BOCA leaders at local action.

Unlocking the Power of People

Berkeley Organizing Congregations for Action (BOCA) is a non-profit, faith based organization of 18 member congregations representing over 10,000 Berkeley families.  We are a multi-Ethnic, cross-cultural, inter-faith and inter-racial group of ordinary people learning to become "leaders" in our community by putting our faith into action.  We provide training in community organizing in order to empower our leaders to become activists for positive change in the areas of parent engagement in the public schools, health insurance for all Berkeley and California residents, fair and affordable housing for our families, just immigrant policies, and community safety.Trained BOCA leaders work to deepen relationships with public officials in order to achieve and uphold justice, Equality and dignity for every member of our community.  BOCA is a member of the PICO NATIONAL NETWORK of faith based community organizations, representing over one million families in 150 cities and 16 states, and PICO CALIFORNIA, 19 community based federations representing over 350 congregations and 400,000 families.