Developing practices, across agencies, to determining when and how to efficiently, effectively, and appropriately acquire disaggregated dataincluding race, ethnicity, gender, identity, sexual orientation, and disability data, Brought child poverty to its lowest level on record in 2021 with. Core values that guide my practice are service to others, commitment to social justice, dignity of all persons, positivity and strengths perspective. 0000003442 00000 n Affirmatively advancing equity, civil rights, racial justice, and equal opportunity is the responsibility of the whole of our Government.". Social justice also imposes on each of us a personal responsibility to collaborate with others, at whatever level of the Common Good in which we participate, to design and continually perfect our institutions as tools for personal and social development. 0000003481 00000 n We continue to populate a community online document where we are crowdsourcing and sharing ideas for action items, upcoming events, protests and petitions, wellness resources, and awareness resources/readings/blog posts and so on. From pre-K through postsecondary and adult learners, education has the power to bring the American Dream within reach of every individual and meet our nations vast potential. Proposing an income-driven repayment plan that will cut monthly payments in half for undergraduate student loans and caps monthly payments for undergraduate loans at 5% of a borrowers discretionary incomehalf of the rate that borrowers must pay now under most existing plans. 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW Section Connection For members of the SEJP Section Intersections In Practice For members of any SPS Cross Sections endstream endobj 1482 0 obj <>/Outlines 270 0 R/Metadata 302 0 R/PieceInfo<>>>/Pages 291 0 R/PageLayout/OneColumn/OCProperties<>/OCGs[1483 0 R]>>/StructTreeRoot 304 0 R/Type/Catalog/LastModified(D:20090318141632)/PageLabels 289 0 R>> endobj 1483 0 obj <. Social workers share a commitment to. ), how you were successful in achieving your undergraduate degree, how you overcame challenges and life experiences while earning your degree, and how. More than two million people are currently incarcerated in the United States, and a disproportionate number of these individuals are people of color. Justice is one of the four cardinal virtues of classical moral philosophy, along with courage, temperance (self-control) and prudence (efficiency). Nearly tripled the valued of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for 17 million workers without dependent children from $540 to $1,500, providing a lifeline to front-line workers, including cashiers and retail salespeople, cooks and food prep workers, and childcare workers. Social justice is the virtue which guides us in creating those organized human interactions we call institutions. Opt in to send and receive text messages from President Biden. Faculty and staff who serve on department, School of Nursing, UCSF, and UC Systemwide committees will proactively seek to raise, infuse, and incorporate anti-racism and social justice, and center equity, into the ongoing work of those committees(ongoing). It was her second announcement of this kind since she first publicly discussed her giving intentions in May of 2019. Describe your career goals in the social work profession. In the two blog posts she has written to break the news, Scott has encouraged donors of all means to join her, whether those gifts are money or time. The Center for Economic and Social Justice (CESJ) is a non-profit 501(c)(3), all-volunteer educational center, grassroots think-tank and social action catalyst established in 1984 to advance liberty and justice for every person through equal opportunity and access to the means to become a capital owner. It's a set of moral principles for building economic institutions, the ultimate goal of which is to create an opportunity for each person to . Agencies are improving equitable data practices by: The Biden-Harris Administrations commitment to equity has delivered concrete results for communities that have often been underserved by the federal government: We'll be in touch with the latest information on how President Biden and his administration are working for the American people, as well as ways you can get involved and help our country build back better. Actions include: Federal funding disbursed through grantmaking supports activities that touch every American, including medical research, infrastructure, student aid, public housing, and disaster assistance. F]Q? Our understanding of justice and equity is that they call for the most attention and resources to go to the most impacted, the most in need. 0 PhD students in our department have organized a reading group open to all community members, that provides a forum to learn and share and build community; a major goal of this reading group is to push to translate what we read into meaningful actions(ongoingsinceAugust 2020). This funding is being used to help schools safely operate, and implement high-quality summer learning and enrichment programs, hire nurses and counselors, support the vaccination of students and staff, and invest in other measures to take care of students. Agencies are reducing administrative burdens by: Stakeholder engagement is critical to identifying innovative solutions with the communities who are most directly impacted by inequitable policies. Resources will support financial management, community engagement, planning, and delivery of infrastructure and equitable development projects. One definition of justice is giving to each what he or she is due. The problem is knowing what is due. These actions are just the start. I invite us to move forward together, and to share with each other resources, information, and ideas you have for what we can do, individually and collectively, big and small For those who are suffering and struggling, we are with you. CVI programs have been shown to reduce violence by up to 60%. Like every system, economic justice involves input, out-take, and feedback for restoring harmony or balance between input and out-take. (For more discussion on these terms, see Chapter 5 of The Capitalist Manifesto, by Louis O. Kelso and Mortimer J. Adler (Random House, 1958) and Chapters 3 and 4 of Curing World Poverty: The New Role of Property, John H. Miller, ed., Social Justice Review.). The author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott announced on Dec. 15 that she had given almost US$4.2 billion to hundreds of nonprofits. 0000002911 00000 n At the same time, gun violence disproportionately takes the lives of Black, brown, and Native American people, and addressing this urgent problem through prevention, intervention, and enforcement is a matter of racial equity. They also call for individual and institutional responses and continual efforts to ensure that our learning, research, interactions, culture and environment, and work strive to more fully embody and reflect our commitment to welcome, support, and lift up all members of our community and society, and to move us to a more just and equitable world. And when she made her public announcement, the gifts were already made. Better demographic datacan offer insight into whether government programs, benefits, and services are reaching all communities. embodying a professional code of ethics. Participative Justice describes how each of us makes an input to the economic process in order to earn a living. President Biden has made clear that his Administration will chart a new and better course by advancing environmental justice, including through implementation of the Justice40 Initiative which will ensure that 40% of the benefits of investments in clean energy reach disadvantaged communities. You have JavaScript disabled. Many Americans face an uphill struggle to secure a decent job, stable housing, and basic opportunity when they are released from jail or return from prison. b. . With this post, and its periodic updates, we pledge to and will hold ourselves accountable for actions that advance racial, social, and health justice and equity in our department, school, campus, and communities. Social workers should advocate for living conditions conducive to the fulfillment of basic human needs and should promote social, economic, political, and . Reducing administrative burdens and simplifying government, Engaging with stakeholders and communities who have been historically excluded from policy-making, Narrowing wealth gaps through federal contracting and procurement, Building accountability for equity through data collection and, https://www.whitehouse.gov/equity/?utm_source=link, Office of the United States Trade Representative, Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government, signed a second Executive Order on equity, Department of Housing and Urban Development, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S. Agency for International Development, record low Black and Hispanic child poverty, reduce unacceptably high maternal mortality, $49.5 million for culturally-specific community-based organizations, National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality, $5.8 billion in cumulative investment for Historically Black Colleges and U, National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism, United We Stand Summit at the White House, Executive Order to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. "The primary mission of the social work profession is to enhance human well-being and help meet the basic human needs of all people, with particular attention to the needs and empowerment of people who are vulnerable, oppressed, and living in poverty. Agencies are enhancing stakeholder engagement by: The Federal Government is the worlds largest and most influential buyer. Washington, DC 20500, Administration to Purchase Additional 200 Million Doses to Be Delivered This Summer. Provided $3.1 billion in funding to distressed USDA farm loan borrowers and $2.2 billion in assistance to farmers who have experienced discrimination in USDAs farm lending programs, under the Inflation Reduction Act. Launched a Science Mission Directorate Bridge Program to foster partnerships between the agency and HBCUs, Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), community colleges, and very high research-intensive universities. During the Presidents first year in office, 90 agencies across the federal government created Equity Action Plans first-of-their-kind roadmaps to address the barriers and discrimination that underserved communities face. How we organize our societyin economics and politics, in law and policydirectly affects human dignity and the capacity of individuals to grow . As a scholar of philanthropy, I believe that Scott is modeling five best practices for social change giving. Nominated historically diverse judges, and confirmed the first Black woman in American history to serve as a Justice of the Supreme Court . Federal financial management policies can play a significant role in ensuring that Federal resources are allocated equitably. 1481 17 In July 2020, Scott revealed that she'd already given away nearly $1.7 billion to 116 organizations, many of which focused on racial justice, women's rights, LGBTQ equality, democracy and climate. A number of her gifts are also funding tribal colleges as well as community colleges. Addressing the data barriers that uniquely impact specific communities, for example by improving the collection of disaggregated data on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders, and increasing the collection of data of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI). Working to provides student loan debt relief to low- and middle-income borrowers to make sure financial harms related to the pandemic dont leave borrowers worse off with respect to their loans. Throughout APA's history, Vasquez said, its leaders have stepped forward to . Equal opportunity is the fundamental promise of America. Today those concerns have mostly to do with equality: Some parents are able to offer their children advantages such as a private education, social connections, and a handsome inheritance, therefore contributing to the propagation of inequality across generations. The President also called on every state governor to follow his lead, as most marijuana prosecutions take place at the state and local level. For example, grants managers in organizations that have received federal funding report spending more time on burdensome compliance activities than on supporting program results. Economic and Social Justice: A Human Rights Perspective begins with a brief Our understanding of justice and equity is that they call for the most attention and resources to go to the most impacted, the most in need. 6 World Summit for Social Development, Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development-1995 (Table 1) 1. UN News. Secured the first dedicated federal funding for community violence intervention (CVI) programs in history$100 million in each of FY22 and FY23through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act and appropriations. %PDF-1.4 % That starts with ending DOJs reliance on private prisons. 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