Policy Advocacy

About Policy and Advocacy

The Public Policy Committee (the “Committee”) is a collaboration of staff and Board members that provides strategic guidance about public policy relevant to the mission of CLLARO. Staff, Board members, community members, and organizational and coalition partners identify and share potential policies to consider for engagement. The Committee then assesses how the proposed policies align with CLLARO’s mission, priorities, strategy, and capacity. CLLARO staff then advocate for policy change through varying levels of support, including drafting legislation, participating in coalitions, creating fact sheets, and sharing calls to action with our supporters.

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POLICY ENGAGEMENT

Our committee is strategizing guiding principles and key issues. The below graphic is a living document that will continue to be updated. Thank you to our partners, Senator Julie Gonzales, Reilly Carter from Gary Community Ventures, Vanessa Garcia from Education Reform Now, and Misha White from Colorado Homes for All Coalition, for providing insight and feedback, and to those who will provide future support.

TIERS OF INVOLVEMENT

CLLARO uses the following tiers to distinguish the levels of policy advocacy we may provide:

Tier 1: Top Priority Bill

Coalition sign on/Logo share

Action alert to email list/community share out

Press conferences

Social media support/collateral

Calls from CLLARO leadership

Supporter testimony

Graphics building for bill signings

CLLARO testimony

Media pitches

Fact sheets

Lobbying team support

Press releases

Talking points

Attend bill signing

Tier 2: Priority Partners Coalition

Coalition sign on/ Logo share

Media statements

CLLARO testimony

Social media support

Action alert to email list/ community share out

Calls from CLLARO leadership

Attend bill signing

Lobbying team support

Tier 3: General Coalition Partners

Coalition sign on/Logo Share

Social media support

Community share out

Media statements

Attend bill signing

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2024 LEGISLATIVE SESSION

CLLARO endorsed 22 state bills in the 2024 legislative session related to the following issues:

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Thank you to our partners for driving these efforts: Keep Coloradans Housed Coalition, COLOR, Voces Unidas de las Montañas, Colorado Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice Coalition, Colorado Civic Engagement Roundtable, Siegel Long Public Affairs, Gary Community Ventures, Colorado Language Access Coalition, and Colorado Center for Aging.