The Neighborhood House Board of Directors stands behind policies and investments that support the health and well-being of low-income people and communities. Specific 2021 legislative measures and agenda include the following.
Priority Agenda
Local
- Connecting with clients and staff to define equitable COVID recovery and creating opportunities for clients to demand an equitable recovery.
State
- Fair Start for Kids Act. Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) entitlement to 185% of poverty. 10% increase in vendor rate on top of restored 6% increase to ECEAP to grow the number of slots for children in Washington.
- Decriminalize Commercial Tobacco. Addressing systemic racism in the enforcement of commercial tobacco control.
National
Support Agenda
We support the priorities of the following advocacy groups across Seattle, King County, Washington, and the US.
Local
- Seattle Human Services Coalition
- Youth Development Executives of King County
- Seattle-King County Coalition on Homelessness
- Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County
State
- Washington State Community Action Partnership
- Early Learning Action Alliance
- Washington Low Income Housing Alliance
- Governor’s Equity Policy Package
National
Other advocacy and legislative measures supported by Neighborhood House:
- Supporting progressive state revenue in Washington
- Calling on Washington state to prioritize COVID vaccines for elderly adults
- Calling on Congress to include all families in the next COVID stimulus
- Passing JumpStart Seattle legislation for progressive city revenue
- Decriminalizing Seattle
- Rescuing child care subsidies with CARES funding
- Adopting equitable budget policies to rebuild from pandemic
- Ending homelessness sweeps in Seattle
- Addressing and protecting the needs of early learning during COVID-19
- Instating eviction moratorium in Washington during COVID-19
- Banning the sale of flavored vaping products to youth in Washington