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Policy Update, October 30, 2015 
Thank you for your interest and support. The Indiana Association of United Ways usually provides its Policy Update on "odd Fridays" (1st, 3rd and 5th Fridays). Contact us if you have any questions or comments about content (past, present or desired for the future).
Charitable Sector Priority Area
A special 2-Minute Update and reflection with Roger Frick
Watch the 2-minute highlights from our Policy Update.

IaUW President Roger Frick joins us to discuss what he thinks is most important for public policy and advocacy. Roger is planning retirement after a 30-year career with United Ways.

Roger Frick and Maggie Snyder of our IaUW Policy-Advocacy Team provided this update.
At the Statehouse
Live in a city? Vote on Nov. 3
Cities in Indiana are holding elections on Tuesday, November 3. Community conversations facilitated by United Ways and United Funds over the last years have revealed local concerns about safety, healthy options for young people and community vitality.  Find your polling place.  
At the Statehouse
StateCapitolDayLegislative Study Committee topics   
The interim study committees of the Indiana General Assembly have concluded and should have final reports posted in the coming days. Of interest to our readers are:
Health Priority Area
Enrollment in the Marketplace Opens Nov. 1!
    
Sunday marks the first day of open enrollment in the health insurance marketplace. Consumers are able to re-enroll in the same plan or to shop around for a different plan, rate or coverage option. Check out new search features at www.healthcare.gov. 

Shopping around in the Marketplace can save consumers money. Check this release or detailed report from HHS. 
  • New HHS data indicates that in 2016 nearly 8 in 10 returning Marketplace consumers will be able to buy a plan with premiums less than $100 month after tax credits.
  • New analysis based on the second open enrollment found that those returning consumers who switched plans within the same metal tier saved an average of nearly $400 on their 2015 annualized premiums after tax credits as compared to those who stayed in their same plans.
Education Priority Area
Four Boys Reading Early Education Matching Grants available
The Requests for Funds for the Early Education Matching Grants are now available. Early education providers that are at Level 3 or 4 on Paths To Quality and not in pre-K pilot counties are eligible to apply for this 2-year funding opportunity. Learn more here. 
At the Statehouse - Take Action
Weigh in on issues important to you!
bullhorn We will try to summarize important opportunities to weigh in on rulemaking or public comment periods. Here are a few opportunities. 
2-1-1 - Take Action
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At the Statehouse
IaUW Public Policy
IaUW is a nonpartisan organization that works to advance policy principles and compromise solutions for the common good. We focus on policies that are aligned with the impact work in local communities conducted by our 61 United Ways and United Funds.
  • Education, so that children are prepared for and succeed in school;
  • Income/Financial Stability, so that individuals and families may achieve and sustain financial stability;
  • Health, so that individuals may access quality healthcare; and 
  • Strong Communities, where a statewide 2-1-1 network and a strong charitable sector help communities thrive.
Our policy priorities are developed and guided by our Public Policy Committee and our IaUW members, based on their work in Hoosier communities. 

Review our public policy documents created during the 2015 session of the Indiana General Assembly, including fact sheets, testimony and bill summaries. See our quick summary based on IaUW priorities.
Frequently Requested Links / Documents
  
iauw.org - Learn about the Indiana Association of United Ways, current trainings and conferences and the ways we support local United Ways/Funds, partners and communities.

IaUW Policy / Advocacy info - Review and download IaUW Policy Priorities, Third House calendar, bill lists, fact sheets, talking points and testimony.
  
Advocacy Action Center - Contact your member of Congress or State Legislator, provided through our partnership with United Way Worldwide.

IaUW Policy Update Archive - Read prior issues, special articles and key documents produced by IaUW related to public policy and advocacy.

Community Report Card - Check out key indicators in Education, Income and Health for your neighborhood, county or region.

IN211.org - Search for human service information available through the referral database or by calling 2-1-1. Download reports about resources, needs, gaps and trends from Indiana 211 Partnership.
  
NRN Calendar - Register for high-quality and affordable training for nonprofit staff and volunteers by the Indiana Nonprofit Resource Network.

Funding and Other Opportunities - Explore current requests for proposals, funding and recognition opportunities.

Indiana General Assembly
 - Check the hearing or floor schedule, watch a live or recorded hearing or floor session and look up your legislators. 

Library of Congress
 - Look up bills introduced in Congress. Note that the THOMAS site will be maintained through 2014 and fully replaced by Congress.gov.

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