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One
Voice Texas
is a network of public, private
and non-profit organizations and individuals working together
to ensure that the health and human services needs of all
Texans are addressed in legislative, regulatory, funding and
other public policy initiatives.
One
Voice Texas functions
through identified workgroups:
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Basic
Needs - food,
housing, utilities, income assistance, transportation,
financial stability
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Behavioral
Health - mental illness, substance
abuse, criminal justice
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Child
Welfare - foster care, transitioning
out of foster care, adoption, juvenile justice
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Community
Care for Seniors and Persons with Disabilities -
attendant care, community care vs. institutional care,
Medicaid waiver for the chronically ill
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Early
Childhood Education - access
to pre-kindergarten, child care subsidies, quality of
care, and professional development
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Public
Education - teen pregnancy,
behavior management policies, drop-out issues
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Healthcare
- Children's Medicaid, federally
qualified health clinics, innovative healthcare coverage,
immunization registry. |
One
Voice Texas supports
strong prevention and early intervention
programs, the
effort to maximize federal funding for health and human services
programs, and "Keeping Texas Dollars Working in Texas".
One
Voice Texas members stand
united that
their responsibility is to identify health and human service
needs and to recommend changes or improvements to public policy
and legislation. The strength of this community based
collaborative is its ability to bring together the advocacy
voices of hundreds of people in a multitude of organizations.
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