ADVANCEMENT PROJECT
Programs
Program 1 [2020]
EDUCATIONAL EQUITYTHE EDUCATIONAL EQUITY PROGRAM EXPANDS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND ENSURES APPROPRIATE SCHOOL FACILITIES FOR LOW INCOME AND DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN FROM BIRTH THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. THIS TEAM UTILIZED EXTENSIVE DATA REVIEW AND FEEDBACK FROM A WIDE RANGE OF EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION ("ECE") STAKEHOLDERS TO COMPILE AND PUBLISH A GROUNDBREAKING REPORT THAT PROVIDED A FULL ASSESSMENT OF AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE QUALITY AND SITE SHORTAGE OF CALIFORNIA'S STATE-RUN ECE FACILITIES TO MAKE THE CASE FOR INCREASED RESOURCE ALLOCATION. THE TEAM HAS ALSO SPEARHEADED MULTIPLE LOCAL-, REGIONAL-, AND STATEWIDE-FOCUSED EFFORTS SURROUNDING DUAL LANGUAGE LEARNERS, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AROUND ECE ISSUES, SUPPORT OF THE ECE WORKFORCE, AND SOLIDIFYING AN ENGAGED NETWORK OF ECE AND K-12 STAKEHOLDERS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2.8MProgram 2 [2020]
VOTER PROTECTIONTHE GOALS OF OUR VOTER PROTECTION PROGRAM INCLUDE DEFEATING FEDERAL AND LOCAL POLICIES THAT MAKE IT HARDER TO VOTE, HOLDING LOCAL AND STATE ELECTION OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE IN VA, AZ, GA, FL, AND OH, AND BUILDING-UP THE NEXT GENERATION VOTING RIGHTS MOVEMENT.IN MISSOURI, WE ACHIEVED A MAJOR VICTORY IN OUR LONGSTANDING VOTER ID CASE. IN PRIORITIES USA V. MISSOURI, THE MISSOURI SUPREME COURT UPHELD A LOWER COURT RULING AND PERMANENTLY STRUCK A PORTION OF MISSOURI'S VOTER ID LAW. AS A RESULT, ELECTION OFFICIALS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO REQUIRE A PHOTO ID TO VOTE OR REPRESENT IN ADVERTISING AND MATERIALS THAT A PHOTO ID IS REQUIRED TO VOTE. RIGHT TO VOTEIN OUR RIGHT TO VOTE PROGRAM, WE WORK TO EXPAND ELECTORATE THROUGH ELIMINATING CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS AS BARRIER TO VOTING AND RESTORING VOTING RIGHTS TO PEOPLE WITH FELONY CONVICTIONS IN FLORIDA, VIRGINIA, AND LOUISIANA AND INCREASE SUPPORT FOR A ROBUST DEMOCRACY, INCLUDING AN AFFIRMATIVE RIGHT TO VOTEIN MARCH 2019, WE HOSTED A CONVENING IN FLORIDA FOR ABOUT 40 ATTENDEES REPRESENTING OVER 20 ORGANIZATIONS TO DISCUSS THE NEWLY PASSED AMENDMENT AND HOW THE MOVEMENT CAN SUPPORT RIGHTS RESTORATION EFFORTS IN FLORIDA. AT THE CONVENING, WE DISCUSSED THE ACTUAL WORDING OF THE AMENDMENT AND KEY DEFINITIONS, AND WAYS TO TAKE THIS INTO THE COMMUNITY TO ENCOURAGE CIVIC PARTICIPATION AND ROBUST VOTER REGISTRATION EFFORTS. ONE CHALLENGE OF IMPLEMENTATION IS THAT MANY OF THE IMPACTED COMMUNITIES ARE PEOPLE WHO HAD NEVER EXERCISED THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE BEFORE AND THAT WE NEEDED TO INCLUDE POLITICAL EDUCATION TO INFORM THOSE NEWLY ELIGIBLE TO VOTE ON REGISTERING, POLLING PLACES, AND THEIR OVERALL RIGHTS IS IMPERATIVE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2.5MProgram 3 [2020]
EQUITY IN COMMUNITY INVESTMENTSWHEN OUR RESEARCH FOUND THAT AFFLUENT NEIGHBORHOODS WERE GETTING TWO TO THREE TIMES MORE FUNDING FOR PARKS PER CAPITA AS DISADVANTAGED ONES, OUR EQUITY IN COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED WITH OUR PARTNERS AND OVER 300 LA COUNTY RESIDENTS FOR A $95 MILLION PER YEAR PARK FUNDING PLAN, WITH 30 PERCENT CARVED OUT FOR HIGH-NEED AREAS. THIS HISTORIC VICTORY WILL DELIVER CONCRETE BENEFITS FOR OUR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, AND INCLUDES DISPLACEMENT PROTECTIONS SO RESIDENTS CAN STAY IN THEIR HOMES AND ENJOY THE NEW PARKS.WE JOINED A NEW COALITION, PUSH LA, AND DEMANDED THAT THE LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT (LAPD) END ITS POLICY OF PULLING OVER AND SEARCHING BLACK AND BROWN DRIVERS AT SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER RATES THAN WHITE DRIVERS. PROMPTED IN PART BY OUR ADVOCACY, LAPD ANNOUNCED IN DECEMBER 2019 THAT ITS METRO DIVISION WOULD DRASTICALLY CUT BACK ON STOPPING RANDOM VEHICLES. THIS WAS A HUGE STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS TO ENSURE OFFICERS UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE HERE TO PROTECT AND SERVE US ALL.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.1M
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