The Detroit Branch NAACP has engaged your local, state, county, and federal elected officials to impact and shape various public policies. The key areas of focus include:

• Black Business Development
  - Access To Capital
  - Contracting Opportunities
  - Closing The Digital Divide

• Civil Rights
  - End Racial Profiling
  - Affirmative Action, Preserve And Protect Equal Opportunity Programs

•  Consumer Protection
  - Insurance Redlining
  - Telecommunications, Privacy Protection
  - Mortgage Lending, Provide Credit Protection
  - High Interest Rates

• Education
  - Small Classes, Technology, Parental Involvement, High Expectations And Professional Development
  - Higher Education
  - MEAP Scholarships/Lawsuits (Rep. Judy Scranton’s Bill)
  - Real School Reform

• Election Reform
  - Redistricting And Reapportionment
  - Racial And Political Gerrymandering
  - Motor Voter Law
  - Qualified Voter File, Voting Rights Issues

• Family
  - Child Care For Low Income Families
  - Youth Development And Mentoring
  - Protect Social Security

• Health
  - Healthcare Insurance; Managed Care/HMO’s
  - Long term Care And Mental Health Care
  - Access To Health Care
  - Homelessness
  - Aids Prevention And Treatment

• Housing
  - Affordable Housing and Housing Discrimination
  - Incentives For Urban Dwellers
  - Ending Predatory Lending Practices

• Workforce Development
  - HB 5997
  - Project Fresh Start
  - Glass Ceilings And Discrimination In The Workforce
  - Quality Employer Supplied Benefits

• Urban Core
  - Concentrated Poverty
  - Regional Transportation
  - Statewide, Regional, Federal, And Global Issues