Advocacy
The Lobbying and Advocacy Handbook for Nonprofit Organizations defines Advocacy as: “Identifying, embracing, and promoting a cause; any attempt to shape public opinion, and promote the interests of your community.”
What’s Hot Now
Congressman Jared Polis Introduces Adult Education and Family Literacy Week Resolution
Click here to read more: http://www.lvgs.org/2011/08/representative-jared-polis-introduces-adult-education-and-family-literacy-week-resolution/
Congressman Hinojosa Co-Chairs Adult Literacy Caucus
Congressman Rubén Hinojosa, Democrat from Texas District 15, became the new co-chair of the bipartisan House Adult Literacy Caucus, joining Congressman Phil Roe, Republican from Tennessee District 1. The formation of the Caucus was announced last September at the National Coalition for Literacy (NCL) Literacy Leadership Awards reception. The House Adult Literacy Caucus aims to bring attention to the connections between literacy, economics and health and promote local, national, and global adult literacy initiatives.
Members of the National Coalition for Literacy gathered in Washington, DC for their annual Hill Day visits and had the opportunity to meet with the Caucus Co-chairs. Congressional Caucuses are organizations in which Members of Congress advance causes that are important to them. A House Caucus is a group of Members of the US House of Representatives who share something in common, whether personal, related to their Districts’ needs, or concerning their policy priorities.
If your Congressman hasn’t signed on yet, ask him or her to join! Here is how: http://national-coalition-literacy.org/housealcaucus.html
At LVGS, we encourage our volunteers, staff, students and community partners to advocate on behalf of our program and adult literacy students in our community. Advocacy includes:
- Letting concerned citizens know about the issue of adult literacy in our community
- Raising awareness about LVGS
- Helping adult literacy students to access instruction
- Speaking out through the local media
- Communicating with local, state, and federal elected officials
To learn more about federal public policy issues affecting adult education and literacy, and to find help with your advocacy work, click here.
The National Coalition for Literacy hosts a blog where adult literacy advocates across the nation share information and ideas about public policy issues. To participate in the blog, click here.
Click here to take action on the National Coalition for Literacy’s policy alerts!
