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CORI Reform

Our state’s Criminal Record Offender Information (CORI) system is broken and WILL be updated to reflect changes in use. A CORI record is generated when a person is arraigned on criminal charges. Originally created for use by law enforcement, the CORI system is now used employers, landlords, and others in decisions on hiring, housing, professional licensing and student loans. Employers and landlords who have access to these records do not have the training to understand CORI reports, which are hard to read and often include inaccurate information.

Green Justice

Investment in green jobs and energy efficiency programs has emerged as a strategy for reviving the economy while protecting the environment. With federal stimulus funds now being distributed to state and local governments for these programs, it is crucial that low-income people have a voice in how this money is allocated in their communities. N2N-MA is working with other members of the Massachusetts Green Justice Coalition to ensure that new efforts to green the state economy benefit low-income people and communities of color.

Rebuilding our Economy: Progressive Revenue

We are experiencing an unprecedented national economic crisis, which is having a disproportionate affect on people at the bottom of the economic ladder. Low-income people are losing jobs to layoffs, homes to foreclosures, and benefits to budget cuts. States around the country are facing massive budget deficits, and are dealing with the crisis through a combination of devastating budget cuts and regressive tax increases. In Massachusetts, the budget gap has spiraled to over $3.5 billion dollars.

2010 Voter Empowerment Campaign

The 2010 election may be the most important one to take place in Massachusetts in decades.  It is critical that low-income and working people get to the polls to make their voices heard.  We are undertaking a massive effort to register, educate and turn out tens of thousands of new voters to the polls in November.