William E Morris Institute For Justice

THE WILLIAM E. MORRIS INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE ADVOCATES ON BEHALF OF LOW INCOME ARIZONANS AND ARIZONANS IN HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, PROTECTING THEIR MOST BASIC CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS.

MIJS 2021 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE COVID19 PANDEMIC RELATED ADMINISTRATIVE ADVOCACY ENSURING ECONOMIC SECURITY, FOOD SECURITY, AND HEALTH CARE JUSTICE FOR LOW INCOME ARIZONANS STATEWIDE, INITIATION OF TWO FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY ADMINISTRATION OF CHILD CARE AND ENERGY ASSISTANCE BENEFITS, AND DELIVERY OF STATEWIDE JUSTICE ADVOCACY TRAINING ON FOOD SECURITY ADVOCACY IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, SNAP. MIJ HAS CONTINUED CRITICAL DIALOGUES WITH ARIZONA STATE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC BENEFITS AND ENTITLEMENTS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, AS WELL AS PLANNING FOR THE EVENTUAL END TO THE ONGOING, FEDERALLY DECLARED PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY, PHE, CAUSED BY THE COVID19 PANDEMIC. ALL OF MIJS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES BROADLY SERVE LOW INCOME ARIZONANS, COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, IMMIGRANTS AND NEW AMERICANS LIVING IN ARIZONA, AND VULNERABLE ARIZONA YOUTH, AMONG OTHER POPULATIONS EXPERIENCING DISPROPORTIONATE HARM ARISING OUT OF THE COVID19 PANDEMIC AND THEIR LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES, AFFECTING THEIR ACCESS TO ECONOMIC SECURITY, FOOD AND NUTRITION, HEALTH CARE, HOUSING, THE COURTS AND GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS, AND DUE PROCESS IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.