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Pilsen Neighbors Community Council is a grassroots organization that was founded in 1954. Its organizing efforts focus on civil rights issues such as education, health care, housing and immigration reform. They are responsible for ground breaking events in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. PNCC was the lead organization in helping build Alivio Medical Center, that is now a very important institution in the Pilsen neighborhood. They are also instrumental in the building of Benito Juarez High School. PNCC focuses on developing new community leaders through its network of "Core Teams". PNCC has worked in alliance with Churches, other community-based organizations and schools to make its voice heard on a path to citizenship, education funding reform, economic development, and universal healthcare. Through its network of core teams, PNCC trains and equips clergy, principals and neighborhood leaders to organize residents who desire a voice in public policy decisions affecting their lives. PNCC has been the vehicle through which residents have organized and won many victories, among them, Eighteenth Street Development Corporation, Benito Juarez High School, El Valor Corporation, Esperanza School, Pilsen Alliance and a handful of local schools. ==Mission and goals== Mission statement ''Pilsen Neighbors works to establish policies and practices in the Pilsen and Southwest Areas that bring about justice and equity; and empower the faith community investing the development of leaders, and pastors through training and action.'' PNCC's goals are to: *Strengthen individual member congregations, schools and social service agencies. *Develop and support a “core team” of leaders in each member congregation, school and social service agency that will clarify and deliver on the interests of their institution—both internally, and in the public arena. *Train leaders to build stronger relationships inside of their institution to identify new leaders, raise important concerns, and develop real solutions. *Create local leadership training opportunities that equip leaders and pastors to act locally. *Make available the National Leadership Training for ALL due paying members to support their growth and development as leaders. *Recruit new members annually so that PNCC reflects the ever growing Latino communities in the City of Chicago, and the expansion areas of the Southwest. *Hold large public meetings annually of over 1,000 people with public officials and decision-makers to take action on important issues. *Hold a successful Fiesta del Sol, the largest Latino Festival in the Midwest that is led by community leaders. *Build PNCC financially through grassroots fundraisers, membership dues and grants. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pilsen Neighbors Community Council」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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