Improve access to healthy, Colorado-grown produce for local communities
Continue to promote the implementation and continued success of Proposition FF, Healthy School Meals for All, and related issues for school districts
Encourage greater participation in food & nutrition programs, particularly for children and youth
Support and collaborate with allied faith-based entities in local and regional work, including ELCA World Hunger, the Rocky Mountain Synod World Hunger Team and Bread for the World
Poverty Reduction
Protect access to federal programs for people living in poverty and support statewide direct assistance programs, including energy assistance, legal defense, and more
Support reform of the Taxpayer Bill of Rights to give our democratically-elected legislature fiscal authority in taxation
Work to reform medical debt reporting as a barrier to using credit to access housing and other human needs
Access to Housing
Support follow-up legislative work to implement voter-approved Proposition 123, which sets aside a portion of income tax revenue for a variety of housing programs
Promote measures to expand and protect housing options for low-income individuals and families, particularly renters
Ensure that people experiencing homelessness have the right and responsibility to access robust services and support, particularly emergency shelter and health care
Address the balance of policies and procedures governing evictions to promote equity between landlords and renters
Criminal Justice Reform
Work with advocates on sentencing reform, with a focus on sentences for which there is evidence of disproportionate racialized impacts
Advocate for equal access to the justice system for low-income persons
Continue to refine the implementation of clean slate legislation
Public Health
Protect health care access as a public good and human right that should be available to everyone regardless of ability to pay
Support awareness of public safety in relation to firearms, and understanding firearm-involved deaths (homicides and suicides) as a major public health concern
Promote access to care and treatment for those suffering from opioid addiction
Address the impacts of anxiety, depression, stress, suicidal ideation and other mental health conditions among youth and young adults
Migrants and Refugees
Support ELCA Washington Office advocacy around asylum, refugee, and immigration policies and collaborate, where possible, with Global Refuge (formerly known as Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Services) and Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains
Caring for Our Environment
Engage legislation to address the root causes of the climate crisis, particularly fossil fuel extraction and greenhouse gas emissions
Address economic implications of transitioning communities away from fossil fuel and extraction-based energy economy
Support and collaborate with allied Lutheran entities in local and regional work, including the Rocky Mountain Synod Creation Care Team
