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OCCUR Presents 4th Faith-Based Workshop
oOCCUR and the San Francisco Foundation in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco presents the 4th workshop in the 2014 Model Build on Faith Capacity Building Series for faith-based and nonprofit organizations.
“Community Organizations often look to foundations and other sources to get financial support for their programs and services,” said Carmen Bogan, the Program’s Director. That’s the traditional route, but it’s not the easiest, efficient or even the most appropriate for the challenge.”
The interactive session, Building Faith and Non-Profit Collaborations to Meet Community Needs, will be held on May 22, 2014 at the First Unitarian Church of Oakland, 485 14th Street. Registration begins at 8:30am and the workshop begins promptly at 9am.
Bogan says organizations must work to strengthen partnerships by focusing on the three C’s: Collaboration, Coordination, and Collective Effort in order to address the greater demand for safety net and supportive services that are in short supply.
The workshop will provide real-world examples and solid direction from social entrepreneurs, ministers, executive directors, community development experts and others on how they increased the broad community impact from working through key partnerships and other strategic alliances.
Topics covered include, How to Build Partnerships that Provide Community Safety Nets, and, How to Develop Partnerships that Build Financial Stability.
How to Build Partnerships that Provide Community Safety Nets guest speakers/panelists include Solomon Belette, formerly with Catholic Charities; Reverend James McCray, Tabernacle CDC; Gwen Watson, Winter Shelter of Contra Costa; Arthur Hatchett, Greater Richmond Interfaith Program; and, Gloria Crowell, Allen Temple Health & Social Services Ministry.
How to Develop Partnerships that Build Financial Stability guest speakers/panelists include Teresa Goins, Old Skool Café; Yolanda Butler, Operation Hope; Sanam Jorjani, Oakland Reads; and, Sarah Teater, EBALDC.
All nonprofit and faiths leaders are encouraged to attend. Those interested can register online at www.amodelbuiltonfaith.org, by email at occur@sbcglobal.net, or fax an RSVP to (510) 268-9065. For more information, call 510-839-2440.
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Trump Set to Sign Largest Cut to Medicaid After a Marathon Protest Speech by Leader Jeffries
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The bill also represents the biggest cut in Medicare in history and is a threat to the health care coverage of over 15 million people. The spending in Trump’s signature legislation also opens the door to a second era of over-incarceration in the U.S.

By Lauren Burke
By a vote of 218 to 214, the GOP-controlled U.S. House passed President Trump’s massive budget and spending bill that will add $3.5 trillion to the national debt, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The bill also represents the biggest cut in Medicare in history and is a threat to the health care coverage of over 15 million people. The spending in Trump’s signature legislation also opens the door to a second era of over-incarceration in the U.S. With $175 billion allocated in spending for immigration enforcement, the money for more police officers eclipsed the 2026 budget for the U.S. Marines, which is $57 billion. Almost all of the policy focus from the Trump Administration has focused on deporting immigrants of color from Mexico and Haiti.
The vote occurred as members were pressed to complete their work before the arbitrary deadline of the July 4 holiday set by President Trump. It also occurred after Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries took the House floor for over 8 hours in protest. Leader Jeffries broke the record in the U.S. House for the longest floor speech in history on the House floor. The Senate passed the bill days before and was tied at 50-50, with Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski saying that, “my hope is that the House is gonna look at this and recognize that we’re not there yet.” There were no changes made to the Senate bill by the House. A series of overnight phone calls to Republicans voting against, not changes, was what won over enough Republicans to pass the legislation, even though it adds trillions to the debt. The Trump spending bill also cuts money to Pell grants.
“The Big Ugly Bill steals food out of the hands of starving children, steals medicine from the cabinets of cancer patients, and equips ICE with more funding and more weapons of war than the United States Marine Corps. Is there any question of who those agents will be going to war for, or who they will be going to war against? Beyond these sadistic provisions, Republicans just voted nearly unanimously to close urban and rural hospitals, cripple the child tax credit, and to top it all off, add $3.3 trillion to the ticking time bomb that is the federal deficit – all from a party that embarrassingly pretends to stand for fiscal responsibility and lowering costs,” wrote Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Yvette Clarke (D-NY) in a statement on July 3.
“The Congressional Budget Office predicts that 17 million people will lose their health insurance, including over 322,000 Virginians. It will make college less affordable. Three million people will lose access to food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). And up to 16 million students could lose access to free school meals. The Republican bill does all of this to fund tax breaks for millionaires, billionaires, and corporations,” wrote Education and Workforce Committee ranking member Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA) in a statement. The bill’s passage has prompted Democrats to start thinking about 2026 and the next election cycle. With the margins of victory in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate being so narrow, many are convinced that the balance of power and the question of millions being able to enjoy health care come down to only several thousand votes in congressional elections. But currently, Republicans controlled by the MAGA movement control all three branches of government. That reality was never made more stark and more clear than the last seven days of activity in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate.

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