Our 2022 Policy and Advocacy Agenda Is Now Live!
This year, our policy and advocacy efforts are going to be entirely focused on building a strong health and human services workforce pipeline. We are working in collaboration with health and human service associations and coalitions to advance a workforce-centered...Our Coalition Partners Working to Pass a Pathway to Citizenship
The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR), Mano a Mano, Hana Center and other coalition partners are leading advocacy efforts for Congress to pass a pathway for citizenship for undocumented essential workers, immigrant youth, TPS holders, and...Team Transitions – and We’re Hiring!
Our Central Illinois Community Organizer and Policy Advocate, Holly Ambuehl, will be joining Forefront as their new Director of Policy. Holly has been an asset to our small but mighty team here at Illinois Partners – while she will be missed a great deal, this...“Build Back Better” Now in the Senate
Still awaiting Senate passage is the “social” or “human” infrastructure bill, the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376). The House of Representatives passed the BBB on 11/19/21 and many coalition partners support some or all of the provisions of the BBB. It includes...Federal Infrastructure Bills Advancing
Congress has been working on two major pieces of infrastructure legislation this fall; one was enacted; the second is still pending Senate action. First, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA, H.R. 3684) was signed by the President on 11/15/21 and is now...Subscribe:
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