Description: NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice is a Washington, D.C.-based faith-rooted advocacy organization that mobilizes Catholic sisters, people of faith, and allies to push for federal public policies grounded in Catholic social teaching, including care for the poor, economic and racial justice, humane immigration policy, and access to health care. Type: Non-profit (501(c)(4) social welfare advocacy organization, with an affiliated 501(c)(3) educational arm) Policies: Economic and anti-poverty policy, healthcare access and affordability, immigration reform and humane enforcement, voting rights and civic participation, racial justice, climate and environmental justice, and other social justice issues informed by Catholic social teaching Funding: Primarily funded by individual donations and grassroots supporters, contributions from Catholic religious orders and congregations, and grants from sympathetic foundations Affiliates: NETWORK Advocates (educational 501(c)(3) affiliate), national and local Catholic religious orders and congregations, faith-based coalitions and advocacy networks; historically associated with leaders such as Sister Simone Campbell
