The Coalition for Secure Retirement helps provide a unified voice of active and retired school and state employees with state policymakers. The Coalition for Secure Retirement was created to help protect retirement benefits for state and public-school employees both for those retired members receiving them now, and for active employees who are depending on them for their future. As systems change regarding investments, benefit distribution and the provision of retiree health care, active and retired state and public-school employees need a voice to defend their interests and needs. CSR was founded for that purpose.