Please take the time to go read, and pass along This New Yorker piece.
This is one of the community-based groups that are responding to the needs of all the people, including some communities that had been overlooked.
Another is New York Communities for Change, which is continuing the work of ACORN after that organization was savaged by the right wingers.
I know I am not providing many details in this diary. That's because I want you to read the New Yorker article - and pass it on - and consider contributing through the links at NYCC.
THis is for informational purposes.