STRATEGIC CONCEPTS IN ORGANIZING AND POLICY EDUCATION
Los Angeles, CA
Multi-Program Grant - $300,000
Program Contributions:
$100,000 - Interprogram
$100,000 - Environment
$100,000 - Health
Jobs, Healthcare, and Environmental Justice Alliance State Building Project
This project has two goals: (1) to conduct the research
and analytical work necessary to develop a statewide public
policy agenda that addresses California's healthcare crisis
and integrates jobs, healthcare and environmental justice
issues; (2) to recruit 5 organizations with an interest in
the healthcare needs of poor to moderate income residents
of California's Central Valley region as partners in the California
State Alliance, a collaborative effort of 14 organizations
that operate in the San Diego, Los Angeles, San Jose and San
Francisco/Oakland regions to explore the possibility of working
together on a common statewide agenda. The public policy agenda
developed will be modeled on a successful Los Angeles-based
research and action campaign that led to public and private
investment in workforce development and job creation programs
that address the lack of access to quality healthcare stemming
from inadequate patient/staff ratios and high staff turnover.
The statewide agenda would be presented to the California
State Alliance to explore as an initial campaign.
