DID YOU KNOW?
Oregon could have affordable, high-quality, patient-driven, accessible health care for the working class VERY SOON! And we are committed to fighting to make it happen!
Want to help? Join Care Corps!
Care Corps is Portland DSA’s universal healthcare campaign, working closely with the Health Care for All Oregon’s project to bring affordable, accessible, high-quality healthcare to all Oregon residents. Where Health Care for All Oregon focuses on policy and implementation, Care Corps invites people to join a mass movement to win these vital services for our communities.
What does Care Corps do?
Care Corps is building the mass movement that will give momentum to the statewide campaign for Health Care for All. Care Corps is helping drive the strategy that will force legislators to prioritize a single payer health care system in the legislative session in 2027 so that the bill is referred to voters on the ballot in 2028. We are also hitting the streets to bring the message to the people and build MASS ACTION. We will be pushing a petition with thousands of signatures, distributing information, canvassing, and having conversations with our neighbors and elected officials to push forward our agenda of affordable, high-quality healthcare for all Oregonians. When we need to mobilize people to show up and make demands, Care Corps will be coordinating those mobilizations and helping people make their voice heard.
How to get involved
There are multiple ways to get involved!
- General Care Corps meetings The first 30 minutes is dedicated to onboarding/orientation for anyone new to the campaign. Find the next meeting on the chapter calendar here and RSVP!
- SIGN OUR PETITION
- Sign up for emails: you can add your name to our email list and we’ll keep you informed about upcoming meetings and actions! Sign up here.
- Join a team! We are assembling teams to focus on specific aspects of our campaign. Let us know which teams you are interested in! Team leads will contact you directly with more information about the work, including expected time commitments. As a volunteer organization, we will work together to best utilize everyone’s time.
Our teams are:
Legislative Action Team
Our Legislative Team builds relationships with legislators by meeting with them virtually, in district and/or at the capitol in Salem. Key tasks include writing testimony once our bill is in session, e-mailing legislators with direct action requests, attending meetings and being their trusted contact for questions and information. No prior experience required- we have tools and trainings available to help you become a successful advocate!
Business Outreach Team
Join our Business Outreach Project and help us start reaching out to local businesses, big and small! We will equip you with a toolkit of information and flyers to hang in their windows. One day soon we hope to walk down any given street in Portland and see flyers for Universal Health Care in every window!
Communications Team
Responsible for updating and maintaining our web page (https://portlanddsa.org/care-corps), collaborating with canvassing teams to develop walk lit, creating graphics and layouts for printed materials and social media, creating merchandise, and more!
Technology Infrastructure Team
Research and configure technology tools to support legislator and legislation tracking. Experience and skills with Google Forms and Google Sheets strongly recommended. Skills with other technology tools (e.g. Customer Relationship Management systems) are helpful.
Fill out this handy form and our team leads will contact you: