2007 News

Federation of Congregations United to Serve (FOCUS), Communities Creating Opportunity (CCO), Metro Organizations for People (MOP), Congregations for Community Action (CCA)

Health Care Access
Colorado makes progress on children's health

July 23, 2007

Metro Organizations for People (MOP)

Health Care Access
Missouri restores coverage to 6,000 low-income children

July 23, 2007

Communities Creating Opportunity (CCO)

Health Care Access
Florida makes administrative changes to ease child health enrollment

July 23, 2007

Federation of Congregations United to Serve (FOCUS), Congregations for Community Action (CCA)

Safe Neighborhoods
Oakland presses for best practices in violence prevention

July 23, 2007

Oakland Community Organizations (OCO)

Housing Opportunities
San Mateo, CA mayor agrees to affordable housing policy changes

July 23, 2007

Peninsula Interfaith Action (PIA)

Housing Opportunities
Renters demand better housing in Los Angeles

July 23, 2007

L.A. Voice

School Improvement
San Diego works to reverse drop out pattern

July 23, 2007

San Diego Organizing Project (SDOP)

Neighborhood Revitalization
Rochester makes progress on neighborhood and regional revitalization agenda

July 23, 2007

Safe Neighborhoods, Youth Development
Massachusetts wins new state funding for violence prevention

July 23, 2007

Massachusetts Communities Action Network (MCAN)

Housing Opportunities
Families press for affordable housing opportunities in Orange County, CA

July 22, 2007

Orange County Congregation Community Organization (OCCCO)

Health Care Access
PICO letter to President on child health veto threat

July 19, 2007

PICO National Network

Health Care Access
PICO statement on Senate SCHIP plan

July 16, 2007

PICO National Network

Health Care Access
Faith groups to Senate leaders: Stand by promise to uninsured children

July 11, 2007

PICO National Network

Health Care Access
Faith leaders join PICO in call for child health plan

June 12, 2007

PICO National Network

Housing Opportunities
Congregations press UVM to build affordable housing

June 11, 2007

Vermont Interfaith Action (VIA)

Health Care Access
PBS NewsHour features PICO Cover all Children Campaign

May 28, 2007

Communities Creating Opportunity (CCO), PICO National Network

Immigration Reform
Faith leaders, families and mayors speak out against ICE raids

May 20, 2007

Contra Costa Interfaith Supporting Community Organization (CCISCO), Peninsula Interfaith Action (PIA), People Acting in Community Together (PACT San Jose), United Interfaith Action of Southeastern Massachusetts (UIA)

Immigration Reform
Clergy Letter Calls for Halt to Immigration Raids

May 15, 2007

Contra Costa Interfaith Supporting Community Organization (CCISCO), Oakland Community Organizations (OCO), Peninsula Interfaith Action (PIA), People Acting in Community Together (PACT San Jose), PICO National Network, San Francisco Organizing Project (SFOP), United Interfaith Action of Southeastern Massachusetts (UIA)

Health Care Access
Congressional Briefing on SCHIP and State Momentum

May 1, 2007

PICO National Network

Health Care Access
Alaskan Families Press for Increase to Denali KidCare, SCHIP Reauthorization

April 30, 2007

Health Care Access
Rev. Heyward D. Wiggins Testifies Before Congress

April 25, 2007

Camden Churches Organized for People (CCOP), PICO National Network

Immigration Reform
San Francisco Leaders Win Mayor's Commitment

April 22, 2007

San Francisco Organizing Project (SFOP)

Immigration Reform
"Y Es Hora" Campaign Starts the Process

April 12, 2007

L.A. Voice

Immigration Reform
Clergy call for halt to immigration raids

April 3, 2007

Contra Costa Interfaith Supporting Community Organization (CCISCO), Peninsula Interfaith Action (PIA), United Interfaith Action of Southeastern Massachusetts (UIA)

Youth Development
Push to Increase Funding for Massachusetts Youth Program

March 29, 2007

Brockton Interfaith Community (BIC), Essex County Community Organization (ECCO), Massachusetts Communities Action Network (MCAN), United Interfaith Action of Southeastern Massachusetts (UIA)