Calls to Action
March 2025: TELL CONGRESS: Oppose Cuts to Medicaid & SNAP!
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a budget resolution that would cut Medicaid funding by $880 billion and SNAP funding by $230 billion over the next 10 years. This proposal still needs to go through the reconciliation process with the Senate, but these cuts would be disastrous for Washingtonians across the state. Learn more in our blog post, Here’s what federal budget cuts could mean for our most vulnerable neighbors.
Key Issue Areas
Advocacy Stories from Our Blog
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Poverty Action team members take a celebratory selfie on MLK Lobby Day 2025 (photo by Neal Simpson).
3/28/25: Progressive WA needs a progressive tax structure to match
- 3/13/25: Here’s what federal budget cuts could mean for our most vulnerable neighbors
- 1/28/25: Back in a big way to fight for clear paths out of poverty
- 1/14/25: What we’re doing in Olympia to clear the pathway out of poverty
- 10/28/24: Solid Ground History: This is how you make change
- 10/15/24: Seattle’s mayor wants to pull back on homelessness prevention. Here’s why we can’t let that happen.
- 7/23/24: The Supreme Court’s ruling on homelessness is backwards and cruel. It’s also a distraction from real solutions.
- 6/11/24: For our communities and our future, vote NO on these three initiatives this fall
- 3/11/24: Victories worth celebrating from this year’s legislative session
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Solid Ground’s advocacy efforts primarily focus locally and regionally in Seattle and King County, where we provide services and have the deepest relationships with community. We work closely with coalition partners to advocate for policies and funding that communities need to thrive. Sign up to stay informed on our work and advocacy!
Solid Ground’s advocacy partner, Statewide Poverty Action Network, works to advance policy solutions for low-income people across Washington state. They build grassroots power and organize community to change the narrative on poverty. Sign up for their Network News for actions and updates during the Washington state legislative session.
Other Ways to Make Change
Lasting change often starts small and local. Here are some practical ways we can all empower our neighbors, resist oppressive systems, and strengthen support networks in our communities:
- Seattle Mutual Aid Directory – Get involved in Mutual Aid.
- Know Your Rights Tools – Spread info about people’s rights
- Stand with the Duwamish Tribe – Sign their petition for Federal tribal recognition.
- Volunteer to coordinate a supply drive – Help meet specific Solid Ground program needs.
- Get involved with your local food bank – Donate food or volunteer.
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