Submitted by Haya Thu Jun 21 2012 12:27:00 GMT-0400 (EDT)
We will be having a call tomorrow at 3 PM Eastern time with special guest Sheila Crowley, President & CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition.
To: JCRC Professionals and Confronting Poverty Campaign Clusters
From: Josh Protas, Washington Director
RE: URGENT JCPA Conference Call on Medicaid Advocacy - Thurs, July 21 at 2pm ET
Please join us for a conference call to discuss needed advocacy on protecting Medicaid
Thursday, July 21st - 2:00 pm ET
Call In Number - (218) 936-4700
Passcode - 379527#
With the negotiations about the debt ceiling, deficit reduction, and proposals for the FY2012 federal budget increasing in intensity, Jewish community advocacy is urgently needed to speak out for the protection of programs that provide critical assistance to vulnerable populations and millions of Americans in need. Prominent among the programs facing significant cuts and devastating restructuring proposals is Medicaid.
Join us for this important conference call to better educate yourself about the services provided under Medicaid, the potential impacts of proposed cuts and restructuring, and what JCRCs and Jewish leaders can do to advocate for the protection of Medicaid.
We are pleased to have with us for this call Jen Beeson, Director of Government Affairs for Families USA, offering a background and update on the threats to Medicaid and Ethan Roberts, Director of Government Affairs for the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas, who will share a local perspective about the services provided by Medicaid and why Jewish community professionals should be concerned with the proposed changes to the program.
The JCPA has been working closely with The Jewish Federations of North America to prioritize and coordinate Jewish community advocacy on Medicaid in partnership with many other coalitions and groups. The JCPA has created a website (www.jewishpublicaffairs.org/medicaid) to act as a clearing house for the JCPA and JFNA’s Medicaid-related materials.
We urge JCRCs to work now to schedule meetings with your Members of Congress during the August recess and make Medicaid a priority issue for discussion. Requesting your meeting to happen as part of a site visit to a senior care facility or other community agency that provides services made possible through Medicaid funding is a highly effective way to personalize this advocacy and demonstrate the difference that Medicaid funding makes for your community. Please visit the JCPA’s Medicaid Toolkit (www.jewishpublicaffairs.org/medicaid) for sample letters to your Member of Congress and a How-To Guide on site visits.
Please join us for the conference call on July 21st and let the JCPA's Washington Office staff know about your advocacy work on Medicaid.
From: Elana Fox, Confronting Poverty Field Organizer
RE: JCPA Conference Call on Hunger
Please join us for a Hunger Cluster call on Wednesday, April 6th at 3pm ET
We encourage participants from all JCPA Poverty Clusters to join us for this call.
This Hunger Cluster conference call will feature Joel Berg, Executive Director of the New York City Coalition Against Hunger. Joel is a nationally recognized leader in the fields of hunger and food security, national and community service, and technical assistance provision to faith-based and community organizations. He was also the USDA Coordinator of Community Food Security during the Clinton administration.
Joel will be speaking about the need for continued focus on anti-hunger programs, especially in light of the current budget crises, and his new, innovative Anti-Hunger Empowerment Corps, which places AmeriCorps VISTA volunteers with community organizations across the country to help people access feeding programs and other anti-hunger initiatives.
During this Hunger Cluster call, the JCPA will also announce a new, exciting program in partnership with MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger. A legislative update will also be provided.
From: Elana Fox, Confronting Poverty Field Organizer
To: Education, Hunger, Housing, Healthcare Clusters
Re: March Clusters Call with Ari Ne'eman, President of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network - Wed, March 30 at 3pm ET
Join us for an Education Cluster Call on Wednesday, March 30 at 3pm ET
This conference call will feature Ari Ne'eman, founding President of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network. Ari is an adult on the autism spectrum and a leading advocate on disability and autism policy issues. He is a member of the National Council on Disability as well as a public member of the federal Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee.
On this call, Ari will discuss the continued importance of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), particularly in Title I schools, and the importance of advocating for IDEA as we move forward with education reform and reauthorization
The call will also include a discussion of the programmatic and advocacy components of the JCPA Hunger Seder program.
From: Elana Fox, Confronting Poverty Field Organizer
To: Hunger, Housing, Healthcare Clusters
Re: REMINDER: February Clusters Call with Don Mathis, President & CEO of Community Action Partnership
Join us for a Clusters Call on Tuesday, February 22 at 3pm ET
The February Clusters Call is open to all participants in the Hunger, Housing and Healthcare clusters.
This conference call will feature Don Mathis, President & CEO of Community Action Partnership. Don represents 1,000 community action agencies across the country and is a national leader in anti-poverty advocacy, program implementation and coalition building.
On this call, Don will discuss the important anti-poverty work carried out by the 1,000 local community action agencies and the serious threat to these agencies in current federal budget proposals. It is important to act now to save these critical local service providers, and Don will provide information on actions we can take, locally and nationally, to help save these community action agencies, as well as other local service providers and social safety net programs.
The call will also include legislative and program updates from the JCPA Confronting Poverty campaign.
From: Elana Fox, Confronting Poverty Field Organizer
To: Hunger, Housing, Healthcare Clusters
Re: January Clusters Call with Ellen Nissenbaum, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Join us for a Clusters Call on Wednesday, January 19 at 3pm ET
The January Clusters Call is open to all participants in the Hunger, Housing and Healthcare clusters.
This conference call will feature Ellen Nissenbaum, Legislative Director of the Center on Budget & Policy Priorities. Ellen is one of the leading non-profit legislative directors in Washington DC, and a highly sought-after expert on a broad range of policy issues.
On this call, Ellen will preview the HUGE upcoming budget battles and how the new federal budget will likely bring a greater risk of poverty and hardship, especially related to healthcare implementation, SNAP reauthorization and affordable housing programs.
The call will also present the new House of Representatives calendar for 2011 and how it potentially impacts community advocacy, as well as legislative and program updates from the Confronting Poverty campaign.
From: Elana Fox, Confronting Poverty Field Organizer
To: Hunger, Housing, Healthcare Clusters
Re: November Cluster Call - Nov 17 at 3pm ET- with Joyce Garver Keller
Join us for a Cluster Call on November 17 at 3pm ET
The November Cluster Call is open to all participants in the Hunger, Housing and Healthcare clusters.
This conference call will feature Joyce Garver Keller of Ohio Jewish Communities. She will provide an election overview and insights on opportunities for CRC advocacy in the new Congress. The call will also feature a legislative update on the Child Nutrition reauthorization and lame duck Congressional session, as well as a discussion about upcoming opportunities for the Clusters program.
To: JCRC Professionals and Confronting Poverty Campaign Clusters
From: Josh Protas, Washington Director
RE: JCPA Conference Call on Homelessness
The October Housing Cluster Call will take place on Wednesday, October 13 at 3:00 pm EST.
This call will discuss the proposed, "Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness." Our presenter, Sharon McDonald, is the Senior Policy Analyst at the National Alliance to End Homelessness. Sharon will provide us with an overview of the plan as well as some general analysis of the proposal's merits.
Submitted by Haya Mon Sep 20 2010 10:33:29 GMT-0400 (EDT)
by JCPA
To mark the beginning of our month-long mobilization, Fighting Poverty with Faith has invited two White House representatives to participate in a kickoff conference call for interfaith participants from across the country. We will be joined by Joshua Dubois, the Executive Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, and Martha Coven from the White House Domestic Policy Council. This will be an opportunity to hear about activism that is taking place across the country and also pose questions to our guests from the administration. Please join us!
There is no password, simply dial in and tell the operator that you are on the “Fighting Poverty with Faith” call.
Submitted Wed Jun 02 2010 10:37:00 GMT-0400 (EDT)
by JCPA
Our guest speaker for this call is Ed Bruske, author of the acclaimed blog, The Slow Cook. Ed sits on the advisory board of the DC Farm To School Network and runs the official blog of Parents for Better DC School Food. Ed will speak about how the parent's advocacy group got started, their challenges and triumphs, and best practices for maintaining a strong voice on behalf of the children in your community.
