Action Center
Action Center Description
Learn how to use advocacy to change policies for children and youth. We've gathered tools and resources and produced an intro video to help individuals and organizations get informed, get involved, and make a difference for families and communities.
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Success Stories
Looking for ideas, inspiration and a sense of community? Check out these real-life stories of people making a difference, all across the country. Read their stories.
Share Your Story
Do you or someone you know have a story to share about advocacy, activism or volunteering to improve the odds for children and youth? Let us know.
For Individuals
There are easy ways to make your voice heard, and we've got tips, best practices and tools to help you make a difference. Be heard.
Find Elected Officials
All you need to start taking action is your zip code!Find Local Media
Do you have a story to tell or an issue you want to get into the public eye?Track Legislation and Votes
You can track child-related bills and find out whether your elected officials are making good on their campaign promises.For Organizations
Is your organization, agency or school as effective as it could be? No matter what your budget and reach, we've got tools from across the child and youth field to help you work smarter and more effectively.
Work Smarter
Curious? We've got an exciting selection of tools and ideas to help you improve the quality, impact and precision of the work you're already doing, from the Ready by 21 Partnership and others.Fund & Sustain Your Work
From getting started to expanding an existing effort, we've got a list of tips and sources to help you raise funds and diversify your funding support.
Improve Communications
We've gathered the best thinking, tools and assistance to help you understand and reach your audience with the right messages and the most effective channels.
Also, read about using Communications as a Catalyst for positive change, from our content partner Child Advocacy 360.
Evaluate What Works
Check out these resources for defining quality and measuring efforts and outcomes.
Advocate Effectively
High-tech tools and strategies to help you reach the right people and engage an active community, online and in the real world.
The Latest Action Alerts
It’s time for everyone concerned about child hunger to push for passage of a fully funded Child Nutrition Reauthorization bill.
To preserve and create jobs and help the most vulnerable families, the Senate still needs to extend enhanced Medicaid funding for states and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Emergency Fund.
The Promise Neighborhoods program – one of the most innovative and exciting federal efforts to combat poverty and lift up millions of poor children – needs your help. On Tuesday, July 27, the Senate appropriations subcommittee is expected to consider Promise Neighborhoods.
On June 30, 2010, 119 national organizations sent a to the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, urging it to adopt the principle that lower income people should not be harmed by its recommendations - indeed, that smart investments to help low-income people will strengthen the economy and the nation.
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) of The National Academies is proud to co-sponsor a conference on Diabetes and Obesity with the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) to be held at UIC on Tuesday, September 21, 2010. The conference will convene academic scientists, physicians, and others to explore the latest information regarding causes, treatment and potential preventive measures as wel
Representative Conyers (MI) is circulating a letter asking his fellow members of Congress to co-sign a letter to members of the President's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility to ensure that commissions' work is open and transparent.