What is H.E.L.P.?
Goals:
We strengthen congregations, develop local
leadership and
organize power to act on behalf of justice and
the common good. We hold public and private power holders accountable
for their public responsibilities, as well as initiate actions and programs
of our own to solve community and economic
problems.
Issues:
We are multi-issue. The issues we work on come from within our
institutions, from the concerns of the people. We cross neighborhood,
urban, suburban, racial, religious, and economic lines to find
common ground and
act on our faith and democratic values.
Affiliation:
H.E.L.P. is affiliated with the Industrial
Areas Foundation (I.A.F.), the oldest and
largest national, congregation-based, community organizing network in the
History:
In 1993, H.E.L.P. was formed by the local Presbyterian clergy and the
Presbytery of Charlotte, working with their brothers and sisters throughout
the
