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Valley Interfaith Leverages Hidalgo County Support for Medicaid

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · February 26, 2013 5:40 PM

"...Valley Interfaith members were at Hidalgo County Commissioners Court to urge commissioners to pass a resolution in support of Adult Medicaid. In a news release, Valley Interfaith said it urges other counties in the Valley to stand also in support. The Rev. Javier Leyva, a Valley Interfaith leader, pointed out that expanding Medicaid would bring over $400 million in Medicaid funds to Hidalgo County and nearly $670 million to the Valley overall."

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COPS / Metro Alliance Fights for County Support of Medicaid

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · February 25, 2013 3:02 PM

"Groups seeking expansion of Texas' Medicaid program will plead their case outside the Bexar County Courthouse on Tuesday before Commissioners Court is set to take up a resolution supporting their position....Leading the 9:30 a.m. gathering Tuesday ... will be County Judge Nelson Wolff. Also expected are representatives of the county hospital system community organizations called COPS/Metro Alliance.

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Personal Stories Drive Fight for Medicaid Expansion

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · February 23, 2013 2:46 PM
"Valley Interfaith leader Rosalie Tristan gave two personal healthcare stories to highlight the need for expanding Medicaid. Tristan...spoke of her 55-year-old brother, David Contreras, a husband and father of two. He has a tumor on the back of his head the size of a melon. He has been told he has to come up with $10,000 in order to see a doctor. He does not have $10,000.

He has also been told he cannot go to the emergency room of his local hospital until the body tissue bursts. He earns too much to qualify for Medicaid...."

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Network of Texas Organizations Fights for Medicaid Expansion

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · February 20, 2013 4:51 PM
"The Network of Texas Organizations, convened 200 leaders from various faith traditions on the steps of the Capitol to call on Gov. Rick Perry and the Texas Legislature to expand Medicaid.

Religious leaders and clergy from throughout the state gathered at the north entrance the Capitol on Wednesday at noon to rally in support of Medicaid expansion..."

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Austin Interfaith Leverages County Support for Medicaid

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · February 20, 2013 9:53 AM

"At the urging of Austin Interfaith, the Travis County Commissioners Court this week passed a resolution supporting expansion. Dallas County has approved a similar resolution, and Bexar County is expected to do the same next week....

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Dallas Area Interfaith Challenges Texas Governor to ‘Opt-In’

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · December 03, 2012 6:03 PM

"Gov. Rick Perry might have been surprised to hear his name invoked repeatedly during a recent gathering at Christ's Foundry United Methodist Mission. But the rollicking crowd that filled the northwest Dallas church was not praising the governor's leadership or even praying for his soul.

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Austin Interfaith Leaders Celebrate Step Forward on Living Wage

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · November 28, 2012 8:10 PM
Rev. John Elford (above), Rev. Fred Krebs (below) and other leaders of Austin Interfaith celebrated the passage of a living wage measure conceived by organization leaders. The proposal passed in committee by a 3-1 vote and will need an additional vote to reach a majority before the full council.

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Project Quest Training Helps People Get Good Jobs

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · November 13, 2012 2:00 PM
"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


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