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