The Council provides the following resources to educate and empower our constituents in their advocacy efforts:

• Background information on issues, with links to other sources, including:

• Children/Families
• Church/State

• Civic Engagement  

  • Links to helpful resources

    • Alliance for Justice, Permissible Election Activities Checklist: www.allianceforjustice.org/nonprofit/electoral_activities_01.pdf
    • IRS Fact Sheet 2006-17, which outlines how houses of worship, and all 501(c)(3) organizations, can stay within the law regarding the ban on political activity.
    • For timely, helpful information for tax-exempt organizations (including houses of worship), subscribe via email (eoupdate@lists.qai.irs.gov)to the IRS e-newsletter, EO Update.  Subscribers get direct links to latest IRS updates, including guidance items, tax law changes, training materials.

• Climate Change

• Death Penalty  

• Economic Justice  

• Education

  • Endorsement of Pennsylvania School Reform Campaign

• Environment  

  • Pennsylvania Interfaith Climate Change Campaign

  • Cool Pennsylvania

• Gambling

• Health Care
• Human Needs  

• Human Rights

  • Torture is a Moral Issue Statement

• Peacemaking/Global Security  

  • SMART Security

  • Tolerance

  • Building Awareness about the Threat of Global Terrorism [Sign up to Screen "Last Best Chance" DVD]

• Welfare Reform/TANF  

• SMART Security

  • Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)

•   The Ecu-Advocate (newsletter)  

•   Advocacy/Events Calendar

•   Government/legislative contacts

•   Faith based advocacy:  Tips for Contacting Your Legislators and Decision Makers  

•   Links to denominational websites

•   Other Resources  

•   Bulletin Inserts

• Affirmation of the Good Neighbor (tolerance)

• Commonwealth, Common Good (Christian responsibility to pay a fair share of taxes)

• Earned Income Tax Credit: Help  for Low Income Families

• Expanded Gambling: An Easy Answer to Tough Financial Questions

• Lobbyist Reform in Pennsylvania

• SMART Security (on global security)

• Stay Warm Pennsylvania flyer

• Strengthen Public Education in Pennsylvania

    Education Funding Reform Campaign

  • Message of Martin Luther King and Education 

  • It's Here: Time to Make a Positive Difference for Public Education

  • What About the Children?

  • Enough for Everyone: A Message of Abundance

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Telephone 717.545.4761 Facsimile 717.545.4765 E-mail pcc@pachurches.org 

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