CCO community organizing is rooted in local organizing committees (LOC).  These LOCs identify and address issues critical to their local neighborhoods.  CCO’s active LOCs are currently addressing a range of issues from street safety to public school education. 

CCO community organizing also brings LOCs together to work on larger “federated” issues.  Current  issues will include:

Housing Opportunities: advocate for investments and policies supporting basic services, infrastructure, and housing in poor neighborhoods to keep low-income families and seniors in their homes and to attract new families to revitalized areas.

Quality Health Care: make it easier for children, working families and the elderly to obtain the health insurance, medical services and prescription drugs they need to stay healthy.

 Safe Neighborhoods: develop models for creative approaches to crime, drugs and neighborhood safety that balance enforcement and prevention.

Youth Development: secure educational and recreational opportunities for young people and helping at-risk youth find positive roles in society.

 

Economic Security: addresses the economic pressures that challenge families looking for good jobs and raising children on limited incomes. This includes regulating unfair lending practices and improving access to capital at reasonable rates of interest.