Background

BREAD, (Building Responsibility, Equality and Dignity) is a coalition of several dozen diverse faith communities in Columbus and Franklin County.   It researches social justice issues and advocates before government leaders for justice on such issues as health care, jobs, housing and education.  BREAD has had a number if “Issue Campaigns,” among them have been ones centered around:

· increasing access to safe, decent, affordable housing;

· increasing access to health care by increasing the capacity of the Columbus Neighborhood Health Centers;

· decreasing the number of Columbus Public School students at risk of reading failure;

· raising the number of people hired into jobs created with tax abatements

Some of BREAD’s campaigns have come to successful        conclusions, others are still in process, and new ones arise      annually.   Key to BREAD’s success, is using the numbers of people who attend our rallies and action meetings to impress on government leaders that there are many people of faith who are called to work for justice, who are aware of the issues and who vote.  

 

The IC BREAD Team participates in BREAD’s research, follows its progress, communicates the issues within the parish and seeks to organize as many parish members as possible to attend key meetings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We have made a difference in our community, but we could do more.