No matter what we look like or where we come from, all of us work hard for our families to have what they need to live thriving lives. But as our work has made Washington prosper, our state leaders are proposing deep cuts to programs we need as they face a budget shortfall.
We know there is enough for everyone - we just need legislators to be brave enough to ensure corporations and billionaires pay their fair share in taxes. Our state should be investing MORE in our communities, not less.
On Tuesday, March 25 at 4:00PM, both House & Senate fiscal committees will hold a public hearing on the state budget. Join us for a rally in Olympia at 3:00PM at the sundial to make our voices heard and ensure that legislators fund our communities.
Date & Time: Tuesday, March 25, 2025, 3:00PM*
Location: 504 15th Ave SE, Olympia, WA 98501
Rally will be at the sundial between the O'Brien and Cherberg Buildings at the Capitol in Olympia.
*Join us at 3:00PM for a rally at the sundial. At 3:30PM, we'll pack the House & Senate chamber hallways to greet legislators as they walk by. at 4:00PM, we'll attend both committee public hearings and hear testimony from leaders about the critical need to fund our communities.
See what we're demanding from the Legislature for our communities for the next two years:
$61 million to continue the Washington Migrant and Asylum-Seeker Support (WA-MASS) program so that new arrivals receive much-needing housing assistance, employment support, legal services, cultural orientation, and other essential services needed to become thriving members of our communities;
$20 million for the Legal Aid for Low-Income Immigrants that provides legal services and deportation defense, with a focus on full direct representation, to Washington residents with no or low income who are facing deportation;
$5 million to fund Community Defense Programs to strengthen the community-based infrastructure that provides resource navigation, community education, language justice access, in-person rapid response support, mutual aid, and pathways to monitor and report violations of civil liberties and breaches of state law;
$4 million for the Washington New Americans (WNA) Program, which provides naturalization clinics and services across Washington state;
Fully funding Apple Health Expansion to cover the 12,000 people who were finally able to obtain healthcare coverage just last year as well as the 16,000 who are on the waitlist for the program;
$1 million for the Washington Dream Service incentive Grant pilot program to provide stipends for paid volunteer opportunities to undocumented students who are unable to access federal financial aid;
$1 million for Immigration Relief for Foreign Born Children and Youth within the Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF), so that youth in the care of DCYF receive screening, referrals, and legal services needed to ensure their safety, health, and welfare.
Register today and we'll follow-up with more information!