We invite you to attend a virtual housing policy meeting on Wednesday, September 30, at 10:30 a.m. For the past six weeks, we have collaborated with a diverse group of nonprofit organizations to develop a state housing policy platform. The coalition is working to raise awareness of the need for affordable housing among the candidates for state office during the last few weeks of this campaign season. We hope you or your organization will join us in leading the way in bringing attention to the housing challenges faced across the state by families with limited incomes, essential workers, veterans, persons with disabilities, and other vulnerable populations.

 

Because housing needs exist all across the state, we do not promote a one-size-fits-all policy. The policy platform includes issues related to safety and security, preserving affordable housing, increasing capital resources, increasing access to housing, and fair housing. The attached image is a visual depiction of the platform. 

On September 30, we will dig into the platform with you and answer your questions. We hope that at the end of the meeting you feel excited and ready to engage your network in communicating with candidates about critical housing issues.  

Please RSVP to katelittle@georgiastandup.org. She will send you a link to join the Zoom meeting. We look forward to seeing you on the 30 at 10:30 a.m. 

This summer, Berneta Haynes joined Gail G. McCray (Morehouse), Adrianne S. Proeller (Morehouse), Christopher E. Ervin (Morehouse), and Arletha D. Williams-Livingston (Morehouse) to co-author an article for the Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association (JGPHA) titled "Making the Case for Community Health Workers in Georgia." The article addresses the critical need to fully integrate Community Health Workers (CHWs) into Georgia's healthcare system and directly calls upon public health professionals to support efforts to expand the CHW workforce.

Community Health Workers, also known as promotoras, outreach workers, community health aids, health promoters, and many other names function in a variety of roles and typically reside within the community that they serve. CHWs can help reduce disparities for vulnerable populations in our state and are more critical than ever amid the ongoing pandemic. Since 2018, Georgia Watch has led the Community Health Worker Advocacy Coalition to gather support for a statewide certification and training program for CHWs to grow the workforce in Georgia. Learn more here about the coalition and how you can get involved.

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