Advocacy

Topic: The need to increase childrens access to books in the home.

Based on your initial exploration, select a topic of interest, one for which you want to advocate for action that can positively impact the lives of children and families. With this issue in mind, continue exploring reputable resources and investigate advocacy organizations and initiatives that are already in place. Consider how this issue relates to your sphere of influence (e.g., workplace, local community, state, national, global level) and what actions you might take to promote positive changes within this sphere.

Based on your exploration, prepare a 2- to 3-page Research Brief as follows:

Describe the advocacy issue/challenge/need and its impact on children and families.
Include a synopsis of major, compelling research findings that support your position on the cause for which you want to advocate.
Explore local, regional, state, national, and/or global advocacy efforts that have been devoted to this issue. Identify one or more organizations and describe their work in supporting the advocacy issue.

After reading about how established organizations have advocated for your issue, describe an initiative of your own that could further your cause. Your initiative should be one that you can spearhead within your sphere of influence.

– My Plan is to put book boxes in front of local schools and in certain neighborhoods.

State at least two measurable goals that you believe can be achieved within the next six months to a year.

Include specific action steps you plan to take and a timeline for implementation.

Identify any roadblocks you anticipate and plans to overcome them.

Identify one or more policymakers or stakeholders to whom you will
communicate your advocacy initiative.

Explain the purpose of your communication to these stakeholders

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