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Dear Rev Bart,
Pima County Interfaith has had a banner year thanks to support from friends like you. We’d like to share a little bit about the work you helped us accomplish.
Thanks to your support we have:
- Organized over 120 house meetings, a dozen civic academies, and a very successful candidate accountability session.
- Held eight education civic academies to inform the community about the crises in education funding and how it affects students and teachers.
- Encouraged our fellow citizens to vote by completing non-partisan voter registration, voter education, and get-out-the-vote activities.
- Secured increased funding for JobPath from both the county and city. The May graduation featured over 100 young Pima County residents who have graduated and been hired for local living wage careers such as aircraft technicians, nurses, electricians, and dental assistants.
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“Three months into my (R.N.) program my husband abandoned our family…
I remember the day the afterschool program denied my kids because our balance was past due. . . Without JobPath I wouldn’t have seen my graduation day…
Last Thursday I received my first check as an R.N.”
- Tachiana, JobPath graduate at Pima County Interfaith Candidate Accountability session
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PCI Accountability Session, Sept. 2018, St. Pius X Catholic Church
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- Trained over a hundred Hispanic community members to identify issues such as training, jobs and citizenship and to become active leaders in their communities.
- Worked with legislators at the capitol to pass an extension of Prop. 301 to continue a one-cent sales tax for education.
- Initiated a pilot neighborhood initiative with the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona, area congregations and schools to address the needs and concerns of one of Pima County’s poorest and most diverse communities.
- Collaborated with a diverse group of organizations like the Tucson Police Department, the Pima County Sheriff’s office, Catholic Community Services, the YWCA, and the City Parks and Recreation Department to keep drugs out of our neighborhood parks, find refuge for immigrants seeking asylum, and engage local citizens in developing solutions for issues in their communities.
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“I remember my mom making us white rice for dinner because that was all we had… Now, as a father, I don’t want my children to go through what I went through…
I’m working (now) so I can better the lives of my children and other children.”
- Rene, Community Food Bank Intern and Accountability Session speaker
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Hispanic Leadership Training, Nov. 2018, Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church
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Please visit our website, pimacountyinterfaith.org, and ‘like’ us on Facebook (facebook.com/PCI.SoAZ) to see even greater detail on our work this past year. And of course, your tax-deductible donations are deeply appreciated! Visit our Support Page: pimacountyinterfaith.org/support.html
For 2019, we have an ambitious plan to engage even more congregations, non-profits and business supporters in the work of making Metro Tucson a family-friendly, well-educated and engaged community.
We look forward to working with you to identify initiatives that improve the quality of life in our community. It takes all of us working together to create a stronger Pima County!
Sincerely,
Kevin and Ana for the Executive-Strategy Team
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Other news:
Kevin will be retiring as of January 1st. Ana Chavarin will continue along with interim lead organizer Joe Rubio.
The next Delegate Assembly will be on February 17 at 3:00 pm at Our Lady of Fatima Parish Hall located at 1950 W. Irvington Place.
The Clergy and Lay Leader Public Policy Series will begin in early 2019. Dates, times and locations will be announced soon.
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