was founded as a 501 (C) (3) non-profit organization to serve the Central Kentucky community by working to oppose the Army's plans to incinerate chemical weapons. 70% of KEF's Board are elected by Common Ground members. The other 30% of KEF's board are "at large" positions. At the time KEF was founded there was no national movement for safe disposal, and KEF founders were focused on the issue of how to prevent the Army from building incinerators in Kentucky.

MERJ Market at Pilot Knob is a sustainable community center for activities, networking, and exchange of goods and skills. MERJ is open from 1-5pm on Saturdays and Sundays. The MERJ Clean & Green FarMarket offers fresh local produce, eggs, and home-made bread. Typical produce includes salad greens, onions, garlic, mushrooms, and more! MERJ also serves as an alternative pick-up site for the Foothills Bulk Food Buying Co-op, coordinates orders of Kenny's Farmhouse Cheese (Kentucky Proud product), and offers access to other local agricultural products through steer-shares, dairy-shares, etc. MERJ members can also rent community garden beds and use MERJ greenhouse space for their own agricultural projects.

Established in 1999, the Sustainability and Environmental Studies (SENS) Program is an important part of Berea College’s efforts to develop a sustainable campus. SENS links the formal curriculum of the classroom to the many opportunities for experiential learning- learning by doing- that come from student, staff, and faculty participation in the creation and operation of a College that “walks the walk” regarding sustainability. SENS is a multidisciplinary program whose goal is to infuse the teaching of sustainability concepts throughout the College curriculum while guiding and supporting the efforts of the College to practice sustainability.

Egret’s Cove Intentional Community is a group of nine people including two children that live on 15 acres of land about 7 miles southeast of Berea. The land is mainly hilly oak forest with about one acre of open land with gardens. Our primary focus is developing a more ecologically sustainable way of living in this area.