MOVING ROOTS FOUNDATION
Building community wellbeing through collaborative programs rooted in creativity, cultural connection, nourishment, and collective care.
Working between Guatemala and the Bay Area.
ABOUT
Moving Roots
Moving Roots Foundation is a nonprofit organization in formation dedicated to developing community-centered programs that support collective wellbeing through creativity, cultural connection, nourishment, embodied learning, and collective care.
Working between Guatemala and the Bay Area, Moving Roots collaborates with artists, community leaders, organizations, and local collectives to create initiatives shaped by the lived experiences, strengths, and needs of the communities involved.
Through interdisciplinary and community-led approaches, Moving Roots seeks to create meaningful spaces for connection, participation, cultural continuity, and access to shared resources and experiences.
More than an organization, we are a growing network.
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MISSION
Moving Roots Foundation develops community-centered programs and collaborations that support collective wellbeing through creativity, cultural connection, nourishment, embodied learning, and collective care.
As a nonprofit organization currently in formation, Moving Roots works alongside artists, organizations, community leaders, and local collectives to create initiatives shaped by the lived experiences, strengths, and needs of the communities it serves.
VISION
We envision communities where wellbeing is strengthened through connection, shared knowledge, creativity, cultural continuity, and meaningful access to community-centered resources and experiences.
We believe lasting impact grows through collaboration, reciprocity, and programs shaped by the realities and voices of the communities themselves.
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ORGANIZATIONAL
Aproach
Moving Roots understands community wellbeing as a collective and multidimensional process.
Rather than centering individual disciplines or isolated programs, the organization develops collaborative initiatives that respond to real community needs through interconnected cultural, creative, educational, and community-based practices.
Artistic expression, embodied learning, cultural exchange, and collective care are approached as complementary tools that can strengthen connection, participation, resilience, and community support.
Moving Roots seeks to work collaboratively with:
ARTIST, COMMUNITY LEADERS, GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS, EDUCATORS, CULTURAL WORKERS, LOCAL COLLECTIVES, FACILITATORS AND INTERDISCIPLINARY PRACTITIONERS
The organization aims to support and co-develop programs that contribute positively to individual and collective wellbeing while remaining grounded in the realities, knowledge, and strengths of each community.
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Core Principles
Programs are developed through listening, collaboration, and engagement with real community experiences and needs.
Wellbeing is understood as relational, cultural, emotional, and communal rather than solely individual.
The organization values cultural continuity, shared knowledge, intergenerational exchange, and community participation.
Meaningful impact emerges through partnerships, mutual support, and collaborative processes.
Moving Roots seeks to create welcoming and participatory spaces accessible to diverse communities.
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ACTION
Areas
Residencies & Community exchange
Environmental education & International exchange
Somatics, movement & community wellbeing
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