Zevi's Fundraiser: Donate to PPF-PA!

Hi it's Zevi! Put People First! PA (PPF-PA) is where I choose to put so much of my time and energy every week. It's hard work but also such a deep source of hope, connection, clarity, and meaning for me. None of us get paid - so our budget is relatively tiny for what we get done, but we still need funds to support our members & our work. Any amount is so appreciated!!

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Put People First! PA is a politically independent organization of everyday people from across PA uniting for Healthcare As A Human Right! Our organization is 12 years old, and we are completely member-led and staff free. Our funds go towards helping members during moments of crisis, send folks across the state, country or overseas to study and exchange with others, and to cover the everyday costs of our organizing - Zoom, printing, providing food and childcare, and more!

We’ve just completed a powerful year of organizing in the wake of the bi-partisan Medicaid purge that has resulted in more than 25 million Americans losing their healthcare since April 1, 2023 - including almost 900,000 here in Pennsylvania. Here are just 3 of our achievements and milestones from 2024:

• A bill to restore the adult dental benefit in Medicaid passed the PA House. We are advocating to make sure that working class people in our state can keep as many of their teeth as possible and get the dental care we all need and deserve.
• We hosted 50 leaders from 10 states in the Nonviolent Medicaid Army network we founded for an organizing exchange in the Central-Appalachia region that included People’s History, cultural sharing and training in base building and organizing conversations.  Teams of 10-15 leaders knocked doors and had hundreds of politically independent organizing conversations about the interconnected crises of health, housing and the economy across Washington, Cambria, Blair and Lawrence counties.
• We assisted people across Pennsylvania to appeal their Medicaid cut-offs. Our success rate in helping people keep their Medicaid is 93% compared to the state’s rate of less than 1%.

Donations are tax deductible and will be processed through our sibling organization and fiscal sponsor, United Workers. Their tax ID number is: 20-4345458