"Volunteers from Together Baton Rouge and St. Jean Vianney Catholic Church spent Saturday morning giving Gilbert Memorial Park Cemetery on Greenwell Springs Road a thorough cleaning....Edgar Cage, a Together Baton Rouge leader and cleanup organizer, said the organization wanted to spruce up Gilbert Memorial before ... a nonprofit community service organization ... takes over as the cemetery's "receiver," or caretaker. "

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"With the presidential election over and the nation's healthcare overhaul moving forward, California officials have less than a year to clear up widespread uncertainty about future medical coverage options....Community, religious and health advocacy organizations are expected to play a critical role. Chu of One LA said the best outreach strategy is inviting people to sit down with someone they trust. 'This isn't a model of let's build it and they will come,' he said. 'They have got to go to where the customers are.'"

California Works to Get Word Out on Health Insurance Exchange, Los Angeles Times

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"The City of San Angelo will assist in the repair or replacement of 60 roofs in four neighborhoods targeted for revitalization…. The homes, which have been identified with the help of West Texas Organizing Strategy, are in the Blackshear, Fort Concho, Reagan and Rio Vista neighborhoods, all of which the City has targeted for revitalization."

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"The work of citizenship does not begin and end with voting because politics is not just about elections. Elections are important moments in time when we ratify decisions shaped by months and years of political action. Politics is about coming together across differences and making decisions about how we want to live together. Politics requires relationship and negotiation and compromise..."

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"Citizens at a public forum hosted by... Together Baton Rouge gave officials at the Capital Area Transit System an overall grade of C- Monday night, hammering them for their communication process and awkwardly managed website..."

Baton Rouge Coalition Gives CATS Officials C- on Transit Reform Report Card, Times Piacyune

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"Project Quest has helped more than 4,000 obtain jobs paying close to $40,000 per year.... Says Fr. Walter D'Heedene, these 'jobs, with benefits, will last so that families can provide for their children for years." Project Quest was established by the COPS / Metro Alliance.

Project Quest Helps People Get Jobs Through Training, Univision Television - Canal 41

Diana R. Fuentes | Posted: Thursday, November 1, 2012 2:46 pm

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In a weekend accountability session, leaders from The Border Organization leveraged commitments from Sheriff, state District Judge and County Commissioner candidates about immigration, crime and an underground water district. Institutional leaders committed to turning out 2,700 voters in advance of the election.

"We inform and educate the people about the candidates..." said organization co-chair Marta Gonzalez-Stitts. "We are committed to getting out the vote."

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Leaders created additional economic opportunities for workers by pushing through a "preference policy" prioritizing local bids for contracts and vending with the City of Santa Cruz and Monterey County. This is part of COPA's regional strategy to promote hiring by municipal and school district entities from within Santa Cruz, San Benito and Monterey.

With the promise of the California DREAM Act still a year away, COPA leaders launched a 2012 campaign to bring financial help to undocumented college students in their community. $150,000 raised from businesses leveraged an additional $150,000 from UC Santa Cruz, allowing COPA and its partners to provide $300,000 in assistance in advance of the law.