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	Public Policy Update Fall 2014
	Public Policy Update Fall 2014

UWASC Public Policy Agenda receives approval

The United Way Association of South Carolina's 2015 Public Policy Agenda was unanimously approved by the organization's Board of Directors on September 19th. To read the complete agenda, click here.

Join United Way Worldwide's Calls to Action!

Ask your Members of Congress to fully fund CHIP: Visit the United Way Worldwide Advocacy page to ask Congress to act now to save the Children's Health Insurance Program.
Sign Your Organization onto the Letter to the President in Support of Child Nutrition. Follow this link to sign your national, state, or local organization onto the letter.

Tell Your U.S. Senators to act on charitable giving tax extenders: A tax incentive vital to the charitable sector is the IRA Charitable Rollover. Click here to ask your Senators to act on a House bill that would make key charitable giving incentives permanent.



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Public Policy Day 2015!

Wednesday, February 18th, 2015

Self Sufficiency Task Force

UWASC recently created a Self Sufficiency Task Force, which will study the necessity and potential uses of the Self Sufficiency Standard in South Carolina. If interested in serving on the task force, please contact UWASC Director of Communications and Public Policy, Caitlin Carey, at [email protected].

Early Childhood Common Agenda Update

The work of the Early Childhood Common Agenda Assembly that met in July has continued throughout the summer and into the fall. Each committee has been tasked with developing a policy recommendation relevant to its focus area. These recommendations will be unveiled at a Policy Forum scheduled for Tuesday, November 18th in Columbia.

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