Communities Organized for Public Service + Metro Alliance (COPS/Metro) welcomes member institutions that share a concern for families and a tradition of faith and democracy. These may include congregations, schools (both private and public), labor unions, nonprofits, neighborhood organizations, or small businesses.
When institutions join COPS/Metro, they work with our organizers to:
- Develop leadership and strengthen community within and between their institutions
- Build bridges across long standing divisions that isolate communities from each other
- Build capacity to create systemic solutions for the challenges facing their members (education, poverty, jobs, childcare, mental health, healthcare, and more).
The responsibilities of institutional membership are:
- Build a core team of leaders responsible for organizing within the member institution
- Build relationships with other institutions
- Pay membership dues (decided by each independent local organization).