In 2011-2012 at least 87 Catholic Campaign for Human Develpoment (CCHD) grants were given to Saul Alinsky-Inspired (socialist) community organizations. The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) collection is this weekend November 17 and 18th. Instead of giving to the CCHD in the second collection, give extra in the first collection to your own parish or give to a charity you can be sure will help the poor and vulnerable. 75% of the CCHD collection does go to the national CCHD office. So, your money is going to these organizations.
Alinsky founded the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF.) Here are five major national Alinsky-Inspired community organizations whose affiliates received CCHD grants in 2011-2012:
1. Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF) www.industrialareasfoundation.org
2. Gamaliel www.gamaliel.org
3. People Improving Communities through Organizing (PICO) www.piconetwork.org
4. Direct Action & Research Training (DART) www.thedartcenter.org
5. Interfaith Worker Justice (IWJ) www.iwj.org
Alinsky intended to use the Catholic Church to gain power for atheistic and marxist ideas. Alinsky wrote Rules for Radicals, where he dedicated the book to Lucifer and on pg. 94 he ridicules the Catholic Church and describes how he deceived the Church.
The following is the numerical breakdown of the CCHD grants given to Alinsky-Inspired organizations in 2011-2012:
- 23 grants given to affiliates of the Industrial Areas Foundation
- 23 grants given to affiliates of Gamaliel
- 23 grants given to affiliates of People Improving Communities through Organizing
- 10 grants given to affiliates of Interfaith Worker Justice
- 8 grants given to affiliates of Direct Action & Research Training
- 87 total
Below is the list of CCHD grantees by Archdiocese or Diocese for 2011-2012. The left column are affiliates of Alinsky-Inspired organizations who received the grants and the right column are their national Alinsky organizations. The affiliates received grants ranging from $25,000 to $70,000:
| CCHD 2012 Grantees by Arch/Diocese | Alinsky-Inspired Organization Affiliation |
| Food and Medicine Portland, ME |
IWJ |
| Greater Boston Interfaith Organization Boston, MA |
IAF |
| Brockton Interfaith Community Boston, MA |
PICO |
| United Interfaith Action of Southeast Massachusetts Fall River, MA |
PICO |
| Able NH Manchester, NH |
Gamaliel |
| Camden Churches Organized for People Camden, NJ |
PICO |
| New Labor Education & Training Institute, Inc. Newark, NJ |
IWJ |
| Brooklyn Congregations United Brooklyn, NY |
PICO |
| Queens Congregations United for Action Brooklyn, NY |
PICO |
| Niagara Organizing Alliance for Hope Buffalo, NY |
Gamaliel |
| VOICE – Buffalo, Inc. Buffalo, NY |
Gamaliel |
| Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition, Inc. New York, NY |
Gamaliel |
| Tompkins County Workers Center Rochester, NY |
IWJ |
| Moving in Congregations, Acting in Hope MICAH Syracuse, NY |
PICO |
| Alliance of Communities Transforming Syracuse Syracuse, NY |
Gamaliel |
| Philadelphians Organized to Witness, Empower and Rebuild Philadelphia, PA |
PICO |
| Pittsburg Interfaith Impact Network Pittsburgh, PA |
Gamaliel |
| Lake County Center for Independent Living Chicago, IL |
IAF |
| Developing Communities Project, Inc. Chicago, IL (Barack Obama was their executive director) |
Gamaliel (formerly) |
| Lake County Sponsors Chicago, IL |
IAF |
| DuPage Sponsors Joliet, IL |
IAF |
| United Congregations of Metro-East Springfield, IL |
Gamaliel |
| Faith Coalition for the Common Good Springfield, IL |
Gamaliel |
| Calumet Project For Industrial Jobs Gary, IN |
IWJ |
| Indianapolis Congregation Action Network Indianapolis, IN |
PICO |
| People Acting Together in Howard Baltimore, MD |
IAF |
| Metropolitan Organizing Strategy Enabling Strength Detroit, MI |
Gamaliel |
| Michigan Organizing Project Kalamazoo, MI |
IWJ |
| Joint-religious Organizing Network for Action and Hope Kalamazoo, MI |
Gamaliel |
| The Ezekial Project of Saginaw Saginaw, MI |
Gamaliel |
| Metropolitan Congregations United Saint Louis, MO |
Gamaliel |
| Cincinnati Interfaith Workers Center Cincinnati, OH |
IWJ |
| Building Responsibility Equality and Dignity Columbus, OH |
DART |
| Alliance for Congregational Transformation Influencing Our Neighborhoods (ACTION) Youngstown, OH |
Gamaliel |
| Justice Organization Sharing Hope & United for Action Green Bay, WI |
Gamaliel |
| ESTHER Green Bay, WI |
Gamaliel |
| JONAH, Inc. LaCrosse, WI |
Gamaliel |
| AMOS, Inc. LaCrosse, WI |
Gamaliel |
| Milwaukee Innercity Congregations Allied for Hope Milwaukee, WI |
Gamaliel |
| Common Ground Inc. Milwaukee, WI |
IAF |
| Racine Interfaith Coalition Milwaukee, WI |
Gamaliel |
| Broward Organized Leaders Doing Justice Miami, FL |
DART |
| People Acting for Community Together, Inc. Miami, FL |
DART |
| Fighting Against Injustice Towards Harmony (FAITH) Orlando, FL |
DART |
| Polk Ecumenical Action Council for Empowerment Orlando, FL |
DART |
| Federation of Congregations United to Serve Orlando, FL |
PICO |
| People Engaged in Active Community Efforts Palm Beach, FL |
DART |
| Interfaith Coalition for Action Reconciliation and Empowerment Saint Augustine, FL |
DART |
| Atlantans Building Leadership for Empowerment Atlanta, GA |
Gamaliel |
| Citizens of Louisville Organized & United Together Louisville, KY |
DART |
| Together Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA |
PICO |
| The Jeremiah Group New Orleans, LA |
IAF |
| The MICAH Project New Orleans, LA |
PICO |
| Northern and Central Louisiana Interfaith Shreveport, LA |
IAF |
| Jackson Metro Sponsoring Committee Jackson, MS |
IAF |
| Triangle CAN (Congregations Associations and Neighborhoods) Raleigh, NC |
IAF |
| Workers Interfaith Network Memphis, TN |
IWJ |
| Northwest Arkansas Workers Justice Center Little Rock, AR |
IWJ |
| Quad Cities Interfaith Davenport, IA |
Gamaliel |
| AMOS Institute of Public Life Des Moines, IA |
IAF |
| Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en Lucha Saint Paul and Minneapolis, MN |
IWJ |
| Albuquerque Interfaith, Inc. Santa Fe, NM |
IAF |
| Oklahoma Sponsoring Committee (renamed VOICE OKC) Oklahoma City, OK |
IAF |
| Austin Interfaith Sponsoring Committee Austin, TX |
IAF |
| Valley Interfaith Leadership and Educational Council Brownsville, TX |
IAF |
| Dallas Area Interfaith Sponsoring Committee Dallas, TX |
IAF |
| El Paso Interreligious Sponsoring Organization El Paso, TX |
IAF |
| ACT Human Development Fund Fort Worth, TX |
IAF |
| Merced Organizing Project Fresno, CA |
PICO |
| Faith in Action Kern County, Inc. Fresno, CA |
PICO |
| Faith in Community Fresno, CA |
PICO |
| Ventura County Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice Los Angeles, CA |
IWJ |
| Communities Organized for Relational Power in Action Monterey, CA |
IAF |
| GENESIS Oakland, CA |
Gamaliel |
| Oakland Community Organizations Oakland, CA |
PICO |
| Congregations Organizing for Renewal Oakland, CA |
PICO |
| Orange County Congregation Community Organization Orange, CA |
PICO |
| Sacramento Area Congregations Together Sacramento, CA |
PICO |
| Placer People of Faith Together Sacramento, CA |
PICO |
| Sacramento Valley Organizing Community Sacramento, CA |
IAF |
| Inland Congregations United for Change San Bernardino, CA |
PICO |
| PACT: People Acting in Community Together San Jose, CA |
PICO |
| North Bay Organizing Project Santa Rosa, CA |
IAF |
| North Bay Sponsoring Committee Santa Rosa, CA |
IAF |
| Congregations Building Community Stockton, CA |
PICO |
| People and Congregations for Stockton, Inc. Stockton, CA |
PICO |
| Las Vegas Valley Interfaith Sponsoring Committee Las Vegas, NV |
IAF |
What’s even worse than the grants is that many Catholic Churches are actually dues paying members of Regional Chapter of the Industrial Areas Foundation. Check out the member list for the VOICE Chapter based in Northern Virginia: http://www.voice-iaf.org/membersleaders