Transformation Rooted in Community
We’re here to connect power to the people, supporting Oakland neighborhoods and communities everywhere to grow into resilient networks of change.
We’re not building for communities. We’re building
with them.
At OakTREE, we believe our neighborhoods are just like the rooted networks of a forest. Our communities already have what they need: knowledge, care, creativity, and grit. What’s missing is the connection.
We’re here to build that connection—to turn homes into hubs, neighbors into networks, and ideas into action.
Get Involved
Add your roots to our network of change. Become part of a living system that’s growing lasting change – through shared resources, people power, and deep-rooted collaboration. Whether you’ve got treasure, talent, tools, or just a big heart for your community, there’s a place for you here. Help us grow the roots that make real change possible.
Hear From Our Community
“For too long, communities have been told to wait for energy solutions built by others. OakTREE flips that script, creating neighborhood wealth, local jobs, and genuine ownership of essential resources.”
Nwamaka Agbo
CEO and Managing Director
Kataly Foundation and Restorative Economies Fund
“Oakland’s Equitable Climate Action Plan needs solutions that communities can actually own and govern. OakTREE’s thermal infrastructure approach makes that possible: it’s simple, it’s legal, and it puts power directly in neighbors’ hands.”
Daniel L. Hamilton
Chief Resilience Officer
City of Oakland
Meet the Team
With a shared belief that innovation thrives through collaboration, founders Crystal Huang and Mark Miles lead with both technological vision and community focus, bringing together partners to shape a more connected and empowered energy future.
What We Do
We grow community power from the ground up with infrastructure that connects, skills that empower, and relationships that last.
Call For Donations
We’re ready to build. What we need now is the water to help us grow: the capital to break ground on demonstration projects that will prove community-owned infrastructure works. Whether you’re drawn to funding physical infrastructure, community skills development, or the organizing work that connects it all, your contribution flows into proving what works and nourishing the growth of neighborhoods everywhere.