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Advocacy

Connecting Kingdom to Community

by CCDA Guest on September 18, 2023

by Lydia Lucas, in collaboration with Chasing Justice I am from El Barrio of New York City, and am of Puerto Rican and Dominican descent. Though I have been in the nonprofit field my entire career, I never imagined that I would be at a faith-based organization that served people experiencing [...]
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Filed Under: Advocacy, CCDA, Listening to the Community Tagged With: analyzing, application, chasing justice, City Relief, good neighbor, Hispanic Heritage Month, homeless, homelessness, Latine, latinx, latinx Heritage month, non-profit, unhoused, WOC, Women of color

The Ministry of Speaking up

by CCDA Guest on July 18, 2023

by Steve Park The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern. Proverbs 29:7 (NIV) I don’t like conflict. I also don’t like asking for things. Perhaps it’s my personality or my Korean family background that values politeness, but advocacy work is not [...]
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Filed Under: Advocacy, CCDA, Listening to the Community Tagged With: AAPI, Advocacy, august recess, civic, civic engagement, legislator

“Do Not Cross”: The Disruption of Gun Violence

by CCDA Guest on July 11, 2023

by Mike Davis, Executive Director, Youth For ChristReducing Gun Violence Network Connector “Do Not Cross” is what the yellow tape reads as we watch as officers’ motion for drivers to redirect or turn around, creating an unexpected detour. In addition to the inconvenience, there is an audience [...]
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Filed Under: Advocacy, Affinity Networks Tagged With: affinity networks, disruptive, gun violence, interrupter, Mike Davis, peace, peacemaking, reducing gun violence, violence

Uvalde: 1 Year Later

by Christina Foor on May 23, 2023

by Christina Foor & Norma Ruiz Read Part 1 of this blog here. It’s been a year since the terrible mass shooting that happened in my hometown of Uvalde. Last year, I reflected on Mark 4 as a way to process the deep despair and hope I was feeling in that moment. This year, the story of the [...]
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Filed Under: Advocacy, Affinity Networks, Listening to the Community Tagged With: Advocacy, gun violence, member highlight, member spotlight, mental health, reducing gun violence, uvalde

For People in Prison, a Listening Ear Can Make All the Difference

by CCDA Guest on February 10, 2023

by Paige Deur Matthew grew up in a Christian family. At nineteen, he gave his life to Christ and began to see his life transform. Four years later, he found his life falling apart as he sunk into depression. “This was at the beginning of my marriage when I was supposed to be happy, but I [...]
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Filed Under: Advocacy, Mass Incarceration Tagged With: incarceration, lis2023, lockedinsolidarity, mass incarceration, member highlight, mental health, prison, prison ministry

Sacred Neighboring

by CCDA Guest on February 10, 2023

By Rev. Dr. Lori E. Banfield 34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you [...]
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Filed Under: Advocacy, Mass Incarceration Tagged With: incarceration, lis2023, lockedinsolidarity, mass incarceration, neighbor, reentry, returning citizens

The Weaponization of Trauma upon Reentry

by CCDA Guest on February 9, 2023

by Antonio (Tony) Pizarro What is trauma? How does trauma affect reentry? This is the question that we should be asking ourselves. We fight collectively for liberation. Yet, once liberation is achieved there is no fight to address the traumatizing events that could hinder a successful reentry [...]
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Filed Under: Advocacy, Mass Incarceration Tagged With: chasing justice, incarceration, lis2023, lockedinsolidarity, mass incarceration, reentry, returning citizens

Welcoming a bit of the garden of Eden into the reentry process

by CCDA Guest on February 8, 2023

by Stephanie Vander Lugt “Its time to play… Guess. That. Vegetable!” The room erupted into game-show worthy applause as cruciferous and leafy wonders passed from table to table. Hushed tones ensued. Is it a beet? A melon? A kind of celery? Each team efforted to correctly identify the most [...]
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Filed Under: Advocacy, Mass Incarceration Tagged With: lis2023, locked in solidarity, member, member highlight, reentry, returning citizens, welcome

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Meet Lorenzo, CEO & President

By Christina Foor

Read the full press release about his announcement here. A Little about Lorenzo Tell us [...]
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Christian Community Development Association Announces New President & CEO

By Christina Foor

Lorenzo A. Watson, M.Div. will lead the future vision of the 30+ year-old national [...]
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Connecting Kingdom to Community

By CCDA Guest

by Lydia Lucas, in collaboration with Chasing Justice I am from El Barrio of New York City, and [...]
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