Yesterday the 2010 poverty numbers were released by the US Census Bureau. They confirm what so many of us already know to be true – that the Great Recession is devastating families and communities across the country, and poverty and hardship is on the rise. This is the reason that the Center for Community Change is organizing around the country for the creation of good jobs...
As we get closer to our 2011 Change Champion Awards on September 22, we'd like you to meet another of our distinduished Champions. Quinn Delaney is the the founder and president of the Akonadi Foundation whose mission is to support the development of powerful social change movements to eliminate structural racism and create a racially just society. Akonadi Foundation was founded in 1999...
Heather Wingo is a native of Chillicothe, Ohio and wanted to build a better future for her two young children. Working as a server and jack of all trades at a local restaurant wasn’t the career she wanted. A lot of her friends are in “dead end” jobs. So Heather, with financial assistance, went back to school and is preparing for a career in photography. And Heather manages to...
For today's featured 2011 Community Change Champion, I'd like you to meet Geroge Gresham, the President of 1199 SEIU United Health Care Workers East. George Gresham was elected 1199SEIU President in April 2007. He is the fifth president in the union’s 75-year history, representing 350,000 healthcare workers throughout New York State, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey,...
