1000000 M+ More than 1 million people in the US have been displaced or cut off from essential resources due to transportation infrastructure, disproportionately impacting Black and Brown communities.
Addressing Food Insecurity
We acknowledge the critical issues of environmental justice and food security, and we collaborate with communities to tackle these injustices with an empathetic engineering lens.
In Minnesota, we partnered with a non-profit to provide infrastructure improvements for community gardens across the Rhondo neighborhood. The improvements enhanced accessibility and sustainability, while fostering community healing and engagement in the wake of historical injustices
2000000 M+
The practice of underbounding or “the selective expansion of city boundaries to exclude certain neighborhoods often based on racial demographics or economics,” has resulted in a lack of municipal water infrastructure and related technical, managerial, and financial capacity in unincorporated low-income communities on the margins of cities.
This is one of many reasons why more than 2 Million people in the US do not have access to running water and indoor plumbing in their homes.
Addressing Water Access
We believe that access to water is a fundamental human right, and we collaborate with communities that lack safe drinking water and sanitation.
In Laurel, MD, when the community woke up to brown, burnt-smelling water after their well collapsed, leaving them without access to clean water, we collaborated with local leaders to provide essential engineering support. By developing a Preliminary Engineering Report with alternative solutions, the community secured hundreds of thousands in funding for a new well and restored access to safe water.
60 Years Later
The last major US infrastructure investment into our roads and highways was in the 1950s. Now, 60 years later, communities are experiencing degrading roads and bridges across the country.
Addressing Aging Infrastructure
We partner with communities that were left out of historic infrastructure investments leaving them with chronically aged infrastructure.
In rural Pennsylvania, we provided the engineering tools needed for the community of Foxburg to address severely degraded road conditions, causing safety and environmental concerns for the small town of 157. As a result of our support, the community accessed $103,000 to hire a local contractor to redevelop the road.
Puerto Rico’s energy received a letter grade “F”, leaving the US territory with unreliable and unpredictable energy supply.
Addressing the Need for Resiliency
We partner with communities across the island to make their infrastructure more resilient.
In Mayagüez, we collaborated with local partners to design a solar PV system for a non-profit children's home. This solar system not only provided the shelter with a reliable power source during outages but also allowed them to redirect the funds saved on energy costs to meet other essential needs.
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The number of times Native Americans are more likely than white households to lack access to indoor plumbing.
Addressing Infrastructure Inequities
We collaborate with local partners to address infrastructure inequities that Native communities face due to decades of historic injustices.
On the San Carlos Apache Reservation, we partnered with the Nalwoodi Denzhone Community to enhance water infrastructure, enabling the development of the Nnee Nalwooldi Life Center. This collaboration has empowered local youth and families, providing sustainable food sources and cultivating traditional crops, while also paving the way for future projects like a fishing pond and land revitalization efforts.
170 + Over 170 pro bono engineering solutions provided
40,000 + Hours of Pro Bono Services Provided totaling a value of over $4M saved to communities
366 Communities Engaged
$ 11 M Amount of funding unlocked for communities
Message From The Team
At Community Engineering Corps, we are united by our common goal to address infrastructure inequities impacting communities across the U.S. and its territories. We are a multidisciplinary team that blends technical expertise with a holistic approach to development, allowing us to extend our services beyond engineering and offer comprehensive support when tackling critical infrastructure needs of underserved communities. We’re dedicated to continuous learning and ensuring we are always engaging best practices while providing community-centered, sustainable solutions— one community at a time.
CECorps is celebrating over 10 years of Impact addressing U.S. infrastructure inequity.
Learn about the state of U.S. infrastructure and our work over the years on our Impact Page.