Planned Parenthood Voters Of Iowa

TO INSPIRE AND ENGAGE CONSTITUENTS TO SUPPORT THE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS CAUSE.

ADVOCATES OF IOWA STAFF OPERATED A SOPHISTICATED DIGITAL PROGRAM THAT GENERATED 22,083 WEBSITE VISITS, 28 BLOGS, 484 NEW FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS, 251 NEW TWITTER FOLLOWERS, AND 349 NEW INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS. DURING FY22, 213,601 EMAILS WERE SENT TO SUPPORTERS ASKING THEM TO TAKE ACTION ON BEHALF OF ADVOCATES OF IOWA. THE DIGITAL PROGRAM HELPED GROW SUPPORTERS IN STRATEGIC AREAS ACROSS THE STATE BY AN AVERAGE OF 22%.IN FY22, ADVOCATES OF IOWA STAFF CONTINUED PARTNERSHIPS WITH ALLIES AT THE IOWA LEGISLATURE TO ADVOCATE FOR HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND DEFEND AGAINST ANTI-SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE POLICIES. (CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O)THE ADVOCATES OF IOWA STAFF ALSO EDUCATED AND MOBILIZED SUPPORTERS TO ENGAGE ON BILLS IMPACTING REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH DURING THE 2022 IOWA LEGISLATIVE SESSION, INCLUDING WORKING AGAINST MEDICALLY UNNECESSARY ABORTION REQUIREMENTS AND CONTINUED EFFORTS TO GIVE TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO DECEPTIVE AND UNREGULATED CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTERS.DURING THE 2022 LEGISLATIVE SESSION, ADVOCATES OF IOWA STAFF ENGAGED OVER 6,000 SUPPORTERS THROUGH GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING, TEXT BANKING, AND RELATIONAL ORGANIZING. THE GOAL OF THIS WORK WAS TO ACTIVATE SUPPORTERS AGAINST HARMFUL BILLS AND ADVOCATE FOR PROACTIVE LEGISLATION TO PROTECT AND EXPAND SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE AND RIGHTS. AS COVID-19 CASES SURGED ACROSS THE STATE, WE CONTINUED TO ADAPT OUR STRATEGIES TO PRIORITIZE THE SAFETY OF OUR SUPPORTERS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITIES. IOWA VOLUNTEERS GAVE THEIR TIME TO HELP CONTACT SUPPORTERS TO FIGHT AGAINST ANTI-SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH POLICY INITIATIVES, AND BUILD SUPPORT FOR PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACROSS THE STATE. ADVOCATES OF IOWA STAFF HOSTED A SERIES OF LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION CONVERSATIONS IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH TO MAKE THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AND CURRENT BILLS MORE ACCESSIBLE AND UNDERSTANDABLE.ADVOCATES OF IOWA STAFF SUSTAINED OUR YOUTH AND CAMPUS ORGANIZING PROGRAM ON THREE COLLEGE CAMPUSES. YOUNG IOWANS FROM OUR PLANNED PARENTHOOD GENERATION ACTION CAMPUS CHAPTERS HOSTED EVENTS TO ENGAGE SUPPORTERS, OFFER SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EDUCATION TO STUDENTS, AND BUILD COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS. THESE GROUPS ALSO TABLED AT LOCAL EVENTS AND ENGAGED IN ONLINE ACTIONS THROUGHOUT THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. ADVOCATES OF IOWA GREW ITS PRESENCE IN THE LATINX COMMUNITY THROUGH THE RAIZ PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDED DEDICATED COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, INCREASED PRESENCE AT COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND BILINGUAL EVENTS WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS IN Q4 OF FY22.ADVOCATES OF IOWA STAFF RECRUITED AND TRAINED NINE NEW STORYTELLERS. PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS SHARED THEIR SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE STORIES IN MAY TO MORE THAN 300 PEOPLE ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN IOWA. IN FY22 STAFF COLLABORATED TO EMPOWER SUPPORTERS TO WRITE LETTERS TO THE EDITOR DOZENS OF WHICH WERE PUBLISHED IN LOCAL NEWSPAPERS ON THE TOPICS OF REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM AND BODILY AUTONOMY. ORGANIZING STAFF CONTINUED TO BUILD COMMUNITY BY CREATING VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP STRUCTURES IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS IOWA. THEY ALSO HOSTED ONLINE TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS ABOUT ABORTION STIGMA, BEST PRACTICES TO TAKE MEANINGFUL ACTION ON SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS, LEGISLATIVE UPDATES, AND RELATIONAL ORGANIZING. THE LEAKED U.S. SUPREME COURT OPINION IN DOBBS V. JACKSON WOMEN'S HEALTH ORGANIZATION IN MAY 2022 PROMPTED STAFF TO ORGANIZE 28 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO BUILD STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS ON SHARED INTERESTS. IT WAS THIS GROUP'S VISION TO KEEP BUILDING POWER CENTERED ON MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES WHILE COLLABORATING ON DEFENSIVE STRATEGIES. CRITICAL TO THIS WORK IS A COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION.