Facilitated advocacy for safe, healthy, and equitable communities.

Throughout 2020, PI created opportunities for policy advocacy: In April, we co-developed the policy platform for and co-led ENACT Day, a grassroots lobbying day that connects community representatives with California elected officials. The 21 legislative visits, which focused on access to healthy food and housing, preventing community violence and trauma, and justice for immigrants were conducted via Zoom. In September, we partnered with the Community Health Planning and Policy Development Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA) to organize the “day of action” that takes place during the APHA annual meeting. The Safer Communities through Racial Justice: Coordinated Virtual Action brought together more than 400 participants with nine local and national violence prevention leaders to tweet, phone bank, and volunteer in support of community safety and racial justice campaigns. PI also funded seven organizations to advocate for park equity, transit equity, and healthy food systems policies through the Built Environment Policy Advocacy Fund (BEPAF). This work was supported by The California Endowment, CARESTAR Foundation, First 5 LA, and Langeloth Foundation. NOTE: Prevention Institute relies only on unrestricted funds to support our limited grassroots and direct lobbying efforts.