Advocacy and your role as a diaper bank leader Janet Stolfi Alfano, MSW New Haven Diaper Bank, Inc. dba.

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Advocacy and your role as a diaper bank leader Janet Stolfi Alfano, MSW New Haven Diaper Bank, Inc. dba

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 Examples Letters to the editor Op Eds on Closely related issues Educating Legislators Highlighting the work of your partners Administrative policy changes Changes in practice

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