Services for People in Need
Adequate and sustainable funding for a quality network of
health and human services: Advocate and engage in
community, state, and federal levels to protect and enhance
funding that ensures the critical infrastructure of health, safety
and human services for all. (Examples: child safety, child
obesity, domestic violence, elder abuse etc.)
Access to public benefits for people who are eligible.
Advocate and engage in activities that support individuals who are
eligible to receive local, state or federal benefits. Benefits
include, but are not limited to, unemployment insurance, food
stamps, Social Security, State Children’s Health Insurance, WIC,
Medicaid, and certain tax credits.
Statewide 2-1-1: Advocate for statewide
implementation of the 2-1-1 abbreviated dialing code for access to
health and human service information and referral in Kentucky and
Indiana. Support funding statewide 2-1-1 through the calling for
2-1-1 Act.
School Readiness and Success in School
School Readiness:
Affordable, quality child care and preschool:
Advocate and engage in activities that make voluntary, quality
preschool available for every 3- and 4-year-old child through a
diverse delivery model of preschools and existing community-based
child care providers including Head Start, Early Start and
Pre-Kindergarten.
Universal kindergarten readiness/entry assessment:
Advocate and engage in activities that establish universal
kindergarten readiness/entry definition and assessment for all
children entering kindergarten.
Success in School:
Middle and high school retention, graduation and
re-enrollment: Advocate and engage in activities that
support policies that increase opportunity for academic success,
re-entry, and high school completion for students who have
discontinued their education.
Other
Preserve current charitable giving incentives:
Maintain current rates of deductibility of charitable giving.
