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advceacy effort in [he communiry and with our partner instiwtions. As we've shared this initia[ive over the <br /> pas[ 18 months, we have broadened our coalition to dozens of partner agencies, congrega[ions such as [he <br /> Unilarian Universalist Fellowship of Redwood Ciry, United Methodist Church and Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, <br /> Ca�iada College, the Salva[ion Artny, and Koshland fellows. By leveraging RWC 2020's existing initiatives <br /> and our wrren[ struc[ure, which already includes policy makers from the fields of health and human <br /> services, govemment, and education, we are well positioned to lead policy level activities that will promote <br /> immigrant integration and more responsive sys[ems in the communi[y. This projec[ dces no[ directly address <br /> the Founda[iods Objective I, but several of our partners (Intemational Institute of the Bay Area, Legal Aid <br /> Society, Community Legal Services in Fast Palo Alto) provide legal services to immigrants through our <br /> other initiatives and will complement this e(fort. <br /> Dces your work contain any lobbying or advocacy? Please Describe. (600 charac[ers) <br /> Yes. Our Immigrant You[h Ac[ion Team will carry out communi[y awareness campaigns on immigrant <br /> youth issues and DREAM Act legislation. We will bring our local Ambassadors and RWC 2020 policy <br /> makers together to advance policy recommendations based on the issues that arise from this work. We <br /> expect that the immigrant leadership that results and the messages we share will also shape the ways in <br /> which our partner institutions help generate greacer active citizenship and over time, economic self- <br /> sufficiency and vitality in our community. <br /> Outcomes <br /> What are the main outcomes for which you are requesting support? Your proposa[ must have at least one <br /> ourcome, however you may have up to three. (585 characters each) <br /> See more information about Outcomcs <br /> Outcome 1 <br /> A CROSS-SECTOR COALITION IS FOSTERED AND STRENGTHENED THROUGH A HIGHLY <br /> EFFECTIVE AND BROADLY VISIBLE IMMIGRANT INTEGRATION MESSAGING <br /> CAMPAIGN. Following what we expect to be a successful public launch of our "Redwood City Together' <br /> initia[ive, we plan to implement a large-scale community-wide messaging campaign that will highligh[ [he <br /> strengths and con[ributions of immigrants [o our community and crea[e opportunities for immigran[s and <br /> members of the receiving community to build [rust and positive relationships in order to seed long-[erm <br /> organizing and advocacy efforts. <br /> Outcome 2 <br /> CIVIC ENGAGEMENT OF IMMIGRANTS IS PROMOTED AND ACTIVATED AS WELL AS <br /> AMONG MEMBERS OF THE RECEIVING COMMUNITY. Through a series of leadership <br /> developmen[ opportunities for immigrants and other members of our community, we will have developed a <br /> strong cohon of community Ambassadors that will communicate [he message of our ini[iative and invite <br /> other members of the community to take action in issues they care about in the communiry. <br /> Outcome 3 <br /> IMMIGRANT YOUTH HAVE A POWERFUL AND INFLUENTIAL VOICE IN LOCAL AND <br /> STATE ADVOCACY EFFORTS. As part of this outcome, we expect that immigrant youth will feel <br /> motivated and empowered [o continue to advocate for Iceal and state policy changes that promote immigrant <br /> youths' access [o leaming and growth opportunities as well as in their personal lives in pursui[ of higher <br /> education and meaningful employment. <br /> 3 <br />