MCAN - Massachusetts Communities Action Network

MCAN - Massachusetts Communities Action Network MCAN-a network of nine faith & values based affiliates working for racial equity & economic justice.

MCAN partners at the nationally with Faith in Action, which is also a 501c(3). We are non-partisan and do not endorse or support candidates for office. For our current campaign, Massachusetts Faith Voices, we are working with the Raise Up Massachusetts coalition to raise the minimum wage in MA to $15/hr, and to ensure the right to earn up to five sick days per year for all MA workers. This would r

aise the wages of 600,000 workers, and gain sick time for 1 million. Massachusetts Faith Voices is bringing in congregations and denominational groups across the state to help make the words of the prophet Isaiah that "they shall not labor in vain" (Isaiah 65:23) a reality. MCAN (Massachusetts Communities Action Network) is a a federation of community improvement organizations across Massachusetts working for social and economic justice by putting our religious faith values and our democratic values into action. MCAN is an affiliate of PICO, a national network of faith-based community organizations working to create innovative solutions to problems facing urban, suburban and rural communities.

Congratulations to the Youth SOL Brockton leaders of MCAN affiliate Brockton Interfaith Community who graduated from Bro...
06/10/2026

Congratulations to the Youth SOL Brockton leaders of MCAN affiliate Brockton Interfaith Community who graduated from Brockton High School this past weekend!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎓🎓🎓 Victoria, Izzy and Joy, we could not be more proud of you and are excited for what's ahead for each of you.

Stay tuned to find out all about these graduates, all they have accomplished, and their plans for the future as we celebrate them throughout the summer!!! 🥳🥳🥳

Brockton Public Schools

06/05/2026

Listen in as our national partner Faith in Action is on the ground with our sister federation Faith in New Jersey at Delaney Hall, ICE detention center. This building which had been closed for two years after powerful organizing was brought back into use just over a year ago. The space is meant to detain 400 people. There have been over 1000 there in recent weeks held in inhumane conditions.

Whatever the question,community organizing is likely the answer.At the heart of powerful organizing is having a solid se...
06/05/2026

Whatever the question,
community organizing is likely the answer.

At the heart of powerful organizing is having a solid set of training skills to move mindsets and build movements.

Join MCAN for a four day gathering to focus on the art of training. Exercises are designed to hone skills as a trainer and identify key elements of effective training. The training also centers topics such as agitation, triggers, and offering/receiving effective feedback.

This training is for organizers and grassroots leaders who are currently offering trainings to others or will be in the near future. Each participant must come with 1-2 trainings prepared to be worked on over the course of the training sessions.

Learn more and register at mcan.us/events/ttt2026

MCAN is Berkshire Interfaith Organizing Brockton Interfaith Community Essex County Community Organization - ECCO Merrimack Valley Project Pioneer Valley Project United Interfaith Action of Southeastern Massachusetts Interfaith

MCAN's Second Chance Justice campaign leaders William Allen, Ramon Durham, Kris McDonald and Joe Moore returned to the S...
06/02/2026

MCAN's Second Chance Justice campaign leaders William Allen, Ramon Durham, Kris McDonald and Joe Moore returned to the State House last Thursday to meet with members of Governor Healey's executive team representing the policy, public safety, corrections, and legal teams. This meeting follows SCJ's submission of a report to the Governor's office in April entitled The Time Is Now with recommendations to reimagine systems of clemency and reentry in Massachusetts. The leader team delivered over 300 signatures from across the state and throughout the U.S. in support of these recommendations.

You can learn more an add your signature in support at this link:
mcan.us/second-chance-justice

Experience the power of the people this evening with MCAN affiliate Pioneer Valley Project. Join PVP leaders and organiz...
06/01/2026

Experience the power of the people this evening with MCAN affiliate Pioneer Valley Project. Join PVP leaders and organizers at Springfield City Hall TODAY MONDAY, JUNE 1ST at 5:30 p.m. (36 Court St.) to show your support for putting one percent of the Springfield city budget in the hands of residents through participatory budgeting, a process where residents decide how public money is spent. Join residents from across the city to call for a seat at the table to address the challenges we face.

Not in Springfield, but curious to learn more about organizing for a budget prioritized by residents in your own community. DM "peoples budget"

Yesterday, Governor Maura Healey issued statewide guidance on interacting with ICE for places of worship, schools, chil...
05/29/2026

Yesterday, Governor Maura Healey issued statewide guidance on interacting with ICE for places of worship, schools, child care providers, health care facilities and higher education campuses. Following a meeting with the Governor and executive staff, MCAN's faith leaders of the Protect Our People campaign were asked to review and contribute to the guidelines released yesterday for congregational spaces.

“This guidance should not be necessary,” the Rev. Mariama White-Hammond, founding pastor of the New Roots AME Church and a core member of MCAN's Faith Leader Caucus said at the press conference. “Many of us follow a higher law that is thousands of years old. And we will not let any political agenda of the moment draw us away from those higher principles — this guidance reminds us how we lean in to following those things to which we have dedicated our lives.”

Learn more about the guidelines released yesterday at:
mass.gov/protecting-people-from-ice

To learn more about MCAN's faith and values driven work to protect the people of Massachusetts visit: mcan.us/dignitywethepeople

05/28/2026

From our national partner Faith in Action on the ground with Charlene D. Walker, Executive Director of our sister federation Faith in New Jersey

Something is shifting across the Merrimack Valley. Join MCAN affiliate Merrimack Valley Project for Our Communities, Our...
05/28/2026

Something is shifting across the Merrimack Valley. Join MCAN affiliate Merrimack Valley Project for Our Communities, Our Future: Merrimack Valley People’s Assembly — a space to connect, build community, and shape what comes next together. ✨

Algo está cambiando en el Merrimack Valley. Únete a Nuestras Comunidades, Nuestro Futuro: Asamblea del Pueblo del Merrimack Valley — un espacio para conectar, construir comunidad e imaginar juntos lo que viene. ✨

🗓 Sunday, June 7, 2026
🕒 3:00 PM — Doors & food
🕞 3:30–5:30 PM — Program, then Networking
📍 Lawrence Public Library, 51 Lawrence St, Lawrence, MA

Come through. Bring a friend. ❤️
Ven con amistades y familia. ❤️

RSVP: https://bit.ly/MVPAssembly

05/22/2026

Sending a big shout to the youth organizers at NM Comunidades en Acción y de Fé - CAFé - our sister federation in the Faith in Action national network - and the way they are taking action and making a difference in their community.

Stay tuned for an equally powerful upcoming announcment from our own youth organizers in Massachusetts Youth SOL Brockton

05/21/2026

We were so delighted that MCAN affiliate Merrimack Valley Project was part of the 2026 Showcase of Social Innovation Forum last week. As one of seven Lead Innovators, Executive Director Julio Mejia was able to share MVP's innovative, impactful solutions for improving communities throughout their region to hundreds of prospective investors, donors & skilled community leaders.

clip credit: Social Innovation Forum

Address

P. O. Box 12
Milton, MA
02186

Telephone

+18573020848

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when MCAN - Massachusetts Communities Action Network posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Organization

Send a message to MCAN - Massachusetts Communities Action Network:

Shortcuts

Share

Category