Secure equal rights and equal opportunity for all. Promote social and economic justice, and the health and safety of all Americans.

From its inception, the League has worked for equal rights and social reforms. In the early years, the League was one of the first organizations to address such issues as child welfare, maternal and child health programs, child labor protection and laws that discriminated against women.

Our positions on California state social policy issues include:

• Child Care
• Community College System
• Education: Pre-Kindergarten Through 12
• Housing
• Juvenile Justice/Dependency
• Legal Aid
• Mental Health Care

See also Sustainable Communities, Growth Management Action Policy, and Children and Family Isses Action Policy.

Read the LWV national positions on Social Policy issues.