naugatuckvalleyproject.org
Naugatuck Valley Project - About
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About the Naugatuck Valley Project. NVP was founded in 1983 by churches, unions and citizens’ groups concerned about the rapid exodus of manufacturing jobs from the region during the early and mid 1980s. Original sponsoring organizations were the Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford, the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut, the Connecticut Conference of the United Church of Christ, United Auto Workers Region 9a and the Connecticut Citizen Action Group (CCAG). Naugatuck Valley Project Background. NVP helped win ...
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Naugatuck Valley Project - Accomplishments
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Securing national pilot status for the Valley and more than $800,000 in federal and state money to start the systematic assessment, clean-up and economic redevelopment of several so-called "brownfield" sites. Abandoned or underutilized industrial or commercial properties where environmental contamination and troubling liability issues threaten public health, blight neighborhoods, erode community spirit, and undermine the tax base. Redevelopment of a brass factory in Thomaston. Organizing white and blue c...
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Naugatuck Valley Project - Press Releases
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Naugatuck Valley Project Press Releases. Waterbury Hospital On Services. The Hartford Courant - June 18, 2014 - see PDF file. Clergy from region seek meeting. With Waterbury Hospital chairman over preserving 'community benefits'. Waterbury Republican-American - June 18, 2014 - see PDF file. Immigrants Leary of License. Undocumented encouraged to apply. Waterbury Republican-American - August 16, 2014. Health aides seek Parking Break. Workers want Waterbury City Hall to help. 32 million to rehab Brookside.
omiusajpic.org
US Faith-Based Community Organizing - Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation
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Skip to main content. Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation - Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. US Faith-Based Community Organizing. Oblate Work in Faith-based Community Organizing. Faith-Based Community Organizing - What is It? Subscribe to Action Alerts. Current and past action alerts. Get Weekly News Updates. US Faith-Based Community Organizing. In the United States, Oblates around the country are involved in Faith-based Community Organizing. Faith-Based Community Organizing (FBCO) is a movem...
merrimackvalleyproject.org
Home - Merrimack Valley Project
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Promoting the welfare of the Merrimack Valley Region. MVP In The News. La Historia de MVP. MVP Historia y Logros. In the 19th century, the Merrimack Valley, with its miles of red brick. An exodus of white, middle-class residents to the suburbs, creating dramatic economic and racial segregation. Today, MVP is made up of 22 member groups, including congregations,. We are now part of a growing faith-and-values-based organizing movement in America. In 1998, MVP helped found the InterValley Project.
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What internship work sites do you offer? – Jonathan Daniels House
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An Episcopal Service Corps site in Providence, RI and a ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of RI. What internship work sites do you offer? Apply to be a Resident. Who was Jonathan Daniels? What internship work sites do you offer? Jonathan Daniels House is establishing partnerships in south Providence and in other areas of Rhode Island. MEETING STREET: where infants, preschoolers, and children of all ages and abilities received individualized attention. At New Urban Arts, our long-term goal is that young p...
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Naugatuck Valley Project - Organizational Structure
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An Executive Council of five officers, along with chapter representatives sets most other policies, shapes the budget and hires a Staff Director/Lead Organizer. The Staff Director, in turn, hires and supervises a small professional organizing and support staff. NVP's Executive Council is racially and ethnically diverse and consists of low income people and women.
buildingpowerfulcommunityorganizations.com
Resources | Building Powerful Community Organizations
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Building Powerful Community Organizations. A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn. Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, A People’s History of the United States is the only volume to tell America’s story from the point of view of — and in the words of — America’s women, factory workers, African-Americans. Global Journal of Community Psychology Practice. Slaves to Fashion: Poverty and Abuse in the New Sweatshops by Robert Ross. Campaigns and Direct Action.
