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Why advocate? We advocate to protect our health, well-being and livelihood We advocate to help those less fortunate, whether we know them or not We advocate for the benefit of those who can't speak up for themselves We advocate on behalf of loved ones both near and far, living and dead We advocate to make the world a better place, according to our own definition of a "better place"
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Advocacy and your role as a diaper bank leader
Janet Stolfi Alfano, MSWNew Haven Diaper Bank, Inc.
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What is it?
Why advocate?We advocate to protect our health, well-being and livelihood
We advocate to help those less fortunate, whether we know them or not
We advocate for the benefit of those who can't speak up for themselves
We advocate on behalf of loved ones both near and far, living and dead
We advocate to make the world a better place, according to our own definition of a "better place"
Coalition Building :Getting Others on Board: Examples for Diaper Banks●New Haven Early Childhood Council
●CT Early Childhood Alliance●Connecticut Alliance for Basic Human Needs
●New Haven MOMs Partnership
Results●New Haven Early
Childhood Council●CT Early Childhood
Alliance●Connecticut Alliance
for Basic Human Needs
●New Haven MOMs Partnership
●The Sound BNI
●EHS Partnership Grant Opportunity
●Media Support & state level advocacy opportunities
●Advocacy training & access/State level partnership
●Research & funding opportunities
●Networking & event support
Other ExamplesLetters to the editor
Op Eds on Closely related issues
Educating Legislators
Highlighting the work of your partners
Administrative policy changes
Changes in practice