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10 <br /> 3) Child Care - Seek legislation to reverse changes made to the childcare subsidy <br /> program available to working families, including establishing eligibility for all children at <br /> 200% of the federal poverty level and prorating fees to actual hours attended. This <br /> change will help working parents to become financially self-sufficient while assisting <br /> employers to maintain a stable workforce. Support legislation to increase and ensure <br /> stable funding for enhanced quality early care and education through Smart Start and <br /> NC Pre-K; <br /> 4) Opioid Epidemic Efforts — Support county efforts to address opioid epidemic impacts <br /> by providing funding for: diversionary facilities and programs to provide and expand <br /> access for individuals with opioid use disorder to seek and complete treatment and <br /> sustain recovery; to collect data regarding opioid overdoses; for additional law <br /> enforcement to investigate and enforce drug laws and to divert individuals into treatment <br /> resources through pre-arrest deflection or post-charge treatment courts; and funding for <br /> harm reduction efforts at the county level is critical and should include access to <br /> naloxone kits and fentanyl strips to assist overdose prevention; <br /> 5) Crime Intervention Services — Support legislation and state funding to provide early <br /> intervention services through the Juvenile Crime Prevention Councils, and support <br /> increased state funding for the prevention, intervention and treatment of adolescent <br /> substance use, gang involvement and domestic violence; <br /> 6) Adult Protective Services — Support increased funding and legislation to strengthen <br /> adult protective services; <br /> 7) Medicaid Expansion — Support legislation increasing access to the Medicaid program <br /> to make health insurance available to North Carolina residents at 138% of the poverty <br /> level, broaden the opportunity for coverage for more than 500,000 North Carolinians to <br /> address chronic conditions and to prevent illness and disease progression; to provide <br /> additional support for rural hospitals; and to protect families from medical debt and <br /> bankruptcy; <br /> JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY <br /> 8) Racial Equity in Criminal Justice — Support the implementation of the <br /> recommendations of the North Carolina Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice <br /> (TREC), including: <br /> • legislation to legalize the possession and use of marijuana and permit licensed <br /> businesses to engage in retail sales to adults, as this decriminalization will in turn <br /> broaden the agricultural economy and jobs as well as enhance revenue for <br /> governments with taxes, licenses, and other associated revenues that can be <br /> utilized to address opioid and other drug-related problems and other needs; <br /> • policing reforms to address use of force, community oversight and law <br /> enforcement training on crisis intervention; <br /> • Funding at the county level to expand access to diversion and restorative justice <br /> programs; and <br />