Promote implementation of Proposition FF, Healthy School Meals for All, and related issues for school districts across Colorado
Address the material needs of ag workers who grow, tend, and harvest food in Colorado
Collaborate with faith-based entities in the regional network, including ELCA World Hunger, Bread for the World, and the Rocky Mountain Synod Hunger Team
Poverty Reduction
Protect accessto federal programs for people living in poverty and support statewide direct assistance programs, including energy assistance, legal defense, and more
Support reform of the Taxpayer Bill of Rights to give our democratically-elected legislature fiscal authority in taxation
Work to reform medical debt reporting as a barrier to using credit to access housing and other human needs
Access to Housing
Support follow-up legislative work to implement voter-approved Proposition 123, which sets aside a portion of income tax revenue for a variety of housing programs
Promote measures to expand and protect housing options for low-income individuals and families, particularly renters
Ensure that people experiencing homelessness have the right and responsibility to access robust services and support, particularly emergency shelters and health care
Engage work from the legislature's Interim Housing Task Force
Criminal Justice Reform
Work with advocates on sentencing reform, with a focus on sentences for which there is evidence of disproportionate racialized impacts
Advocate for reduced and/or safer police interaction and increased intervention by trained mental health professionals for those experiencing mental health crises
Public Health
Protect health care access as a public good and human right that should be available to everyone regardless of ability to pay, including the need for follow-up care for those continuing to suffer long-term effects from COVID-19 and related pandemic challenges
Support awareness of public safety in relation to firearms, and understanding firearm-involved deaths (homicides and suicides) as a major public health concern and support home safe storage measures
Promote access to care and treatment for those suffering from opioid addiction
Address the impacts of anxiety, depression, stress, suicidal ideation and other mental health conditions, particularly among front-line health care workers and young people
Migrants and Refugees
Support ELCA Washington Office advocacy around asylum, refugee, and immigration policies and collaborate where possible with Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Services and Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains
Caring for Our Environment
Engage legislation to address the root causes of the climate crisis, particularly fossil fuel extraction and greenhouse gas emissions
Support incentive-building programs and grants to local communities to build renewable infrastructure
Address economic implications of transitioning communities away from fossil fuel and extraction-based energy economy
Support and collaborate with allied Lutheran entities in local and regional work, including the Rocky Mountain Synod Creation Care Team and Lutherans Restoring Creation