One Voice in the Media!

One Voice in the Media!

One Voice Executive Directors, their Board members, staff and volunteers filled the Media Room at City Hall this past Tuesday to stand in support for a $6.7M funding increase for Health and Human Services in the City budget. One Voice chair Tod Marvin opened the conference telling a tale of a city divided by a widening economic gap, and the pressing need for the City of Austin to address the disparity by investing in Health and Human Services. Our message isn’t going unheard – we were joined by City council members Kathie Tovo, Ora Houston, Delia Garza, Gregorio Casar and Ann Kitchen, who all spoke to the media advocating for a funding increase.

“What is a booming economy for, if we remain such a segregated economy, if we remain such a segregated city?” – Council member Gregorio Casar

The event and campaign garnered attention from the Austin MonitorCommunity Impact, and the Austin Chronicle (here and here). We extend a big thank you to all the City council members and One Voice members that attended the event and made it such a great success.