A multi-racial, multi-faith people power organization working to make Howard County a better place to live and thrive. Part of the Maryland Just Power Alliance.
πThis MD legislative session, we achieved several important victories with our allies!
π Healthy Homes: $73 million for heat pumps
βοΈ Immigration: Data Privacy Act, 287(g) ban, Community Trust Act
ποΈ Housing: Bring Back Main Street Act
Read more at the link in our bio!
ππ‘π΅ This week, Maryland passed a state budget that includes $73 million for energy efficient heat pumps to help families save on utility bills, improve air quality in their homes, and reduce pollution!
Congratulations and great work to our team of supporters!
ποΈ This week, PATH leaders testified at a County Council hearing to support strengthening the Housing Opportunities Trust Fund by allowing it to be financed with bonds.
Read more here: https://t.co/549GAECkfG
Great work, team!
@HoCoGovExec We are thankful to County Executive Ball for recognizing PATH at our Candidate Forum on Sunday and for his recent leadership on blocking collaboration with ICE as well as strengthening the Housing Opportunities Trust Fund. @HoCoGovExec
π Thank you to everyone who joined us at our PATH Candidate Forum on Sunday!
π₯ It was powerful to see 500+ community members gather to engage in our democracy and speak up for the issues that matter most to our communities.
Read candidates' responses: https://t.co/zqJMtKUITc
π PATH spoke at a press conference today to support a proposal to strengthen and expand the Housing Opportunities Trust Fund through bonds.
Learn more by watching the recording here: https://t.co/lGzOtUdIJz
π We are excited to celebrate the passage of emergency legislation this week (SB245) ending 287(g) agreements, which sent local police to do the work of ICE.
https://t.co/FRoJqKAo34
Congrats to @CASAforall and our other coalition partners for your leadership!
βοΈ Yesterday, ten of our leaders met with state legislators and attended a hearing in support of the Data Privacy Act.
This bill would close loopholes to protect personal data in state databases like driverβs license records from being shared with ICE.
πGreat work, team!
ποΈ We support the Starter & Silver Homes Act (SB36) to provide smaller, starter homes for young families, seniors, teachers, and healthcare workers to be able to stay in our communities.
Read more here: https://t.co/BLcGUEpNso
ποΈ We need more smaller, starter homes so that young families, seniors, teachers, and healthcare workers aren't priced out of our communities.
That's why we're showing up in Annapolis today to support the Starter & Silver Homes Act (SB36), introduced by @MDHousing.
PATH is proud to support County Executive Ball's emergency legislation banning privately-owned buildings from acting as detention centers.
Over 40 PATH leaders showed up at an overflowing Council hearing last night in support.
https://t.co/LxOhXLpfrf
Photo: Baltimore Banner
PATH supports Howard County Executive Calvin Ballβs emergency legislation prohibiting the permitting of privately-owned buildings operating as immigration detention centers in the county. The proposed legislation is crucial to help protect the safety and welfare of our community.