50 years since the Civil Rights march on Washington, DC JOBS JUSTICE FREEDOM We are called by our FAITH AND VALUES “But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.” Amos 5:24 Churches Engaged in Civil Rights Springfield Area Council of Churches May 19, 1968 St. Paul's A.M.E. Church March 11, 1964 Laurel Methodist Church July 19, 1968 Census or Annual Community Survey – Springfield (2010/12) 46.8% 50.0% 45.0% 40.0% 35.0% 30.0% 21.2% 25.0% 20.0% 19.3% 14.6% 15.0% 10.0% 6.3% 8.6% 5.0% 0.0% Unemployment Black 125% of Poverty White All City of Springfield Are we a community of scarcity or abundance? City of Springfield Workforce from 1997 - 2012 FCCG’s Springfield Rail Community Benefits Agreement Endorsed by: Mayor Houston, Sangamon County Board, IDOT Sec. Ann Schneider and Senator Durbin Scraps from the rich man’s table? LUKE 16:19 -21 "There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day. But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate, desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table. " (NKJV) HOPE for the future! 100 Ready Workers Minority and Female Hiring Goals JOBS! What can you do???? A Call To: Prayer Action A Call to Action Commitment Call to Commitment Faith Coalition for the Common God City Services Task Force – JOBS in the City of Springfield Rail Task Force – JOBS through Springfield Rail Project 100 Ready Workers Campaign – Careers through pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship training in the construction trades