In the Advocates for Children program, you will learn how to advocate for a better life for children in your community and the nation. No matter what your career will be, there will be opportunities for you to be a child advocate. We hope that, as professionals, parents, or public citizens, you will take seriously the charge of this program to continue to advocate for children throughout your lives. |
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2,385 babies are born into poverty
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2,076 babies are born without health insurance
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1,186 babies are born to teen mothers
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860 babies are born at low birth weight
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77 babies die before their first birthdays
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5 children commit suicide
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4 children are killed by abuse or neglect
*Children's Defense Fund, Each Day in America, August 2004 |
Advocates for Children involves students in advocacy and service efforts targeting a broad range of social, educational, policy, and justice issues affecting children and families, which represent the diverse range of communities within the United States. The goal of the program is to help students take an informed position on a variety of children’s issues and to make a commitment to action on behalf of children. The program is structured so that students develop expertise in an area of personal interest that relate to children, and then translate that knowledge into advocacy to promote children’s rights. Advocacy includes political lobbying, grassroots organizing, and service activities in schools and communities.
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