Organization:Center for Community Change

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Community Change
Community Change Logo.jpg
Founded1968
TypeNonprofit
FocusJobs and wages, immigration, retirement security, affordable housing, racial justice and barriers to employment for formerly incarcerated individuals
Location
  • Washington, D.C.
OriginsResponse to civil rights concerns
Area served
Low-income communities across the U.S.
President
Dorian Warren
Revenue
$37,372,900 (2013)[1]
Websitewww.communitychange.org

Community Change, formerly the Center for Community Change (CCC), is a progressive community organizing group active in the United States .[2] It was founded in 1968 in response to civil rights concerns of the 1960s and to honor Robert F. Kennedy.[3][4] The organization's stated mission is "to build the power and capacity of low-income people, especially low-income people of color, to change their communities and public policies for the better."[5] Community Change has received funding from the Democracy Alliance and the Tides Advocacy Fund.[6][7]

CCC headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Activities

Community Change generally works in low-income areas, especially within communities of color, and attempts to create resident-based groups to work on local issues of concern. The organization sponsors internships and training programs in several areas, including community organizing, service learning, union organizing, electoral engagement, and youth/student organizing.[8] The organization provides resources for grassroots groups including campaign strategy, funding and social media strategy. In 2004, through the collaboration with immigrant groups, Community Change organized the Fair Immigration Reform Movement that "empowered immigrants to speak out."[9] Community Change has helped to create government programs like the Community Reinvestment Act and the food stamps program.[10]

The organization seeks to create workplace environments that value family, to guarantee minimum wage, "unlock opportunities in the poorest communities, and increase income taxes for the wealthy.[11]

The Center for Community Change launched the Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM), an immigration reform movement working for comprehensive immigration reform. FIRM received funding from the Open Society Foundations and the Ford Foundation.[12][13]

See also

  • Stephanie Land, a writing fellow for the Center

References

  1. ↑ "IRS Form 990 2013". Internal Revenue Service. http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2013/520/888/2013-520888113-0a77cb1d-9.pdf. 
  2. ↑ Dreier, Peter (October 24, 2013). "Activists to Watch: Deepak Bhargava". Moyers & Company. http://billmoyers.com/content/deepak-bhargava/. 
  3. ↑ Epstein Korten, Alice (2009). Change Philanthropy: Candid Stories of Foundations Maximizing Results through Social Justice. John Wiley & Sons. p. 277. ISBN 9780470522110. 
  4. ↑ Odekon, Mehmet (2006). Encyclopedia of World Poverty, Volume 1. SAGE Publications. p. 134. ISBN 9781452265186. 
  5. ↑ "Mission". Center for Community Change. http://www.communitychange.org/real-people/mission/. 
  6. ↑ Blumenthal, Paul (January 29, 2015). "Groups With Liberal Ties Tapped To Re-Elect The GOP Establishment". Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/29/gop-dark-money_n_6566244.html. 
  7. ↑ Grim, Ryan (February 28, 2012). "Democracy Alliance Dumps Progressive Organizations". Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/28/democracy-alliance-dumps-_n_1306867.html. 
  8. ↑ Rimer, Sara (April 10, 2009). "Community Organizing Never Looked So Good". New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/12/fashion/12organizer.html?_r=2. 
  9. ↑ Stolz, Rich (2011). "Lessons For The Future Of Immigration Reform". Social Policy 41 (3): 4–19. 
  10. ↑ Odekon, Mehmet (2006). Encyclopedia of World Poverty, Volume 1. SAGE Publications. p. 134. ISBN 9781452265186. 
  11. ↑ Leong, F; Tang, M (2016). "Career Barriers for Chinese Immigrants in the United States". Career Development Quarterly 64 (3): 259–271. doi:10.1002/cdq.12059. 
  12. ↑ "Center for Community Change / Fair Immigration Reform Movement". Open Society Foundations. http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/about/programs/us-programs/grantees/center-community-change-fair-immigration-reform-movement. 
  13. ↑ "Center for Community Change". Ford Foundation. http://www.fordfoundation.org/grants/grantdetails?grantid=121322. 

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