Washington Economic Justice Alliance
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POVERTY IN WA
Information about poverty in WA, the need for the plan.
Let’s work together to create a Washington where everyone can thrive.
Statewide Poverty Action Network
Organization
About This Partner:
The Statewide Poverty Action Network (Poverty Action) is an anti-poverty advocacy organization located in Seattle, WA.
Through in-person community organizing and policy advocacy, Poverty Action advances equitable policy solutions for low-income people in Washington state. Their work starts and ends within Washington communities, through semi-annual Listening Sessions, ensuring both accountability to and guidance by those most directly impacted by the effects of poverty. In our work, Poverty Action:
• Develop and advocate for innovative public policy solutions that address the root causes of poverty, promote economic opportunity, and address systemic barriers faced by communities of color;
• Register, educate, and mobilize voters from low-income communities and communities of color;
• Engage community members in advocating for the issues that impact their lives;
• Support grassroots leadership in low-income communities.
Through in-person community organizing and policy advocacy, Poverty Action advances equitable policy solutions for low-income people in Washington state. Their work starts and ends within Washington communities, through semi-annual Listening Sessions, ensuring both accountability to and guidance by those most directly impacted by the effects of poverty. In our work, Poverty Action:
• Develop and advocate for innovative public policy solutions that address the root causes of poverty, promote economic opportunity, and address systemic barriers faced by communities of color;
• Register, educate, and mobilize voters from low-income communities and communities of color;
• Engage community members in advocating for the issues that impact their lives;
• Support grassroots leadership in low-income communities.
