NCJW Weekly Advocacy Wrap-Up:

Friday, November 11, 2022

In this issue...

Winter Coat Drive–THIS WEEKEND

Celebrate and Keep on Working

Even More You Can Do – Volunteer Opportunities & Webinars

Membership/Advocacy Social, November 17–POSTPONED

Volunteer for 2023 Homeless Point in Time Count, January 26

WINTER COAT DRIVE

Any size, and blankets or caps too!

Saturday – Sunday, November 12-13, 10 am to 2 pm

In front of the Alpert JCC

Bring ‘em one and all! 

Our past record was 300+ coats, but that was during COVID when everyone was cleaning their closets! Surely you have some items that don’t fit, you just don’t like anymore, or you keep planning to wear and never do. Bring ‘em! Last year’s drive supported needy seniors, kids at low-income elementary schools, homeless, vets, and low-income families. Any gender, any size, but only warm outer items please.

Please contact communityservice@ncjwlongbeach.org if you can volunteer for a

2-hour shift.

Celebrate and Keep on Working!

From CEO Sheila Katz:

Reproductive freedom is a winning issue!

Voters in California, Michigan, Montana, Vermont, and Kentucky were asked to vote on abortion-related proposals and chose reproductive freedom, bodily autonomy, and access to abortion.

Now, the Georgia Senate race is headed to a runoff, and voters will decide who to send to the U.S. Senate on December 6. You can write to young voters of color who are registered but may be unlikely to vote with Vote Forward.  If you already have an account, log in and pick the social campaign for the Georgia run-off.

If you don’t have an account, email Deb Lelchuk at advocacy@ncjwlongbeach.org to get started. Letters need to be mailed no later than Tuesday, November 29.

If you’d prefer to write postcards for Reclaim Our Vote, 879,000 addresses of consistent/reliable Black voters are available and have to be mailed by November 23. Contact Deb Lelchuk if you’d like to participate. 

Even more you can do:

Volunteer Opportunities and Webinars

• Support elections offices. The Center for Secure and Modern Elections created a resource with the three ways to support elections offices as they tabulate and certify the election results.

• Volunteer to combat misinformation online. 866-OUR-VOTE is seeking volunteers to counter social media disinformation through November 22. Sign up Here.

• Webinar from the Coalition on Human Needs on the election. On Monday, November 14 at noon, the Coalition on Human Needs will hold a special post-election webinar to lay out what we believe human needs advocates should know about the next Congress and strategies we need to protect the policies and programs that people with low incomes need. Join us to learn more about the likely Congressional lay-of-the-land, get important opportunities for action in the lame duck session, and find out what messages resonated with voters and how those messages can be effectively utilized in the future. Register here.

• Webinar from Nonprofit VOTE on turnout. Join on Wednesday, November 16 at 11 am for 'Voter Turnout in the 2022 Midterms'. This webinar will feature guest speaker, Dr. Michael McDonald, Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida, and the driving force behind the US Elections Project. Register here. 

• Webinar from Americans United on the election. On Wednesday, November 16 at 4:30pm, join experts from Americans United to break down the results of the midterm elections and analyze their impact on religious freedom and church-state separation. Register here.

Volunteer for 2023

Homeless Point in Time Count

January 26, 2023

The Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services is looking to recruit 250 community volunteers to help carry out the 2023 Homeless Point in Time (PIT) Count, taking place on Jan. 26, 2023. 

The PIT Count is an annual community effort by residents to provide a street count of people experiencing homelessness in Long Beach. The Count serves to define available resources to address homelessness and identify gaps within the City’s plans to help better serve unhoused individuals.

Qualifications to volunteer for the PIT Count include:

• Be 18 years or older.
• Attend a two-hour orientation and training prior to the day of the Count.

Orientations will be hosted on the following days and times:

• Tuesday, Jan. 10 from 6 to 8 pm via Zoom
• Thursday, Jan. 12 from 6 to 8 pm at the Long Beach Multi-Service Center (1301 W. 12th St.)
• Wednesday, Jan. 18 from 6 to 8 pm at the Long Beach Multi-Service Center
• Thursday, Jan. 19 from 6 to 8 pm via Zoom

Commit to a four-hour canvassing shift on Thursday, January 26, 2023. Volunteers will be expected to report at 4:30 am and be dispatched to the field by 5 am.

For more information and/or to register for the PIT Count,

CLICK HERE

Questions about anything you have read or related to our Section’s advocacy? Email advocacy@ncjwlongbeach.org.