Center for Community Change
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| Founded | 1968 |
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| Type | Nonprofit |
| Focus | Jobs and wages, immigration, retirement security, affordable housing, racial justice and barriers to employment for formerly incarcerated individuals |
| Origins | Response to civil rights concerns |
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Area served
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Urban areas across the U.S. |
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Executive Director
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Deepak Bhargava |
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Revenue
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$37,372,900 (2013)[1] |
| Website | www |
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]
Activities
CCC typically works in urban areas, especially communities of color, and attempts to form citizen-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.[6]
CCC has helped to create government programs like the Community Reinvestment Act and the food stamps program.[4]
Immigration advocacy
The Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM) is a project of CCC. FIRM is a coalition of immigrant rights organizations working for comprehensive immigration reform. It has received funding from the Open Society Foundations and the Ford Foundation.[7][8] CCC has received funding from the Democracy Alliance and the Tides Advocacy Fund.[9][10]
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