On Tuesday, 23 UUSS members and friends attended the Board of Supervisors meeting to support Community Based Organizations (CBO) who work with homeless and racial justice issues. Five additional people called into the meeting, and many others sent emails to the supervisors. These CBOs are requesting that the Board allocate a portion of the American Rescue Plan Act funding
On the Day of Action we are asking the County Supervisors to allocate ARPA funds to Community Based Organizations that support the unhoused. Who are these organizations? Here is list of some of the CBO’s we support: La Familia: Offers multicultural counseling for at-risk youth and their families Mutual assistance network Rose Family Creative Empowerment Center:
Greetings Intrepid Advocates! You have received a number of emails from the advocate team with specific actions we can take to support the work of our partners from Public Health Advocates (PHA) and Sacramento PoliticCorps related to racial justice and housing solutions for our unhoused neighbors. Be prepared! Attend an online gathering Monday June 13th
If you are planning on sending a letter or email before our June 14th Day of action here is a template for you to use. Email or Letter Template: Use Sacramento County ARPA Dollars to Fund Community-Based Organizations Serving Our Unhoused Neighbors UUSS folks: We are more powerful if we act together! Please: identify yourself
On our day of action June 14th, whether you are planning on speaking at the meeting, or calling in, here are some talking points to help you craft your message. Talking Points: Use Sacramento County ARPA Funding for Racial Equity and our Unhoused Neighbors How to Use This Document: Sacramento County has received a LOT
Know who your supervisor is…go to this link and type in your zip code: https://www.saccounty.gov/SupervisorLookUp/Pages/default.aspx Email addresses for the Board of Supervisors: District 1: Supervisor Phil Serna Email: SupervisorSerna@saccounty.net District 2: Supervisor Patrick Kennedy Email: SupervisorKennedy@saccounty.net District 3 : Supervisor Rich Desmond Email: Richdesmond@saccounty.net District 4 : Supervisor Sue Frost Email: SupervisorFrost@saccounty.net District 5: Supervisor Don Nottoli Email: Nottolid@saccounty.net Board
The time is NOW to take ACTION…show up, call in, send emails and letters. On June 14, let the Board of Supervisors hear from UUSS that we want racial equity and housing solutions to be the top two priorities in allocating American Rescue Plan (ARPA) funds. Martin Luther King admonished us that “our lives begin
The Day of Action is just around the corner–June 14th. That is the day we will raise our collective voices to urge the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors (BOS) to make homelessness and housing solutions their top priorities for the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. There are several ways to support this important matter: 1.
