Approved Policy Advocacy Campaigns 2008
(click "Learn More" to link to more information and other websites
related to the issue.) |
Policy Direction |
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Raising the Child Care Subsidy reimbursement rate for Buncombe
County to serve more children and adequately pay providers.
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Education |
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Promoting the concept of "living wage" for public and private
employers in Buncombe County through the Living Wage Campaign, and
exploring options to raise wages for working families.
Learn More. |
Child Poverty |
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Secure recurring funding for Juvenile Crime Prevention Councils (JCPC)
in upcoming state budget and promote a funding increase.
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Juvenile Justice |
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Promote a comprehensive plan for raising the age of adult sentencing
to 18 year old.
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Juvenile Justice |
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Promote paid sick leave for employees of NC businesses.
Learn More. |
Child Poverty |
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Support Communities In Schools NC legislative agenda that includes:
1. $1 million recurring funds for CISNC, 2. State matching funds for
Gates Foundation Performance Learning Centers, 3. Over $5 million
(recurring) for 100 full time graduation coaches. |
Education |
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Support foster/adoptive parents and their children through an
increase in the Foster Care Room and Board Rate and state match to
fully secure Chafee Funds.
Learn More. |
Safety |
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Subsidize child nutrition programs to allow schools to fully
implement the Child Nutrition Standards now scheduled to go into
effect during the 2009-10 school year. |
Health |
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Allow parents in families above 300% federal poverty level to
purchase health coverage through the new NC Kids Care health program
by paying 100% of the premium cost.
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Health |
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Support federal level advocacy to ensure SCHIP is fully funding and
appropriate monies are available to fully implement NC Kids Care as
approved by the General Assembly in 2007. |
Health |
Support a $50 million recurring allocation for the NC Housing Trust
Fund.
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Child
Poverty |
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Support $1.8 million in recurring funds to the NC Div of Public
Health to expand the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative. |
Health |
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Enact the House version of House Bill 1366 (School Violence
Prevention Act), so that all students are protected from bullying in
public schools. |
Safety |
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Support increased funding for Food Stamps and The Emergency Food
Assistance Program in proposed federal Farm Bill |
Child Poverty |
Support an increase to the NC Earned Income Tax Credit to 5% of the
federal EITC to help working families.
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Child Poverty |
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Support continued fluoridation of Asheville City water. (presented
to city council on 2/20/08 see coverage
here.) |
Health |
