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Learn How You Can Advocate for Children

• Educate your community (neighborhood, social gatherings, faith community, clubs or civic organizations, school) on the importance of supporting children and youth.
• Educate elected and appointed officials.
• Testify at public hearings.
• Organize your neighbors to support your children.
• Volunteer.
• Mobilize a campaign in your community to support children and youth.
• Teach others to advocate for themselves.
• Help others advocate for themselves.
• Advocate for yourself.
• Advocate for your family-your children, nieces, nephews.
• Be informed-read the paper, watch the news, attend community meetings.
• Vote.
• Become involved with a group that works with/for children and youth.
• Make children a priority at work.
• Write op-eds or letters to the editor; do an editorial on the radio or TV.