Congress Must Include Affordable Housing in Final Budget Negotiations
As Congress nears final budget negotiations on emergency relief legislation, now is the time to reach out to your elected officials and ensure that they understand the importance of expanding rental assistance and building affordable housing. Here’s how to get involved:
1. Enter your contact information [click the link below] to find your Member of Congress.
2. Personalize the letter and tell your Member of Congress who you are, what you do, and why you’re writing.
3. Send the letter!
WRITE YOUR LETTER TODAY!
10 Ways to Fight for Social Justice during Corona Virus Pandemic
In everything that we do as an organization, we are grounded in empowering and encouraging youth to use their creative talents to impact social change. Many young people on Maryland’s Eastern Shore navigate daily lives with an unfair level of unpredictability, disrupting their desire and need for connection and community.
It is obvious that we are living in abnormal times but nothing about this moment suggests we are hopeless. Teen Vogue published an article with suggestions on how we can STILL continue the fight for social justice.
Practice social solidarity
Get involved with mutual aid networks
Protect immigrant rights
Don’t forget about people who are incarcerated
Donate to local food banks
Support small and local businesses
Find remote volunteer opportunities
Combat misinformation
Fight xenophobia
Fill out the census
Be sure to follow us on Instagram and Twitter as next month we begin to showcase ways you can do each of these safely from home.