The document summarizes the work and accomplishments of an organization called Together Baton Rouge from 2015-2016. Some key highlights include: winning commitments on Medicaid expansion, food access, and tax policy; holding a joint candidate forum for governor candidates; launching a voter engagement strategy; expanding Medicaid coverage to 250,000; bringing healthcare to North Baton Rouge and Mid City areas; launching a tax fairness campaign; winning $1 million for a healthy food funding act; overhauling a corporate subsidy program; providing relief and clean up efforts in response to flooding; and helping win $500 million in flood recovery aid.

1. Report to Delegates Assembly
October 6th, 2016 – First United Methodist Church
Our work together,
2015 – 2016

2. Won commitments on Medicaid
Expansion, Food Access, tax
policy and to meet regularly
with our leadership.
November 2015
We held a statewide
assembly with runoff
candidates for governor
Only event, other than debates,
attended jointly by both candidates

3. January 2016
We launched
“We the People”
A strategy to make factionalism
politically untenable in EBR Parish.
Build TBR leadership teams &
voter base in every Metro Council
District
705
Current “we the people”
voter base by district
577 voters
1,452
1792
2,026
982
687
760
1,120 762
1,330 voters
968
Current total:
12,365 voters

4. 250,000 uninsured LA
residents have coverage
already
January 2016
We won
Medicaid
Expansion!

5. May 2016
We’re bringing
healthcare to
North BR, Mid City

6. May 2016
We launched
the tax fairness
campaign
For too long we have put the
highest burden on those least
able to pay

7. June 2016
We won
$1 million to
fund the Healthy
Food Retail Act!

8. June 2016
We won an Executive Order
overhauling Industrial Tax
Exemption Program
First major change in 80 years to state’s
largest corporate subsidy program

9. July 2016
“I think the secret to the peace that is existing in this
town over the last few days is attributed to the people in
this room—Together Baton Rouge. Some people will
think it is attributable to a heavy police presence. It’s
attributable to the people in this organization.”
-- Lt. Gen. Russel Honore, quoted in BR Business Report
In a time of crisis,
we stood together …

10. July 2016
for systemic change.
In a time of crisis,
we stood together …

11. August 2016
Response to the
Great Flood …

12. August 2016
We created online needs
survey – 2200 responses.
Volunteers called 1200 people.
Checked in, assessed need,
made referrals.
Spent $52,000 in online
donations on Amazon gift cards
for immediate aid

13. August 2016
Created master sign-up
for clean-up requests
Mobilized 300 volunteers
to gut out 70 homes at
“Gut Check Saturdays”
gutcheckLA.com

14. September 2016
We pledged $25,000 to
create 15 recovery jobs
paying $15/hour.
Then raised $350,000 to
expand it to 100 jobs!
“Living Wages, Local Workers”

15. September 2016
We helped win $500 million
“down payment” in flood
recovery aid from Congress
MAJOR support from IAF
sister organizations across
the country.