Deciding on Initial Issue Priorities

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In the winter and spring of 2005, more than 300 members of a dozen congregations and union locals participated in internal listening campaigns in which they discussed on what issues facing their families and communities they felt most passionate about taking action. Each institution decided on their three top priorities.

On May 1, 2005, more than 50 leaders in delegations from 15 congregations, union locals, and community groups gathered to report the results of their listening campaigns and to decide on the initial issue priorities for the Kennebec Valley Organization. A consensus was reached that health care and jobs were the two top priorities, and a Jobs Team and a Health Care Team were immediately formed to begin conducting research and developing strategies to address specific, actionable issues within these broad priority areas.