"In everything we do we try to be inclusive," Cavellini says.
In addition to its volunteers, the organization has two part-time staff members--Lim, 26, the interim housing organizer, and Natalie J.J. Smith, 34, who heads EFZ's ongoing political campaigns.
A 14-member steering committee, composed of volunteers elected yearly, directs EFZ. The committee meets monthly and sets broad policies for the organization.
A Decade of Action
CEOC provides a range of services to the Cambridge community, including family planning, food distribution, Head Start and housing advocacy.
But as the housing needs of Cambridge expanded, EFZ began to outgrow CEOC.
"EFZ is fairly different and its membership is fairly large, so it didn't properly fit in under CEOC," Lim says.
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