Washington Community Action NetworkPub 78
Pub 78
Programs
Program 1 [2020]
ACHIEVING AFFORDABLE, SAFE AND HEALTHY HOUSING FOR EVERYONE. In 2019 Washington CAN designed and won Initiative 19-001 in Federal Way, an initiative requiring landlords to follow tenant protection laws and only allows landlords to evict a tenant for good cause. Building off of this victory, in 2020, Washington CAN lobbied in the cities of Olympia and Seattle and statewide to pass an eviction moratorium during the COVID-19 pandemic. On the state level, we were successful in passing an eviction moratorium with prohibitions on rent increases that was renewed in June, August and October. In the Ciy of Olympia, we worked with City Council to pass a law that made rent missed during the eviction moratorium a non-evictable offense. These moratoriums have helped 12 of Washington renters or over 195,000 families stay in their homes during the pandemic.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$660.7KProgram 2 [2020]
ENDING MASS INCARCERATION IN WASHINGTON STATE. Washington CAN was successful in helping to pass two bills in the legislature one, prosecutorial discretion and two, removing Robbery 2 from the Three Strikes Law. Winning prosecutorial discretion allows families to work with the prosecutors office to seek resentencing in order to address over-sentencing, especially in communities of color. In addition Washington CAN continued its work with a range of community organizations and individuals to create a Community Review Board bill to review the cases of those incarcerated after 20 years to determine if they would be eligible to rejoin their families and community. In 2020 this bill stalled in Appropriations, which is where the bill will resume in 2021.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$330.3KProgram 3 [2020]
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THRU LIFTING VOICES OF LOCAL WORKERS SMALL BUSINESS. Washington CAN supported 3 projects in 2020 to increase the economic well-being of health care workers, grocery workers at PCC Community Market, small businesses in Spokane. WCAN continued its partnership with SEIU 1199NW by educating the public in the area around Swedish Cherry Hill Hospital in Seattle about Providences labor practices that are unfair, reduce patient safety, hinder staffing recruitment retention, lack a racial justice lens. WCAN collected 3000 signatures outside of PCC grocery stores from PCC members to support the successful election of 2 PCC workers to the PCC Board of Directors. During May, WCANs field canvass traveled to the Inland NW to support a public education campaign focused on supporting local business. Through door-to-door canvassing, over 500 people in Spokane learned of a new digital main street directory filled with locally owned businesses over 50 small businesses signed up to be part of the Live Local INW digital main street.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$110.1K
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