“Through their involvement with CCO, I’ve seen members of my church grow in their ability to speak out and take action. The process PICO uses to organize also builds strong leaders in the church setting.” Rev. Rayfield Burns, Metropolitan Missionary Baptist
February 8, 2010 | The Kansas City Star
Elliott Clark, a CCO community leader, displayed paid receipts to various payday loan companies from whom he borrowed. After three years he owed more than triple the original loan because of the high interest rates and other fees.
January 28, 2010 | The Washington Post
January 26, 2010 | KCUR
January 23, 2010 | The Kansas City Star
January 28, 2010
Here is the transcript of the sections of the President’s speech dealing with foreclosure, health care and immigration. Strong support for comprehensive health reform.: “I will not walk away from these Americans, and neither should the people in this chamber…the people expect us to solve some problems, not run for the hills.” Foreclosure …That’s why we’re working to [...]
January 26, 2010
U.S. Rep. Dennis Moore told health care reform supporters that Democrats still hope to find a way to see healthcare legislation through to the finish line. I've told people (that) congress should have done something about this 40 years ago," said Rep. Moore. "We can't change what didn't happen for 40 years, but I'm hopeful we'll get something passed this year."
January 22, 2010
“One election half-way across the country has done nothing to change the desperate need of children and families in our community for affordable health care,” says Rev. Rayfield Burns, a PICO leader from Communities Creating Opportunity in Kansas City, MO.
August 28, 2009
Dear PICO Organizers, Last night at 1:45 AM, I left the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, located in the Dorchester part of Boston where I live, having joined tens of thousands who paid their respects as his body lay in state there. Earlier in the day at 5:00 PM, my wife and I stood beside two leaders from another community [...]
Bearing Witness: A Pilgrimage for Health Reform is a traveling multi-media exhibit, organized by CCO and the more than 1,000 religious congregations of the PICO National Network. The stories featured in this book are from the Kansas City area.
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