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activities of orgs running this strategy
A sample of programmatic activities from the orgs above. These are what the strategy looks like on the ground.
- Civic Engagement and Advocacy Training ARIZONA DEMOCRACY RESOURCE CENTERcapacity buildingHosts Rights Restoration Clinics, Know Your Rights Trainings, and Civic Engagement Workshops. Provides civic leadership training in organizing, policy change, and narrative strategy for individuals new to advocacy or preparing to run for office. Also offers training in legal advocacy, community organizing, public speaking, and systems navigation.
- Civic Engagement and Advocacy Training ARIZONA DEMOCRACY RESOURCE CENTERcapacity buildingHosts Rights Restoration Clinics, Know Your Rights Trainings, and Civic Engagement Workshops in partnership with local groups across Arizona. Provides civic leadership training in the foundations of organizing, policy change, and narrative strategy for individuals new to advocacy or preparing to run for office.
- Community Resource Distribution ARIZONA DEMOCRACY RESOURCE CENTERdirect serviceProvides free resources to the community, including Narcan and safer sex supplies, and operates mutual aid pop-ups.
- Community Safety and De-escalation Training ARIZONA DEMOCRACY RESOURCE CENTERcapacity buildingOffers in-person and virtual trainings in de-escalation and election defense, conflict resolution, and threat assessment. Deploys trained Defenders at public events and community actions to ensure community safety.
- Community Safety and De-escalation Training ARIZONA DEMOCRACY RESOURCE CENTERcapacity buildingOffers in-person and virtual trainings in de-escalation, conflict resolution, and threat assessment, having trained over 249 community members in 2024. The organization also deploys trained Defenders at public events and community actions to ensure safety.
- Criminal Record Sealing and Rights Restoration Legal Services ARIZONA DEMOCRACY RESOURCE CENTERdirect serviceProvides free legal support for criminal record sealing, including petition preparation, filing assistance, case tracking, and hearing preparation. This includes helping individuals restore their right to vote and other civil rights, obtain official record set-asides, seal eligible records, remove records for minor marijuana possession, and reduce Class 6 felonies to misdemeanors.
- Criminal Record Sealing and Rights Restoration Legal Services ARIZONA DEMOCRACY RESOURCE CENTERdirect serviceProvides free legal support for criminal record sealing, including petition preparation, filing assistance, case tracking, and hearing preparation. This includes assistance with official record set-asides, sealing eligible records, removing records for minor marijuana possession, reducing Class 6 felonies to misdemeanors, and restoring civil rights such as voting and serving on a jury. The Free Legal Clinic has helped hundreds of Arizonans restore their rights.
- Fingerprint Clearance Card Assistance ARIZONA DEMOCRACY RESOURCE CENTERdirect serviceOffers step-by-step support through its Free Legal Clinic to help individuals apply for a Fingerprint Clearance Card, understand denial types, file Good Cause Exceptions, gather necessary documents, and appeal denials for Level One fingerprint clearance cards.
- Fingerprint Clearance Card and Good Cause Exception Assistance ARIZONA DEMOCRACY RESOURCE CENTERdirect serviceOffers step-by-step support through its Free Legal Clinic to help individuals apply for a Fingerprint Clearance Card, understand denial types, file Good Cause Exceptions, gather necessary documents, and appeal denials for Level One fingerprint clearance cards.
- Issue-Based Advocacy Campaigns ARIZONA DEMOCRACY RESOURCE CENTERadvocacyOrganizes issue-based campaigns focused on reproductive justice, democracy protection, and racial equity. Facilitates community power-building activities to challenge systems, hold elected officials accountable, and direct resources to areas of need.
- LGBTQIA+ and Equitable Healthcare Advocacy ARIZONA DEMOCRACY RESOURCE CENTERdirect serviceProvides direct services for LGBTQIA+ communities and advocates for students in higher education, reproductive justice, and equitable healthcare access.
- Legal Name Change Assistance ARIZONA DEMOCRACY RESOURCE CENTERdirect serviceProvides assistance with the legal name change process in Arizona through its Free Legal Clinic, including help completing petitions, guidance on submitting forms, preparing for court, and support in requesting fee waivers.
- Reentry Support for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals ARIZONA DEMOCRACY RESOURCE CENTERdirect serviceDistributes Welcome Home Supplies starter kits containing hygiene essentials, clothing, resource guides, and information on accessing legal services to individuals reentering the community after incarceration.
- Reentry Support for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals ARIZONA DEMOCRACY RESOURCE CENTERdirect serviceDistributes Welcome Home Supplies starter kits containing hygiene essentials, clothing, resource guides, and information on accessing legal services to individuals reentering the community after incarceration. Provides resources to overcome barriers and legal issues for formerly incarcerated individuals.
- Reproductive Justice and Birthworker Support ARIZONA DEMOCRACY RESOURCE CENTERdirect serviceProvides free emergency contraception (Plan B) through discreet shipping or office pickup. Offers a 10-Week Pregnancy Playbook Series for birthing people and their families, covering birth preparation, stress management, and nutrition. Provides access to trauma-informed doula care through a Doula Support Fund. Conducts a monthly Birthworker of Color Learning Series and hosts Trans & Queer BIPOC Birthworker Meetups.
- Reproductive Justice and Birthworker Support ARIZONA DEMOCRACY RESOURCE CENTERdirect serviceProvides free emergency contraception (Plan B) through discreet shipping or office pickup. Offers a 10-Week Pregnancy Playbook Series for birthing people and their families, trauma-informed doula care through a Doula Support Fund, and hosts a monthly Birthworker of Color Learning Series and Trans & Queer BIPOC Birthworker Meetups.