Community Engagement and Public Policy

CEPP strives to empower the voices of often overlooked and underserved community members and stakeholders through grassroots community engagement and leadership development programs in conjunction with rural public policy advocacy at all levels of government. Community perspectives are critical to the policy development process in understanding the gaps and flaw in current rural public policies and developing effective and inclusive solutions that are tied to community members’ day to day realities on the ground.

 

Programs and Services
  • Farmworker-Tenants’ Rights with Centro Legal de la raza
  • A model lease program with Centro Legal de la raza
  • Del Campo Al Cambio – a grassroots community empowerment and leadership project organized by farm workers.
  • Voter Education and Outreach
  • Digital Inclusion and Navigation program
  • Implementation of a process to bring a Free Mobile Laundry Program to Pescadero with SMC, WeHope, La Honda-Pescadero Unified School District.

Finding solutions to a lack of affordable housing
  • SMC Farm Labor Housing Program
  • Exploration of a Self-Help Housing program

Legislative Advocacy
  • AB 800 –Workplace Readiness Week
  • AB 1536- Cash Assistance Program for Aged, Blind, and Disabled Immigrants
  • H.R 4016 The Children’s Act for Responsible Employment & Farm Safety (CARE Act)
  • H.R 4897 Asunción Valdivia Heat Illness, Injury, and Fatality Prevention Act of 2023

 

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