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Advocacy &
Public Policy
Working to protect the vulnerable through just policies.
2023 Priorities
During the 2023 Legislative Session, Catholic Charities will promote a robust legislative agenda focused in six areas – Achieving Independence, Aging with Dignity, Empowering Careers, Healing Trauma & Addiction, Supporting Children & Families and Welcoming New Neighbors. In each area, Catholic Charities will not only promote policy change, but also budgetary actions that ensure agencies and providers have the funding necessary to employ a qualified workforce and offer a full continuum of services while delivering high-quality care. To see individual bills Catholic Charities is working on, click here during the 2023 Legislative Session.
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Healing Trauma & Addiction
In 2023, our focus will be ensuring necessary behavioral health services are available, fully funded and appropriately delivered.
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Aging with Dignity
In 2023, our focus will be reducing waitlists for essential programs that allow older adults to age in place, as well as ensuring there are adequate resources to employ a robust and skilled workforce.
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Welcoming New Neighbors
In 2023, our focus will be increasing access and participation in government programs and services.
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Empowering Careers
In 2023, our focus will be ameliorating barriers to employment, as well as supporting a continuum of workforce development programming that is targeted to marginalized populations who have historically been left out of the workforce.
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Achieving Independence
In 2023, our focus will be securing adequate supports and resources to reduce and prevent evictions, as well as working to center customers in benefit eligibility so that participation is encouraged, promoted and maintained.
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Supporting Children & Families
In 2023, our focus will be advancing policies and programs that support families in times of crisis and transition, as well as ensuring the continuum of care for youth is robust – including high and low intensity community-based services and appropriate out of home placements.
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View the latest advocacy updates
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407 Bills tracked during the 2022 Maryland General Assembly.
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50 The number of years Catholic Charities of Baltimore has advocated in Annapolis.
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64 Emails sent by Catholic Charities staff to legislators about our 2022 priorities.
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