FIRM was pleased to attend the first ever PICO organizing training specifically geared for Hmong Christian pastors and leaders on Friday, February 3 in Modesto. Held at Central Grace Community Church and led by long-time PICO organizer Tsia Xiong, head of the Merced Organizing Project, the conference brought together almost 100 Hmong pastors and lay leaders from throughout the Central Valley to consider how the church could help improve the present and the future of the Hmong community through community rganizing. FIRM Executive Director Rev. Dr. Sharon Stanley and three Hmong leaders from our Building Healthy Communities Organizing attended the event.