PUBLIC POLICY

The Charleston Branch NAACP has engaged your local, county, state, and federal elected officials to impact and shape various public policies. The key areas of focus include:

Black Business Development

• Access To Capital
• Contracting Opportunities
• Closing The Digital Divide

Civil Rights

• End Racial Profiling
• Affirmative Action, Preserve And Protect Equal Opportunity Programs

Consumer Protection

• Insurance Redlining
• Telecommunications, Privacy Protection
• Mortgage Lending, Provide Credit Protection
• High Interest Rates

Education

• Small Classes, Technology, Parental Involvement, High Expectations And Professional Development
• Higher Education
• Real School Reform

Election Reform

• Redistricting And Reapportionment
• Racial And Political Gerrymandering
• Motor Voter Law
• Qualified Voter File, Voting Rights Issues

Family

• Child Care For Low Income Families
• Youth Development And Mentoring
• Protect Social Security

Health

• Healthcare Insurance; Managed Care/HMO's
• Long term Care And Mental Health Care
• Access To Health Care
• Homelessness
• Aids Prevention And Treatment

Housing

• Affordable Housing and Housing Discrimiination
• Incentives For Urban Dwellers
• Ending Predatory Lending Practices

Workforce Development

• Project Fresh Start
• Glass Ceilings And Discrimination In The Workforce
• Quality Employer Supplied Benefits

Urban Core

• Concentrated Poverty
• Regional Transportation
• Regional, Statewide, Federal, And Global Issues