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A movement for equity is building in America. A broad coalition of advocates, activists, and decision-makers are coming together, determined to make sure all people can live in communities of opportunity -- where all Americans have access to good schools, affordable housing, clean air, safe parks, quality jobs in the green economy, and sound infrastructure from reliable public transit to well maintained bridges, water systems, highways, and roads.

A few ways to get involved:

TWEET FOR EQUITY AT THE STATE OF THE UNION

On Jan 24, let’s watch the State of the Union address together to see how closely President Obama’s vision for the future matches our collective call for equity. We’ll be tweeting live during the speech, starting at 9:00pm ET, so use #Equity2012 to join the conversation on Twitter, or jump in on Facebook (facebook.com/policylink)

GETTING EQUITY ADVOCACY RESULTS

Tracking the progress of equity advocacy is important, and it does not need to be complex or daunting, despite the inevitable twists and turns of policy campaigns.

Getting Equity Advocacy Results (GEAR) by PolicyLink draws from the wisdom and experience of seasoned advocates and action researchers to provide useful benchmarks, frameworks, and tools for measuring progress in equity efforts for policy change across a range of issues. For more information click here.

HEALTHY FOOD FINANCING INITIATIVE

The Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) is a viable, effective, and economically sustainable solution to the problem of limited access to healthy foods, and can reduce health disparities, improve the health of families and children, create jobs, and stimulate local economic development in low-income communities. HFFI would attract investment in underserved communities by providing critical loan and grant financing. These one time resources would help fresh food retailers overcome the higher initial barriers to entry into underserved, low-income rural, suburban, and urban areas. It would also support renovation and expansion of existing stores so they can provide the healthy foods that communities want and need. The program would be flexible and comprehensive enough to support innovations in healthy food retailing and to assist retailers with different aspects of the store development and renovation process.

Take Action to Improve Access to Healthy Food .

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