Advocacy Agenda
2009 Advocacy Agenda Summary
Poverty & Hunger
Affordable Housing & Homelessness
A dedicated funding source for the state Housing Trust Fund
Increased funding for programs that assist homeless people
Increased funding for weatherization
Increased funding for supportive housing & to implement the Housing First model
Family-Sustaining Income
Funding and implementation of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program to help families move to family-sustaining employment
Increased funding for Individual Development Accounts
Maintaining child care eligibility at 200% of the federal poverty level & providing more funding for quality early childhood programs
Funding for transitional services & housing for children aging out of foster care
Increased funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program & dedicating a funding stream for energy assistance for low-income people
Funding to update the Income Support Division computer system
Health Care
Providing affordable and accessible health care for all New Mexicans
Maintaining & expanding Medicaid coverage & benefits for low-income children and adults
Workers Compensation coverage for farm & ranch workers
Hunger
Increasing enrollment in nutrition assistance programs
Increased benefits for the state Food Stamp Supplement program
Supporting efforts to close New Mexico’s food gap & funding for food banks
Further implementation of the Elementary School Breakfast program
Tax Policy
Working for tax policy that is fair and provides stable, adequate revenue to meet the needs of the most vulnerable
Enacting combined reporting legislation that requires out-of-state corporations to pay their fair share of taxes
Human & Civil Rights
Death Penalty
Repealing capital punishment
Working to increase funding for services for families of murder victims
Civil Rights
Supporting basic legal rights in domestic partnerships