¿Por qué es importante? Nuestra situación actual en 2026 Nuestro contrato de arrendamiento anterior venció en septiembre de 2026. La Mesa Directiva de Westwood Unidos se encuentra en negociaciones con Re:Vision para permanecer en La Casita. Sin embargo, Re:Vision únicamente ha ofrecido nuevos acuerdos que no incluyen la posibilidad de renovar el contrato después de diciembre de 2026. La Mesa Directiva y el personal de Westwood Unidos han sostenido reuniones informales con residentes y organizaciones colaboradoras, además de organizar una sesión comunitaria con las personas que utilizan La Casita. A través de estas conversaciones, hemos escuchado una demanda clara y contundente de la comunidad: que Westwood Unidos continúe administrando y operando La Casita en su ubicación actual, más allá de los próximos meses. Sabemos que La Casita no es simplemente un edificio. Es un espacio fundamental para la comunidad, que ofrece oportunidades para mejorar la salud, promover el bienestar, realizar actividades físicas, fomentar una buena alimentación y fortalecer los vínculos comunitarios. Con alrededor de 100 clases al mes, estos programas cuentan constantemente con una alta participación y responden directamente a las prioridades y necesidades de la comunidad de Westwood. Este trabajo también está directamente alineado con la misión declarada de Re:Vision, que busca colaborar con comunidades históricamente afectadas por las desigualdades sociales para desarrollar líderes comunitarios, fortalecer los sistemas alimentarios locales y crear una economía que pertenezca a la propia comunidad. Retirar a Westwood Unidos de La Casita sin llevar a cabo un proceso de negociación de buena fe interrumpiría servicios y oportunidades esenciales de los que dependen nuestras comunidades. La Casita es un espacio seguro y de confianza donde las personas pueden establecer relaciones, aprender y compartir habilidades, y fortalecer su salud y bienestar. La comunidad ha reiterado que los servicios que ofrecemos a través de La Casita no pueden reemplazarse ni trasladarse fácilmente a otro lugar sin causar consecuencias significativas y perjudiciales para las personas que participan en nuestros programas. ¡Apoya a Westwood Unidos para que La Casita continúe sirviendo a la comunidad de Westwood durante 2027 y los años siguientes! Where we are at in 2026: Our previous lease agreement expired September 2026. Westwood Unidos' board is negotiating with Re:Vision to stay in La Casita, but Re:Vision has only offered new agreements with no option to renew after December 2026. Westwood Unidos board and staff have had informal meetings with community members and partners, and hosted a community session with La Casita users, and have heard a resounding demand to keep Westwood Unidos in operation of La Casita at its current location beyond the next few months.  We know that La Casita is not simply a building – it is a community anchor that provides opportunities for health, wellness, movement, nutrition, and community-building. With approximately 100 classes per month, these programs are consistently well-attended and directly reflect the priorities of the Westwood community. This work also directly aligns with Re:Vision’s stated mission to work with communities historically impacted by social inequities to develop resident leaders, cultivate community food systems, and create an economy owned by the community. Removing Westwood Unidos from La Casita without good-faith negotiation process would disrupt services and opportunities that our communities rely on as a safe, trusted space to build relationships, learn and share skills, and strengthen health and well-being. The community has reiterated that the services that we provide through La Casita cannot be easily replaced or relocated without significant harm to program participants. 

A craven Pentagon plan would siphon billions of dollars away from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency still reeling from DOGE cuts last year. That’s money to fund critical medical research — lifesaving treatments or cures for infectious diseases like malaria, HIV, Ebola, and other dangerous pathogens. It's money that Congress already used its constitutional authority to appropriate to NIH. This outrageous plan only came to light after lawmakers went digging. They learned that money they approved for curing diseases could instead be used to patch Pentagon spending shortfalls caused by an illegal war Americans didn’t want, but is costing them BILLIONS. We refuse to let Hegseth and Co. get away with it. So together, let’s push lawmakers to speak out, demand that taxpayer dollars continue to fund health research, and refuse one more cent for weapons and war.

This matters because Americans with severe, lifelong disabilities should have the same right to fall in love, get married, and build a life with someone they love without being financially punished for it. The Disabled Adult Child (DAC) marriage penalty does not affect only disabled people. It affects parents, spouses, caregivers, brothers, sisters, and entire families. Any family can experience a devastating accident, illness, or disability that changes their lives forever. No family should then discover that the government places another obstacle in their path simply because their disabled loved one wants to get married. I became a quadriplegic just 21 days before my 21st birthday. I did not choose to become disabled, but I did choose to get married. That decision did not make me any less disabled. It did not reduce the amount of care I need or eliminate the expenses associated with living with a severe disability. My father worked until he was 92 years old and paid into Social Security throughout his working life. I believe the benefits earned through that lifetime of work should be available to help his severely disabled son—not denied because his son chose love and marriage. People should join this campaign because this is bigger than one person or one family. It is about basic fairness and dignity for Americans living with lifelong disabilities. We should never have a system that effectively tells someone, “You can have the financial support you need, or you can marry the person you love—but you may not be able to have both.” Your voice can help change that. Sign this petition, sh

I started this petition because I am tired of watching another suicide become a headline, then watching all of us move on until it happens again. Our community has seen two publicly reported suicide cases in about two months. On June 19, a woman died by suicide at Civitan Park in Idaho Falls. On August 18, police began investigating another apparent suicide at Guns N Gear. A 27-year-old woman also died by suicide at the same range in 2017. This is not something happening somewhere else. It is happening here, in public places in our own community. A 72-hour waiting period may not have prevented these specific deaths. We cannot know that. But these tragedies should force us to ask what we can do differently and consider every practical step that could save the next person. In 2024, suicide was the second leading cause of death for Idahoans ages 15 to 24. Idaho also had the fifth-highest firearm suicide rate among the states. These are not abstract numbers. They represent parents, children, siblings, friends, coworkers, classmates, and neighbors. Every suicide leaves people behind who have to live with that loss. A suicide crisis can happen fast. Someone can make a permanent decision during a moment that might have passed if they had more time. A 2026 study published in JAMA Network Open used 49 years of data from all 50 states and found that waiting-period laws were associated with 12.5 percent lower firearm suicide rates. I support the right to own a gun. I also think we need to be honest about what can happen when someone in crisis has immediate access to one. This petition is not asking Idaho to take guns away from people who can legally own them. It is asking for time. Three days to think. Three days to call someone. Three days to get help. Three days for someone else to notice. Three days for a crisis to pass. Will a 72-hour waiting period stop every suicide? No. But that does not mean we should do nothing. We can respect gun rights while giving people in crisis more time before they take possession of a gun. Three days does not take away someone’s right to own one. It gives them time, and that time could save a life. Add your name. Share this petition. Send it to your state senator and representative. Ask the Idaho Legislature and Governor Brad Little to give Idahoans those 72 hours. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988.

We know Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth want more money for illegal wars and vanity projects like the “Trump battleship.” We know they’d make it happen at the expense of healthcare, education, and anti-hunger initiatives. What they failed to anticipate, however, is a massive wave of public opposition, and the powerful ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Patty Murray (D-WA), jumping in to pump the brakes on their proposed $1.5 TRILLION war budget. “I cannot accept a lopsided topline that helps defense CEOs while families get left behind,” Sen. Murray recently told reporters. She’s right. And her stance has made her a target. Now, as the pressure ratchets up on Sen. Murray to fold, particularly from her Republican counterpart, Senate Appropriations Chair Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), it’s critical we — the anti-war majority — let her know we’re with her. Can you help send Sen. Murray a resounding message of gratitude and encouragement to keep up the fight and block Trump’s reckless budget from becoming a reality?

Trump's illegal war on Iran just entered its sixth month and shows no signs of slowing. A brief pause in the violence quickly collapsed, with strikes reported in Iran, Jordan, Egypt, and Iraq. At least seventeen U.S. servicemembers have died. At least 1,700 people in Iran have been killed. At least $100 billion has been wasted. Congress never authorized this war. More than that, Congress ordered Trump to end it through a historic war powers vote. But once again, Trump returned to the playbook he’s most familiar with — violence. Instead of demanding accountability, Republican leaders are moving forward toward a record-shattering $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget Trump can use to wage more war. They’d do it at the expense of social service programs — food assistance, healthcare, and more — that millions of people across the country rely on. It’s a dangerous moment, one that’s made it clear that you get what you pay for: Investing trillions of dollars in war over the last several decades has gotten us exactly that. It’s past time we turn the tables, which is why we’re demanding investments in people instead.

“We should invest in our hospitals, schools, affordable housing, and the real security American families need right now – not expensive wars and weapons that make us less safe.” — Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) We couldn’t agree more, which is why we’re urgently rallying support for Sen. Markey’s Slash the Pentagon Act — legislation to CUT Trump’s Pentagon budget request in HALF. While Trump threatens to bomb bridges, power plants, and other civilian infrastructure across Iran, which would amount to war crimes, Defense Secretary Hegseth struggles to defend the war and its mounting human and economic costs. The last thing Congress should be doing is greenlighting more violence by fulfilling their whopping $1.5 TRILLION Pentagon budget demand. The weapons lobby is digging in while Trump and Hegseth ramp up the pressure to pass their $1.5T plus-up. We say: No More. So we need to flood congressional offices with our demand in return: prioritize people over the Pentagon by slashing Trump’s war budget in half.

It is our duty as the public to speak for those who don’t have a voice. Long term reform is the goal and it can only happen when we pass on awareness and take action. 

Recovery isn’t just about getting sober – it’s about creating a new life. Many people emerging from treatment use a sober living home to transition from active addiction to becoming healthy, productive citizens. But not all sober living homes offer safe, supportive, and ethical environments. Without common standards and effective oversight, recovery home residents may face dangerous conditions, financial exploitation or feel pushed back into addiction. Why should you care? Every person working toward recovery deserves a chance to succeed. Residents are working hard to rebuild relationships, secure employment and create a sober future for themselves and their families. One place should not have the power to destroy the progress of years of hard work in just a few months. No recovering addict should have to worry if their recovery home has their best interest in mind or is solely focused on taking their money. When you stand with us, you can help hold homes accountable and ensure addiction-affected families have the safe environment they deserve. Safer licensing laws, increased inspections, and trained management will lead to better recovery outcomes, punish bad actors, and ensure recovery homes live up to their mission of helping people. Join us and together we can make recovery housing better for everyone.

Disabled veterans answered our nation's call without hesitation. They served, sacrificed, and returned home carrying the lasting physical and emotional effects of that service. Yet many Pennsylvania veterans are denied property tax relief because of outdated requirements that have little to do with their sacrifice. Under current law, a veteran can be service-connected disabled, honorably discharged, and still be denied assistance because they did not serve during a qualifying wartime period, do not meet a financial-need test, or are rated below 100% disabled. House Bill 1257 would modernize Pennsylvania's Disabled Veterans' Real Estate Tax Exemption by recognizing that service-connected disabilities affect veterans regardless of when they served or whether they meet an arbitrary income threshold. The bill would expand eligibility to veterans rated 50% or higher disabled, remove the wartime-service requirement, eliminate the financial-need requirement, and continue full relief for veterans rated 100% disabled or compensated at the 100% rate due to unemployability. For many veterans, this is not simply about taxes. It is about keeping the home they worked hard to build after serving their country. Rising property taxes have created financial pressure for disabled veterans living on fixed incomes, and many fear being priced out of the communities they fought to protect. Veterans across Pennsylvania have described HB 1257 as a meaningful step toward ensuring that those who sacrificed for our freedoms can remain in their homes with dignity. Pennsylvania's disabled veterans upheld their commitment to this Commonwealth and this nation. House Bill 1257 is an opportunity for Pennsylvania to uphold its commitment to them. TAKE ACTION TODAY Signing this petition is the first step. If you are a Pennsylvania resident, please take two additional minutes to contact your State Senator and ask them to support HB 1257. Find your State Senator here: https://www.palegis.us/find-my-legislator  Then send the message below: "I am a Pennsylvania resident and I urge you to support House Bill 1257. Disabled veterans should not be denied property tax relief because of an income cap or outdated eligibility requirements. HB 1257 passed the House with overwhelming bipartisan support and deserves a vote in the Senate. Please support Pennsylvania's disabled veterans and move HB 1257 forward." One phone call or email may seem small, but when hundreds of veterans and supporters speak up together, legislators listen.

Children with special needs—specifically those who are autistic, nonverbal, or have significant developmental and physical delays—face a disproportionately high risk of mistreatment, neglect, or abuse. Because many of these children lack the verbal capacity or communication skills to advocate for themselves, report incidents, or articulate their daily experiences to parents and guardians, traditional reporting mechanisms are entirely insufficient.

Imagine your elderly parent is getting ready to vote on Election Day. They look up the address for their polling location. They know they need their voter ID, so they grab that. Since they have a disability that makes it hard to go inside the polls, they plan to use curbside voting. But when they show up to their polling location, they can't find any information on curbside voting. They want to ask a poll worker for help, but there aren't any outside. After driving around the parking lot for several minutes, they decide to give up and go home. They are extremely disappointed. Approximately 14% of Ohioans are living with a disability and about 17% of Ohioans are 65 or older. And they're not the only groups that benefit from accessible elections. A parent with a sleeping infant in the backseat can benefit from curbside voting; college students away from home can benefit from mail-in voting;  and polling locations that have plenty of room for wheelchairs also have room for strollers. Since everyone's needs are different, it's important that we make voting as accessible as possible for everyone.  This petition is open to all Ohio residents. The collected signatures will be shared with: • Frank LaRose (Ohio Secretary of State) • Brett Harbage (ADA Coordinator for the Ohio SOS' office)  Want to reach out to LaRose and Harbage directly? Frank LaRose Contact Information Brett Harbage contact information: [email protected] 614.387.6039