OUR MISSION

Community Voices Heard Power! is a multiracial member-led organization that builds power through grassroots political organizing. We work to change systems and shape policies to ensure racial, social, and economic justice for all New Yorkers.

We seek out, politically educate, train, encourage, and support aspiring candidates of color; as well as individuals who support our agenda to advance low-income communities of color across our four chapters: New York City, Westchester County, Orange County, and Dutchess County.

OUR HISTORY

CVH Power’s sister organization, Community Voices Heard, was founded by a small group of mothers on welfare in 1994. It won a jobs program that put over 20,000 welfare recipients to work in living wage jobs, won resources and improvements in public housing, and has mobilized over 18,000 voters.  

When CVH leaders and members decided to enter political work, it was not only to change the nature of politics in New York State, but also to utilize additional tools to achieve our organizational mission. CVH Power is a strategic partner to our c3, and likewise, our c3 work is a critical foundation out of which to build CVH Power’s political work. Our strategies and theories of change straddle both organizations.

OUR ISSUES

Our current priorities are:

Housing Justice • Invest in Public Housing • Equitable Development & Economic Justice • Follow Black Women