October 7, 2008
PICO affiliate works to keep families in their homes
Contra Costa Interfaith Sponsoring Committee, PICO National Network

October 6, 2008
Renowned educator praises Oakland’s small schools
Oakland Community Organizations

September 25, 2008
PACT Holds Candidates Night for Two Local Races
People and Congregations Together - Stockton

September 22, 2008
Rochester affiliate wins $400,000 housing grant
Interfaith Action

September 1, 2008
PICO Louisiana mobilizes to support hurricane Gustav evacuees
PICO National Network

August 26, 2008
School advocates in Denver call for new direction
Metropolitan Organizations for People, PICO National Network

August 8, 2008
Colorado church wins improvements in care for uninsured
Metropolitan Organizations for People

August 7, 2008
Amidst budget crisis, clergy call for protecting poorest residents
People and Congregations Together - Stockton

August 5, 2008
Bay Area youth bring needed changes to their communities
Peninsula Interfaith Action

July 29, 2008
PICO helps build model affordable housing project
Congregations for Civic Action

July 28, 2008
Congregation pushes San Francisco for timeline on health care plan
San Francisco Organizing Project

July 21, 2008
PICO steps up fight to reduce California’s dropout rates
PICO California, San Diego Organizing Project

June 13, 2008
Queens congregations fight for working families
Queens Congregations United for Action

June 5, 2008
Allentown leaders seek to curb blight
Congregations United for Neighborhood Action

June 2, 2008
Washington Mutual agrees to negotiate with homeowners
Contra Costa Interfaith Sponsoring Committee

May 28, 2008
Community negotiates historic agreement with developer
San Francisco Organizing Project

May 22, 2008
Sacramento congregations ask next mayor to invest in youth
Sacramento Area Congregations Together

May 16, 2008
San Bernardino youth use survey results to push for violence prevention
Inland Congregations United for Change

May 12, 2008
Flint congregations win support for school improvement plan
Flint Area Congregations Together

May 9, 2008
San Bernardino youth help prevent plan to lay off 155 teachers
Inland Congregations United for Change

May 6, 2008
Parents call for city leadership in light of school budget cuts
San Francisco Organizing Project

May 2, 2008
Residents call on banks to meet with homeowners to halt foreclosures
Contra Costa Interfaith Sponsoring Committee

April 19, 2008
Building a hospital by hand in Rwanda
Congregations Rebuilding Community in Rwanda

April 10, 2008
Community leaders in Queens organize for just development
Queens Congregations United for Action

April 8, 2008
Florida leaders urge Governor to cover all kids
Federation of Congregations United to Serve (FOCUS)

April 2, 2008
Massachusetts leaders call for increased youth violence prevention funding
Brockton Interfaith Community, Essex County Community Organizing, Massachusetts Communities Action Network, Metropolitan Interfaith Congregations Acting for Hope (MICAH), United Interfaith Action of Southeastern Massachusetts (UIA)

March 12, 2008
Florida legislators commit to reform kid’s health care
Federation of Congregations United to Serve (FOCUS)

March 6, 2008
Oakland residents come together to support Mayor's housing plan
Oakland Community Organizations

March 4, 2008
PICO in FL, MA, CA, and MO help homeowners deal with foreclosures
Brockton Interfaith Community, Contra Costa Interfaith Sponsoring Committee, Federation of Congregations United to Serve (FOCUS), Kansas City Church Community Organization

March 4, 2008
Over 100 attend citizenship drive in Redwood City
Peninsula Interfaith Action

March 3, 2008
Youth leaders press Sacramento to address California dropout crisis
PICO California

February 20, 2008
Colorado leaders aim to cover all kids by 2010
Metropolitan Organizations for People

February 18, 2008
Celebration Honors Contra Costa County Youth Leaders
Contra Costa Interfaith Sponsoring Committee

February 2, 2008
Baptist church kicks off new effort to revitalize Flint, MI
Flint Area Congregations Together

January 30, 2008
Vermont Interfaith Action educates faith communities on new health plan
Vermont Interfaith Action

January 17, 2008
Oakland parents win $75 million for new education complex
Oakland Community Organizations

January 14, 2008
Rochester wins Governor's support for Housing Fund
Interfaith Action

January 9, 2008
PICO looks to states for leadership on children's health in 2008
PICO California, PICO National Network

November 13, 2007
Camden churches push for new police leadership, strategy
Camden Churches Organized for People

November 8, 2007
Denver parents propose alternatives to school closing plan
Metropolitan Organizations for People

November 1, 2007
Statement on Senate SCHIP vote
PICO National Network

October 28, 2007
Cortland, NY, Rallies for Children's Health Care
Cortland Interfaith Sponsoring Committee

October 15, 2007
New Anchorage Bus Stop Turns Blight into Beauty
Anchorage Faith and Action Congregations Together

October 4, 2007
PICO Florida helps win $1.1 million for 5,000 uninsured children
Federation of Congregations United to Serve (FOCUS), South Brevard Area Interfaith Sponsoring Committee (CCA)

September 28, 2007
Birmingham Mayoral Candidates Hear voters' Concerns
Birmingham Area Interfaith Sponsoring Committee

September 20, 2007
Faith leaders call President's veto threat wrong for families
PICO National Network

August 15, 2007
Youth, residents lead fight to revitalize Richmond, CA
Contra Costa Interfaith Sponsoring Committee

August 3, 2007
Children win big! House and Senate pass SCHIP bills
PICO National Network

July 25, 2007
New Fund for the Development of Community Organizers
PICO National Network

July 24, 2007
PICO California affiliates launch prayer campaign, health care forums across state
PICO California

July 24, 2007
Alaska takes one step forward to expand eligibility for state’s SCHIP program
Anchorage Faith and Action Congregations Together

July 23, 2007
Colorado makes progress on children’s health
Metropolitan Organizations for People

July 23, 2007
Florida makes administrative changes to ease child health enrollment
Federation of Congregations United to Serve (FOCUS), South Brevard Area Interfaith Sponsoring Committee (CCA)

July 23, 2007
San Mateo, CA mayor agrees to affordable housing policy changes
Peninsula Interfaith Action

July 23, 2007
San Diego works to reverse drop out pattern
San Diego Organizing Project

July 23, 2007
Massachusetts wins new state funding for violence prevention
Massachusetts Communities Action Network

July 19, 2007
PICO letter to President on child health veto threat
PICO National Network

July 11, 2007
Faith groups to Senate leaders: Stand by promise to uninsured children
PICO National Network

June 11, 2007
Congregations press UVM to build affordable housing
Vermont Interfaith Action

May 20, 2007
Faith leaders, families and mayors speak out against ICE raids
Congregations Building Community (N. Colorado), Contra Costa Interfaith Sponsoring Committee, Peninsula Interfaith Action, People Acting in Community Together - San Jose, United Interfaith Action of Southeastern Massachusetts (UIA)

May 1, 2007
Congressional Briefing on SCHIP and State Momentum
PICO National Network

April 25, 2007
Rev. Heyward D. Wiggins Testifies Before Congress
Camden Churches Organized for People, PICO National Network

April 12, 2007
"Y Es Hora" Campaign Starts the Process
LA Voice

March 29, 2007
Push to Increase Funding for Massachusetts Youth Program
Brockton Interfaith Community, Essex County Community Organizing, Massachusetts Communities Action Network, United Interfaith Action of Southeastern Massachusetts (UIA)

March 23, 2007
Senate Budget puts nation on road to covering all children
PICO National Network

March 15, 2007
Children win round #1
PICO National Network

March 8, 2007
San Francisco Presses Speaker to Lead on Covering Children
PICO California, San Francisco Organizing Project

March 7, 2007
PICO Clergy Active in Press Conference with National Religious Leaders
PICO National Network

February 26, 2007
New Orleans Clergy Question Road Home Contracting

February 23, 2007
California Faith Leaders Issue SCHIP Report
PICO National Network, San Francisco Organizing Project

February 14, 2007
PICO parent puts human face on the uninsured
Metropolitan Organizations for People

February 10, 2007
Regional Approach to Eradicating Gangs
LA Voice

January 29, 2007
Contra Costa Cities Resist ICE's Tactics
Contra Costa Interfaith Sponsoring Committee

January 22, 2007
Commitment to Cover All Children in Los Angeles
LA Voice

January 17, 2007
California Proposal Adds Presure on Congress to Fund Children's Health
PICO California

January 10, 2007
Queens Fights for Equal Treatment
Queens Congregations United for Action

January 1, 2007
Massachusetts Minimum Wage Hike Begins Today
Massachusetts Communities Action Network

December 20, 2006
$8 Million Home Improvement Program Launched in Camden
Camden Churches Organized for People

December 12, 2006
Greeley Immigrants Face Upheaval
Congregations Building Community (N. Colorado)

December 5, 2006
Contra Costa Teens Win Help with Jobs
Contra Costa Interfaith Sponsoring Committee

November 28, 2006
Orange County Police Pledge Change
Orange County Congregation Community Organization

November 18, 2006
Santa Clara County moves toward covering uninsured adults
Peninsula Interfaith Action, People Acting in Community Together - San Jose

November 15, 2006
New science-focused school in Oakland
Oakland Community Organizations

November 7, 2006
Over $1 Million to Reduce Youth Violence in East Palo Alto
Peninsula Interfaith Action

November 6, 2006
Orlando FOCUS organizes for affordable housing
Federation of Congregations United to Serve (FOCUS)

November 5, 2006
Kansas City and Denver rally for full funding of SCHIP
Kansas City Church Community Organization, Metropolitan Organizations for People

November 2, 2006
More school districts adopt Parent-Teacher Home Visit Project
Camden Churches Organized for People, Metropolitan Organizations for People, Sacramento Area Congregations Together

October 31, 2006
Families press for clean and safe parks in the City of Coachella
Inland Congregations United for Change

October 30, 2006
Gainesville churches organize to reduce utility costs
Affliliated Congregations to Improve our Neighborhoods

October 25, 2006
ACT asks for volunteers to help gut homes over the holidays

October 12, 2006
Rochester wins new Foot Patrol initiative
Interfaith Action

October 6, 2006
Denver embraces Parent-Teacher Home Visits
Metropolitan Organizations for People

September 25, 2006
ACT campaigns to bring families home and improve life in New Orleans
Louisiana Interfaith Together (LIFT)

September 21, 2006
Using Community Benefits Agreements to rebuild in New Orleans
Louisiana Interfaith Together (LIFT)

September 7, 2006
Jim Wallis speaks out for CA Tobacco Tax, Children's Health
LA Voice, PICO California

August 15, 2006
Mayoral retreat, community actions mark Katrina anniversary
Louisiana Interfaith Together (LIFT)

July 30, 2006
$15 million for model parent-engagement program
PICO California, Sacramento Area Congregations Together

July 29, 2006
Prop 1C: The Housing and Emergency Trust Fund Act 2006
PICO California

July 20, 2006
Mayor Nagin agrees to end dumping at controversial landfill
Louisiana Interfaith Together (LIFT)

July 6, 2006
Brooklyn Residents Call For Traffic Signal Following Near-Fatal Accident
Community Action Project

June 22, 2006
Coachella, CA Council Members Agree to Park Changes
Inland Congregations United for Change

June 16, 2006
Louisiana will get federal funds to rebuild housing
Louisiana Interfaith Together (LIFT)

June 10, 2006
Melbourne, FL Restores Park, Neighborhood Safety
South Brevard Area Interfaith Sponsoring Committee (CCA)

June 4, 2006
Berkeley Immigration Forum Yields Results
Berkeley Organizing Congregations for Action (BOCA)

June 2, 2006
Massachusetts groups win $20.5 million for job training
Massachusetts Communities Action Network

June 2, 2006
Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana Prepares for Hurricanes
BISCO (Bayou Interfaith Shared Community Organizing), Louisiana Interfaith Together (LIFT)

May 22, 2006
San Jose Organization Encourages Mayoral Candidates to Get Involved in Education
People Acting in Community Together - San Jose

May 16, 2006
San Francisco wins $8.5 million for re-entry and youth jobs
San Francisco Organizing Project

May 3, 2006
Southeast Leadership Retreat
Affliliated Congregations to Improve our Neighborhoods, Baldwin County, Birmingham Area Interfaith Sponsoring Committee, Faith Works in Roanoke, Federation of Congregations United to Serve (FOCUS), Greater Pensacola Community Organization, South Brevard Area Interfaith Sponsoring Committee (CCA)

May 2, 2006
Youth Leaders Tackle Violence in San Bernardino, California
Inland Congregations United for Change

May 2, 2006
Media campaign presses Congress to act on Katrina relief
Louisiana Interfaith Together (LIFT)

April 28, 2006
New School in Philadelphia
Eastern Pennsylvania Organizing Project

April 28, 2006
Vermont clergy push to break deadlock on health care
Vermont Interfaith Action

April 13, 2006
Congregations lift voices for immigration reform

April 9, 2006
8,000 gather in San Diego for an interfaith service and march for immigration reform
San Diego Organizing Project

April 4, 2006
PICO LIFT statement on levees
Louisiana Interfaith Together (LIFT)

March 24, 2006
Massachusetts passes bill to reduce gang violence
Massachusetts Communities Action Network

March 13, 2006
Days of Declaration bring 1,500 people to six community meetings across New Orleans

March 11, 2006
Churches fight to block FEMA evictions in Florida
Greater Pensacola Community Organization

February 15, 2006
San Jose supports alternative education for at-risk students
People Acting in Community Together - San Jose

February 13, 2006
Rochester Mayor supports Neighborhood Trust Fund and Crime Initiative
Interfaith Action

February 1, 2006
County to up social services funding
Affliliated Congregations to Improve our Neighborhoods

February 1, 2006
After a 3 year push homeless shelter finally opens
Greater Long Beach Interfaith Community Organization

January 25, 2006
Oakland launches ballot initiative for housing
Oakland Community Organizations

January 10, 2006
PICO California Applauds Governor's New Small Schools Proposal
PICO California

December 21, 2005
PICO statement on Senate budget vote
PICO National Network

December 15, 2005
Faith groups keep up pressure for Gulf Coast levee and housing funding before Christmas
BISCO (Bayou Interfaith Shared Community Organizing), Congregations Organizing People for Equality (COPE), Louisiana Interfaith Together (LIFT), PICO National Network

December 13, 2005
Children's health initiative filed in California
PICO California

November 30, 2005
New organizing effort in Rwanda
Congregations Rebuilding Community in Rwanda

November 30, 2005
Orlando works to protect parent involvement in Head Start law
Federation of Congregations United to Serve (FOCUS)

November 28, 2005
School program for Alaska Natives moves forward in Anchorage
Anchorage Faith and Action Congregations Together

November 15, 2005
Sacramento parents put focus back on small schools
Sacramento Area Congregations Together

October 27, 2005
Making streets safer in San Diego
San Diego Organizing Project

October 20, 2005
San Diego wins historic Community Benefits Agreement
San Diego Organizing Project

October 4, 2005
Louisiana Governor and Clergy Sign Rebuilding Covenant
BISCO (Bayou Interfaith Shared Community Organizing), Congregations Organizing People for Equality (COPE), Louisiana Interfaith Together (LIFT), Working Interfaith Network (WIN)

September 24, 2005
Orlando presses Congress to keep parent voice in Head Start
Federation of Congregations United to Serve (FOCUS)

September 1, 2005
Sorrow, outrage and ways to help
PICO National Network

August 18, 2005
PICO leaders testify before Presidential Commission on Medicaid
PICO National Network

July 18, 2005
Camden residents push for recovery to reach neighborhoods
Camden Churches Organized for People

July 9, 2005
PICO Central America moves forward with leadership training events in Honduras and Panama
PICO Central America

July 9, 2005
New York officials join press conference to combat fraud against immigrants
Community Action Project

July 9, 2005
PICO school spending Sunshine Bill advances in California
PICO California

June 5, 2005
One thousand people gather to launch Vermont Interfaith Action, move state health care plan
Vermont Interfaith Action

May 31, 2005
PICO leaders find common ground on children's health and homeownership
PICO National Network

April 19, 2005
San Francisco YIMBY campaign creates 300 units of affordable housing with many more on the way
San Francisco Organizing Project

April 19, 2005
Oakland targets new crime prevention funds on areas of greatest need
Oakland Community Organizations

April 19, 2005
Agreements promote home ownership in Northern Colorado
Congregations Building Community (N. Colorado)

April 13, 2005
Thousands to attend town hall meeting on children's health in Sacramento
PICO California

March 10, 2005
Citizens call for return to community policing in Anchorage
Anchorage Faith and Action Congregations Together

February 23, 2005
Congresswoman pledges support for community effort
Affliliated Congregations to Improve our Neighborhoods

February 16, 2005
Fighting poverty in San Francisco
San Francisco Organizing Project

February 9, 2005
Los Angeles parents and students lead efforts to break up large high schools
LA Voice

February 9, 2005
San Diego connects immigrants to legal assistance
San Diego Organizing Project

February 9, 2005
Rochester reaches out to young people
Interfaith Action

February 5, 2005
San Jose mourns loss of Reverend Mary Parker-Eves
People Acting in Community Together - San Jose

January 28, 2005
Orlando families work to preserve Head Start
Federation of Congregations United to Serve (FOCUS)

January 25, 2005
Philadelphia summit focuses on protecting children
Eastern Pennsylvania Organizing Project

December 14, 2004
New Orleans School Board agrees to far-reaching reform proposal

December 13, 2004
PICO federations work to protect new immigrants from fraud
Community Action Project

December 13, 2004
Baton Rouge community sets agenda for new mayor
Working Interfaith Network (WIN)

December 13, 2004
PICO in Central America
PICO Central America

December 13, 2004
Melbourne, Florida receives federal support for homeless services
South Brevard Area Interfaith Sponsoring Committee (CCA)

November 19, 2004
Fallbrook ministers go to Washington, D.C.
PICO National Network

November 19, 2004
PICO clergy deliver prophetic vision
PICO National Network

November 19, 2004
Ministers press for moral shift in politics

November 19, 2004
Interfaith group branches out: BISCO takes issues to state, national level
BISCO (Bayou Interfaith Shared Community Organizing)

November 15, 2004
PICO Clergy to hold Capitol Hill Press Conference
PICO National Network

November 3, 2004
Oakland passes crime prevention ballot measure
Oakland Community Organizations

October 16, 2004
Brooklyn fights fraud against immigrants
Community Action Project

October 13, 2004
San Francisco campaigns for $200 million housing bond
San Francisco Organizing Project

October 13, 2004
Residents stay at the center of Camden's revival
Camden Churches Organized for People

October 13, 2004
Kansas City, Kansas fights for affordable health care for seniors
Wyandotte County Interfaith Sponsoring Council

October 13, 2004
PICO federations in Florida respond to hurricanes
Greater Pensacola Community Organization

September 16, 2004
PICO launches New Voices campaign
PICO National Network

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