Established in 1976, our mission is to improve the quality of life of all inhabitants of the State of Indiana, achieved through conducting research, public education and development efforts to conserve natural resources, protect the environment and provide affordable access to essential human services.

The sister organization of CACEF is the Citizens Action Coalition, which works on many of the same initiatives through a focus on initiating, facilitating and coordinating citizen action and advocacy.

Current Happenings:

The Downstream Project

Working to protect our food, water, public health and rural areas from the threat of factory farms.

Hospital Accountability Project (HAP)

Citizens Action Coalition Education Fund (CACEF) and Indiana Legal Services, (ILS) are working on a Hospital Accountability Project (HAP) in Marion County. The project’s goal is to ensure that non-profit hospitals in Indiana earn the tax breaks they receive by providing an adequate amount of charity care to underinsured and uninsured citizens.

June 22, 2011: Read the new HAP Report on Medical Debt in Indianapolis here: The Medical Debt Crisis in Indianapolis: A Closer Look

Read the first HAP Report on Medical Debt in Indianapolis here: The Medical Crisis in Indianapolis: A Snapshot