Project for Pride in Living

As part of PPL’s mission to help people help themselves, PPL provides staff and participants with educational opportunities and tools for advocacy to help them voice their concerns to elected officials and the public. Throughout the year, we both advocate on PPL’s behalf and we strive to engage participants in the political process.

Recent highlights include:

January, 2010

Early Childhood Education For All
Minnesota State Sen. Linda Berglin, D-Minn., a longtime supporter of early childhood education, visited Early Wonders Preschool in January. Sen. Berglin met with PPL staff and parents to discuss how to increase opportunities for low-income families wishing to access quality early childhood education.

Early Wonders’ families know the importance of a good start in life for their children. Many benefit from scholarships in order to provide their children with quality early childhood education and want to help increase accessibility for everyone. In conversation with Sen. Berglin, they advocated for better accessibility to early childhood education.

Brad Linville, PPL’s Vice President of Education, said Sen. Berglin listened intently and offered insight to the group. She addressed the challenge in funding this cause, but encouraged parents to be more vocal at the grassroots political level and stressed the importance of voting. Sen. Berglin thanked Early Wonders’ families for their advocacy and together the group shared their hopes for the future.

Census 2010
From now until May 2010, PPL will work to spread the word about the importance of the 2010 Census to undercounted populations, and to motivate them to complete and return their Census questionnaire. Learn more

Help Save GAMC
PPL co-sponsored an event with Cabrini Partnership to raise awareness about the cuts to the General Assistance Medical Care program.

Foreclosure Crisis
A PPL staffmember offered testimony at a hearing entitled  “The Impact of the Foreclosure Crisis on Public and Affordable Housing in the Twin Cities,”  joining Congresswoman Maxine Waters, D-Minn., Congressman Keith Ellison, D-Minn., and Congresswoman Betty McCollum, D-Minn.

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