Organizations Filed Purposes:
To support community organizing efforts that promote the social welfare of poor and working families. It shall also provide financial support for activities that promote the social welfare and for other charitable and educational purposes as defined by 501c3 of the Internal Revenue Code-- including fiscal sponsorship.
AJS conducts ongoing organizing training social movement education for organizers, activists grassroots leaders. AJS is running strategic issue campaigns on public transit education policy. cont. Sched O
ONE FAIR WAGE organized to lift tipped service workers out of poverty by eliminating the subminimum wage, and address race gender inequalities in the service industry. In response to COVID, OFW launched 2 relief efforts 1 OFW Emergency Fund which raised 10 million and provided direct aid to over 20,000 service industry workers/families affected by the economic shutdown, 2 The High Roads Kitchen program with Gov. Newsom in CA which provided incentivizing grants to restaurants committed to keeping staff employed and providing meals to families in need. OFW organized activities including public self-defense training, community kitchens, a legal clinic, financial counseling, and tele-town hall events.
STRATEGY, PLANNING CAMPAIGN SUPPORT. AJS campaigns nationally for just accessible public transit, for expanded funding support for community colleges in WA state. In both instances, AJS built a broad-based coalition worked with partners to design execute public education activities that have included public outreach on social media, identification activation of people directly impacted by the issue, public forums 10 on public transit engaging over 2400 people 1 on community colleges engaging 137, national and state-based sign-on letters for public transit, a national rally 12000 people for public transit, the development of fact sheets, educational materials regular network updates including analysis resources. AJS hosted a national convening of 47 community organizers, academics labor organizers to review case studies identify best practices in pursuing state-based public goods campaigns. Following the conference, AJS hosted 5 online forums on various public goods issues such as housing, voting rights, the COVID-19 pandemic frontline workers. Sched O
WE ARE DOWN HOME WDH focused its work on rural NC counties whose residents were hard hit by the pandemic and disconnected from civic life. In 2020 online activities Reclaiming Rural storytelling and Porch Politics events addressed issues like criminalization of the poor and healthcare. These interactive discussions allowed for deeper stronger connections among members. From July to Nov WDH held online webinars, digital concerts discussion forums all focused on how community members could participate safely in the electoral process, registering to vote, accessing information safely voting The launch of a C3 Poll Protection team engaged over 60 volunteers in 4 counties ensuring equal access to the polls. Members ran a C3 digital ads program that reached 833,447 people with 2,870,411 impressions. WDHs relational voter project resulted in 11000 conversations increasing voter participation. WDH did outreach education around the benefits of Medicaid Expansion. Outreach around the Opioid Crisis led to engaging 100 community leaders in a Candidate Forum Town Hall Sched O
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Leeann Hall | Executive Director | 46 | $90,500 |
| Oscar Seamons | Board Member | 2 | $0 |
| Gary Delgado | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Stoltz | Secretary Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Deana Knutsen | President Board Member | 4 | $0 |
| William Daley | Treasurer Board Member | 2 | $0 |
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