"I've grown up in the COR family. I'm 13 years old and a leader in my community. In COR I learned I am powerful and can lead changes I never dreamed possible," explains Angelica Campos, COR leader from Our Lady of the Rosary in Union City.
August 30, 2011
Community members are taking action to help make the Decoto district safer with the launching of a new neighborhood watch program. The program will be the first based in the heart of the historically troubled neighborhood, organizers said. Leaders from Congregations Organizing for Renewal and Our Lady of the Rosary Church are inviting the public to attend a presentation from the Union City Police Department's Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving unit, to be held Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the church.
By Eric Kurhi Oakland Tribune Community leaders and the school district are taking aim at a problem that, while not exclusive to Hayward, has long plagued its schools: a disparity in test scores that has black students lagging behind their peers. School officials met with a church full of members of Congregations Organizing for Renewal -- a faith-based group that takes up social causes -- in May, at which time they agreed to make the achievement gap a priority and to create a task force to help address the problem.
July 14, 2011
Community leaders from Congregations Organizing for Renewal urge residents to push for state tax extensions.
July 07, 2011
On Wednesday June 29th, almost 200 community members gathered at Our Lady of the Rosary Church for CommUNITY Dreams, a COR celebration for the city’s 5-0 vote in support of a resolution to pass the DREAM Act, the city’s allocation of $1.6 million dollars for a renovated teen center, and the continued support for youth counselors as part a larger youth violence prevention strategy won in 2008.
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