Forecasting an Equitable, Post-COVID Community Recovery
In the wake of the attempted coup in our nation's Capitol this week, and the ongoing attempts by complicit members of Congress and domestic terrorists to undermine the democratic process amid a global pandemic, state power—forged at the community level—is all the more important.
Like many other states working to counter the pandemic’s social and economic effects, New Mexico is entering a legislative session wherein our values as a state will translate through policy and budgetary decisions. During the 2021 legislative session, Prosperity Works will be advocating in collaboration with the New Mexicans for Fair Lending Coalition to reduce the interest rate cap for short-term loans from 175% to 36%—to pave the way for more equitable lending alternatives to high-interest, predatory storefront lenders.
As Prosperity Works pivots into 2021, we’re reminded—as so many are at the national level—that community-driven people power is the basis for systems change. In the context of COVID, and in adapting to meet the growing needs of our community partners, Prosperity Works will be intentionally repackaging our initiative suite—inclusive of Individual Development Accounts, Child Savings Accounts, Fair Lending Options, and financial capability training and coaching—as we deploy our asset-building resources to reach more limited-income (LI) households statewide.
Read more about our pivot into 2021 here.
Like many other states working to counter the pandemic’s social and economic effects, New Mexico is entering a legislative session wherein our values as a state will translate through policy and budgetary decisions. During the 2021 legislative session, Prosperity Works will be advocating in collaboration with the New Mexicans for Fair Lending Coalition to reduce the interest rate cap for short-term loans from 175% to 36%—to pave the way for more equitable lending alternatives to high-interest, predatory storefront lenders.
As Prosperity Works pivots into 2021, we’re reminded—as so many are at the national level—that community-driven people power is the basis for systems change. In the context of COVID, and in adapting to meet the growing needs of our community partners, Prosperity Works will be intentionally repackaging our initiative suite—inclusive of Individual Development Accounts, Child Savings Accounts, Fair Lending Options, and financial capability training and coaching—as we deploy our asset-building resources to reach more limited-income (LI) households statewide.
Read more about our pivot into 2021 here.
In our latest newsletter: See how we're working to build an equitable future in 2021, view our 2021 Legislative Agenda, and more!
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Building People Power in 2021 to Shape an Equitable Future
On the heels of a tumultuous 2020—during which we experienced the culmination of systems-level racial, economic, and environmental inequities being laid bare—the nation is entering 2021 with new federal leadership, in both the White House and Congress. Over the past week, we witnessed challenges to the nation’s democratic process. And we at Prosperity Works recognize that it is incumbent on each of us to advocate for equitable, just outcomes at both the systems and community levels. TOGETHER, we will make concerted headway in 2021 toward closing the health and wealth gaps in New Mexico—gaps that the pandemic and its economic downturn have widened exponentially. But we will bridge those daunting gulfs together—through innovative, asset-focused solutions that help rebuild the identity and cultural anchors communities have lost, and to cultivate contingents of changemakers galvanized to effect meaningful, lasting, equitable change alongside their neighbors. View the full newsletter here |