Help East Palestine, OH Unity Council’s Nonprofit Journey

The time is here for Unity Council to become a non-profit. While we are appreciative of the generosity received from nonprofits all over the U.S. and beyond, we realize they have their own missions, own fights. They cannot be expected nor will they be able to support East Palestine for as long as we will need support. Some of the reasons why now is the time:

- We have thus far been able to rely on the generosity of other nonprofits to pay for board members to attend conferences, events, and take trips to DC.

- We have thus far relied on other nonprofits to help raise mutual aid funds for East Palestine residents.

- We have thus far been able to rely on donations to provide venues, equipment, food, and all other things needed for community events.

- We realize, after multiple local nonprofits misusing funds, that the only way our community can trust money meant for them is not mishandled is to manage it ourselves.

As a nonprofit, we will be able to do all these things ourselves. All financial records will be open to ensure money is handled with integrity.

To become a nonprofit, we must pay $700 for fees. Most of us are still trying to financially recover from the derailment, so we are reaching out to ask for your support.

We know times are hard for everyone, but if you can give 5 or 10 dollars, that adds up!

We appreciate the support!

About Unity Council:

Mission: Community oversight board to ensure the right of the people to maintain clean air, water, and soil.

Purpose: To have all members of the EP community, and surrounding areas affected by the derailment, represented in the oversight of our mission, to share information, and to stand in solidarity while truth seeking for our communities.

Vision: To be a focused group that ensures the environment, animals, and people affected by the train derailment and subsequent explosion of dangerous carcinogens, are restored and made whole.

Foundation: The Unity Council was founded on the idea of being a community led organizations that strives to be:

Trusted- The community should have confidence in the word of Unity Council members by members fact checking before putting out information. The Unity Council should always do what they say.

Respectful- Unity Council shall encourage intellectual debate. Debates shall be focused on issues and not personal attacks.

United- Members of the Unity Council shall stand in solidarity and ensure decisions are made in the best interest, long and short term, of affected communities.

Transparent- Unity Council and its members should always be transparent with information, actions, and all other derailment related subjects.

Honest- As truth seekers, Unity Council and its members are held to a high level of honesty in all aspects of Council involvement.