Beth Meyer – Leading For Change Jaclyn Boyes – A New Leaf Strategies for Change. Beth Meyer – Leading For Change Jaclyn Boyes – A New Leaf 

Goals Understand the importance of using root cause analysis to determine the priorities of the issue you most care about. Identifying and rating criteria viability for advancing issues of need and/or policy. Gain a greater understanding for the application of the four most common “Levers of Change” and how they impact campaign planning strategy. Using five strategic components of a strategy chart to inform the development of an issues campaign strategic plan and action plan.

Vision All of Arizona’s homeless are informed of and have access to programs, services and opportunities to end their homelessness. Core Challenge: Lack of free services and support programs available to provide Arizona homeless with a hand-up to end their homelessness.

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Vision All of Arizona’s homeless are informed of and have access to programs, services and opportunities to end their homelessness. Core Challenge: Lack of free services and support programs available to provide Arizona homeless with a hand-up to end their homelessness. Root Causes: Lack of Affordable Housing No Identification Eviction Laws No Birth Certificate Mental Illness Lack of Job Skills Drug Addition Few Job Opportunities Alcoholism Isolation from Family and Friends Job Loss

Priority Root Cause/Issue: No Proof of Identification   While your work may touch on or affect other root causes, identifying the primary root cause you want to work on will help you to be strategic about investing your time and resources.

A Strong Issue Campaign and/or Recommended Policy will: Result in real improvement in many people’s lives Alter the relations of power Be winnable Be deeply felt Be easy to understand Have a clear target Have an identified time frame

Levers for Change Ladder Direct Service Policy; Advocacy Organizing Electoral Change

Components of Strategy Chart Goals Organizational or Collaborative Considerations Constituents, Allies, Opponents Targets Tactics

Issue: Without identification cards, Arizona’s homeless are restricted in their access to services and programs that can assist in elevating them out of homelessness. Most of our homeless lack any form of identification and are unable to afford the cost to acquire a government recognized I.D. card.

All Arizona homeless have I.D. cards Long Term Objectives:  Legislative Policy is passed to provide all Arizona homeless with free I.D. cards Programs are in place to inform all homeless of the availability of free I.D. cards, where to get them, and assistance in helping them through the process. All Arizona homeless have I.D. cards

Intermediate Goals: Have the votes necessary to pass policy on free I.D. cards for all homeless. Work with legislators from both sides of the aisle to garner support in sponsoring legislation that would provide free I.D. cards to homeless Arizonans around the State.

Short Term/Partial Victories: Build support among community leaders, non-profits, elected officials (city, county and state), appropriate state and city department heads, to begin advocacy efforts in support of free I.D. cards for the homeless – with the State being responsible for the cost of implementation. Identify one-to-two legislators (preferably from both sides of aisle) who are passionate about this issue and who will work with community and non-profit leaders to develop policy and build support to vote for policy for free I.D. cards for the homeless. Policy that is limited to a particular segment of the homeless population – i.e. single mothers/fathers , veterans, youth.

Organizational Considerations The issue of Arizona’s homeless having to pay to obtain a recognized form of identification was brought forward by Jaclyn Boyes while: Organizational Considerations Working at A New Leaf Serving as a Board member for the Homeless ID Project Participating in the Leading For Change Leaders Fellowship

Constituents, Allies, and Opponents Elected Officials TBD Homeless Individuals Various members of the General Public Former homeless individuals Opponents: Allies: Phoenix Homeless I.D. Project Based on cost of program: Potential Opponents include various Chambers of Commerce, Goldwater Institute, various members of the General Public Arizona Housing Coalition Veterans Organizations St. Vincent DePaul Human Services Campus Center Arizona Shelter Services Valley of the Sun United Way Religious Organizations

TARGETS NOTE: Based on the selection of “Policy/Advocacy” as the Lever for Change in working on this issue, the primary target(s) in this campaign included: Identifying elected official(s) who will sponsor legislation for the State to pay for I.D. cards for ALL of Arizona’s homeless citizens. Identifying elected official(s) who have influence in their caucus and across the aisle, as well as within the Governor’s office or the Governor himself

TACTICS Developing tactics for this campaign were based on: Identifying a champion elected official or officials to sponsor a bill Having support of allies to: Be willing to testify (with stories) Contact legislators Create visibility and garner support of this bill/initiative among their constituents and members to “spread the word” Reach out to the media…letters to the editor, etc. Identifying former homeless individuals who could testify and speak to the challenges they faced without having any form of recognized identification

TACTICS Tactics in place for meeting with potential elected officials to sponsor a bill included: Research: Knowing the states that have already implemented similar policy and having sample policies to share Support: Coming to the table with the names of individuals, non-profits, etc. that are supporting the proposed legislation What would you settle for? What piece of the pie would you settle for at this time if you can’t get it all?

Jaclyn Boyes A New Leaf Beth Meyer Leading For Change jboyes@turnanewleaf.org Beth Meyer Leading For Change bmeyer@azleadingforchange.org