What is the California Healthy Communities Network?
The California Healthy Communities
Network (CALHCN) is a project of the Tides Center,
an independent nonprofit organization registered
with the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3)
public charity. CALHCN is made up of organizations
and individuals who share common concerns regarding
poorly planned, environmentally unsustainable,
economically discriminatory and socially unjust land
use and development practices in California. There
is also a deep commitment to social justice and
economic rights for communities. The Network’s goal
is to advance the interests of communities in the
State of California by projecting a unified voice in
support of programs and policies that set new
standards and raise the bar for the people of
California.
The Network is organized
around a simple idea - that at strategic moments our
many organizations should join forces around a
clearly articulated agenda to promote and uphold the
rights of a healthy community.
A wide-range of organizations have
joined the Network, from social service agencies and
churches to labor unions, community-based
organizations, environmental organizations and civil
rights groups. Importantly, the Network’s
membership reaches beyond traditional alliances,
bringing a broader set of forces to bear on issues
around which we can all unite.
Role
Of The Network
Our Network stands for three main
objectives to ensure the rights of healthy
communities:
● Process Reform
• Engaging in reforming development
standards to address community needs through the
voice of citizens, taxpayers and organizations of
the community
● Raising standards (a partial
list)
● Opposition to development that
promotes or encourages community blight
● Promote living wage jobs and
social justice for communities
● Address important equity
concerns of communities
• Promote transportation
choices and affordable housing
● Legal and Political
Accountability
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
info@calhcn.org
