One of the key tasks of the Care Councils will be to organize “Care Congresses,” local town hall-like events bringing together hundreds of community members. Care Congresses will take place in at least 15 cities over the course of the next 12 months.
| CITY | State | Date | Local Coordinator / Anchor Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque | NM | Summer 2012 | Jodeen Olguín-Tayler, Caring Across Generations |
| Baltimore | MD | July 2012 | Gustavo Andrade, CASA de Maryland |
| Boston | MA | March 31, 2012 | Mary Hewey, JwJ |
| Burlington | VT | September 2012 | Perla Placencia, NDWA |
| Chicago | IL | June 2012 | Susan Hurley, Jobs With Justice |
| Dayton | OH | Spring 2012 | Tammy Thomas, MVOC |
| Washington | DC | July 12, 2011 | Jodeen Olguín-Tayler, Caring Across Generations Read about the Care Congress or watch video » |
| Denver | CO | Summer 2012 | Linda Meric, 9to5 |
| Las Vegas | NV | September 2012 | Howard Watts III, PLAN Nevada |
| Los Angeles | CA | May 6, 2012 | Maria Rodriguez, CHIRLA |
| Miami | FL | Spring 2012 | Kit |
| New York | NY | June 3, 2012 | Melanie Willingham-Jaggers, ALIGN |
| Philadelphia | PA | Summer 2012 | Brenda Nachtway, DCA |
| Portland | OR | TBD | Huy Ong, JwJ |
| Richmond | VA | Jan 2012 | Jodeen Olguín-Tayler, Caring Across Generations |
| San Antonio | TX | Dec. 10, 2011 | Genaro Lopez-Rendon, SWU |
| San Francisco | CA | Aug. 20, 2011 | Gordon Mar, JwJ Local Organizing Page » Watch video of the Care Congress » |
| Seattle | WA | Feb. 11, 2012 | Susie Levy, Washington CAN |
If you want to help organize a Care Council in another city, please contact jodeen@caringacrossgenerations.org.