Community For Change

10/13/2026

'In a secret meeting at the White House, an aide to Stephen Miller laid out the plan: To make it easier for states to round up and institutionalize mentally ill homeless people, the Trump administration was pushing a drastic policy change that would weaken the rights of millions of disabled Americans.

Then the Department of Justice did just that, issuing a sweeping legal opinion that revoked decades of federal disability policy rooted in the landmark Supreme Court ruling Olmstead v. L.C.

Disabled people and their advocates were horrified. Some fear that without the federal government enforcing their right to live on their own, they will have no choice but to move into institutions. Families who want to keep their disabled relatives at home worry that they will need to quit jobs or drain savings to pick up the caregiving slack.

In a statement, a White House official denied Miller had a role in the DOJ opinion. A Justice Department spokesperson said the memo resulted from a routine request to review existing guidance and clarify the scope of the Olmstead decision.

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In a secret meeting at the White House, an aide to Stephen Miller laid out the plan: To make it easier for states to round up and institutionalize mentally ill homeless people, the Trump administration was pushing a drastic policy change that would weaken the rights of millions of disabled Americans.

Then the Department of Justice did just that, issuing a sweeping legal opinion that revoked decades of federal disability policy rooted in the landmark Supreme Court ruling Olmstead v. L.C.

Disabled people and their advocates were horrified. Some fear that without the federal government enforcing their right to live on their own, they will have no choice but to move into institutions. Families who want to keep their disabled relatives at home worry that they will need to quit jobs or drain savings to pick up the caregiving slack.

In a statement, a White House official denied Miller had a role in the DOJ opinion. A Justice Department spokesperson said the memo resulted from a routine request to review existing guidance and clarify the scope of the Olmstead decision.

Subscribe to read this story: nbcnews.to/4eh1IsD

10/12/2026

Six years ago today, Community for Change was born! ❤️

After a summer of protesting for Black Lives Matter across Montgomery County, we organized a day of action. We returned to the places where we had stood together all summer to protest, with a car parade connecting each stop.

We knew that to continue the work we had started in MontCo, we needed more than protests. We needed to build a coalition. We needed a “Community for Change.”

The community and coalition that came together that summer planted a seed. A seed that continues to grow through the work we do today.

Six years later, we know that the work is far from over. But we also know what’s possible when we come together, organize, and fight for the world we want to see.

We will change this world. We will change this country. And it starts right here, with what we do together in Montgomery County.

Six years down. The work continues.

10/12/2026

"LANDBACK means dismantling the systems that made stealing our land possible in the first place." - Nick Tilsen and Krystal Two Bulls

We all know that Columbus didn’t sail the ocean blue in 1492 and respect the land and native people he encountered. In 2021, a president (Biden) acknowledged Indigenous Peoples Day for the first time but less than half of the United States officially celebrate it now, meaning 33 states still call today “Columbus Day.”

Acknowledging him over the Indigenous people he tortured and killed is right in line with the patterns of this country and our histories. Today, on this stolen land, we are still fighting to battle white supremacy in our government and our communities.

Join the work with the link in the comments^

10/11/2026

Due to the storm, tonight's Monthly Community Circle is cancelled. Stay safe and dry, and we will see you at November's gathering!

10/11/2026

Save the date for a cure to your socio-political despair!!!!

If there’s one thing we can share from being around for fifty years, it’s that if you want a different world, we need to get together and make it.

A huge thank you to these groups both for what they do for our community and for volunteering their Saturday to do more of it with us. 🖤🏴

We’ll be sharing more about them throughout the week so you can get excited about who to visit or make plans to connect outside of the block party if you can’t make it.

And stay tuned for the next announcement on activities and performances you’ll find, too! 👀🎶🎨🥷

ID: pale green flyers with pink and black lettering and a happy jumping stick figure holding a black flag with an anarchist symbol.

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Wooden shoe books
Anarchist & radical literature

Block party
Saturday October 17 @ 12-4pm

Celebrate 50 years of anarchist work in Philly!

FEATURING
600-700s blocks of south street

The Industrial Workers of the World
• The Auto(nomous) Body Shop
• Iglesias Garden
• Philadelphia Tenants Union
• Incarcerated Pennsylvanians
• The Pleasant Uprising
• Red Rabbits
• Killjoy Institute
• Iffy Books
• No Data Centers in Philly
• Writers Against the War on Gaza
Savage Sisters
• Abortion Liberation Fund
• Juntos
• Da Vinci Art Alliance
• Art Against Empire
• Up Against the Law
• Strange Fox Fighting Arts
• SEPAS Bloc
• South Philly Food Not Bombs
• Spiderweb Collective
• Hawthorne’s Brood
• YES! (Your EMpowered Sexuality)
Philadelphia Alliance Against Racial and Political Repression
• Critical Resistance
• Beles Games
• Philly Socialists
• Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival
• People’s Kitchen Philly
• Blue (artist)
• LAVA SPACE
• Philly DSA Poli-Ed Committee

10/10/2026

Today/Saturday 🌮

10/09/2026

The holidays are quickly approaching, and we are excited to celebrate the season with the families of Family Promise!

Over the past several years, our generous donors have helped Light Up the Holidays for families experiencing housing insecurity through our Holiday Giving Program. There are two ways to participate: become a Family Sponsor or a General Sponsor.

Become a Family Sponsor

❄ Family Sponsors help make the holidays special by providing gift cards chosen with a specific family’s needs and wishes in mind.
❄ Each family member may request up to $100 in gift cards, so sponsoring a family of four would represent a $400 donation. Sponsors purchase gift cards based on suggestions provided by their family.
❄ Gift cards can be ordered online and shipped directly to Family Promise Montco PA or dropped off in Ambler during our designated December 1–4 donor drop-off days.
❄ To participate, check out the Holiday Giving Program link in our bio and select to be contacted as a “Family Sponsor” before November 10. In mid-November, you’ll receive a Sign Up Genius where you can choose a family to sponsor.

Become a General Sponsor

❄ Prefer to support needs that extend beyond the holiday season? Become a General Sponsor!
❄ To participate, check out the Holiday Giving Program link in our bio and select to be contacted as a “General Sponsor” by November 10. In mid-November, you’ll receive our organizational Wish List and links to items that help families throughout the year. Items can be shipped or delivered directly to our office in Ambler.

Ready to Light Up the Holidays?

Questions? Reach out to Amy at [email protected].

Thank you for helping bring some extra light to the holidays for the children and families of Family Promise. Your generosity helps make the season brighter for families in our community!

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Marsha Eichelberger

10/08/2026

New wishlist!

Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls?ref_=ya_d_c_lists&sort=priority

10/06/2026

We were proud to stand with MontCo Community Watch, Unides Para Servir and a coalition of advocates, clergy, and community members at last Wednesday's protest.

It took place at a school bus stop in Norristown, where just days earlier, three community members on their way to work were stalked and violently apprehended by ICE while students looked on.

Since the Trump administration took office, over 500 of our neighbors have been taken by ICE from Montgomery County, and more are taken every day.

Children are being separated from their families. Families are being pushed into financial crisis. Hard-working people are being snatched from the street on their way to work, without warning, without warrants, and without constitutional due process.

They are then placed in immigration detention, which is intentionally cruel, inhumane, and unsafe. Right now, one person is dying in detention every 10 days.

To the Municipality of Norristown Council: almost half of all ICE arrests in the county happen in YOUR municipality. That means you have the most power to protect people and the most responsibility to act. Pass a comprehensive welcoming policy NOW!

Community for Change also calls on every Montgomery County resident to ask your municipal leaders: What have you done to protect our neighbors?

The bare minimum is a welcoming policy. If your municipality doesn't have one, it needs one. A police chief's promise or a published statement is not enough. Claiming that a policy would draw federal attention to the municipality is a cop-out. ICE IS ALREADY HERE.

If our elected leaders say they stand with immigrants, they must show us.

This is not happening somewhere else. It is happening here, in our neighborhoods.

Please share this post, talk to your neighbors, your coworkers, and your faith community, and make sure the people around you know what is happening in Montgomery County.

Follow MontCo Community Watch for alerts and report any ICE sightings to the tipline at 267-279-9205 (call/text)

Sign the Welcoming 62 petition and learn more about getting your municipality to act! (change.org/p/welcoming-62-a-county-wide-call-to-protect-our-communities)

10/06/2026

Tonight/Tuesday! Know your rights!!! ✊🏼