Advocacy Efforts

AEP also connects and partners with statewide advocacy groups that welcome and desire to hear from those voices who have unmet needs in important arenas such as housing, healthcare, prison reform and economic security.

One of the newer activities is the No More Crumbs campaign.

It has been our experience that people who are poor are so weighed down by the challenges of living in poverty that they are content to take “the crumbs” offered to them by the government.

For the past two years, the Advocacy & Education Project has partnered with Clifford Beers Guidance Clinic to present a marketing campaign that says "No More Crumbs” and “We Believe There is Enough”. A Recipe for Success was created (see below). The campaign is designed to build a grassroots constituency that joined service providers and advocates in the community to speak out on the issues that impact their lives.

No More Crumbs Coalition

Recipe for Success: All ingredients must be affordable and accessible.

Ingredients:

2 cups stable housing
1 cup universal health care
¾ cup high quality education
4 tbsp. reliable child care
3 tsp. dependable transportation

Directions:
Pour into a supporting and loving community. Sprinkle with a heaping serving of cultural competence. Let rise until every member of our community has an equal opportunity to succeed.