Mayoral Candidates'
Forum

September 10, 2009



THE TEN
COMMANDMENTS

of Citizenship


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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:

Basic Needs - food, housing, utilities, income assistance, transportation, financial stability
     
Behavioral Health - mental illness, substance abuse, criminal justice
     
Child Welfare - foster care, transitioning out of foster care, adoption, juvenile justice
     
Community Care for Seniors and Persons with Disabilities - attendant care, community care vs. institutional care, Medicaid waiver for the chronically ill
     
Early Childhood Education - access to pre-kindergarten, child care subsidies, quality of care, and professional development
     
Public Education - teen pregnancy, behavior management policies, drop-out issues
     
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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