Children's Advocacy Day at the Capitol
Kentucky continues to rank in the bottom ten among states for child well-being. Children’s Advocacy Day at the Capitol began in 2004 as an effort to unite advocates from across the state to raise their voices on behalf of children’s safety, health, education and economic well-being. Hundreds of advocates from over 50 counties now gather at the Capitol in Frankfort every year to ask legislators to invest in kids!
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The 2010 Step Up for Kids Conference
The Step Up for Kids Conference will be held on October 5, 2010 to prepare for the 7th Annual Children's Advocacy Day at the Capitol and to celebrate National Step Up for Kids Week.
For more information and to register for the 2010 Step Up for Kids Conference visit here.
The 7th Annual Children's Advocacy Day at the Capitol
Join us for the 7th Annual Children's Advocacy Day at the Capitol on February 17, 2011. Doctors, teachers, public health experts, elected officials, members of the military, seniors, and kids will all be coming together to tell legislators that it's time to invest in Kentucky's youth! Register for Children's Advocacy Day at the Capitol today!
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The Capitol Rotunda Frankfort, KY |
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Thursday, February 17, 2011 Check-in/ Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. EDT on the second floor. Rally begins at 10:00 a.m. EDT in the Rotunda. |
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Free |
Print and share the flyer!
Questions? Contact Whitney Neal at wneal@kyyouth.org or 502-895-8167 x 121.
Resources for the next Children's Advocacy Day at the Capitol
- View the Blueprint for Kentucky's Children Video online, and embed it into your own website. View here.
- If you are interested in meeting with a legislator, make an appointment in advance! Check Project Vote Smart or the Legislative Research Commission website to learn who represents you. Call 502-564-8100 to schedule an appointment.
- View Group leader and participant tips to organize your trip to the Capitol.
- Print Kentucky Children's Dollars to send to your legislators as a symbol of the need to invest in Kentucky's children (please print double sided).
- Print blank children's dollars for children to draw or color.
These can be delivered to legislators at any time throughout the year. Think about getting your local coalitions to fill them out to send on to your elected officials.
- View a map of Frankfort
- View a map of the Capitol
- Visit the Legislative Research Commission website for information on current and past legislation, and to access kid-friendly pages. Also, view this one-pager to learn how to follow legislation of your interest.
- Visit the Kentucky Homepage and sign-up to track legislation you are interested in.
Sponsors
Over 35 businesses and agencies around the state sponsored the 6th Annual Children’s Advocacy Day. Thank you!
Sponsors of the 6th Annual Children's Advocacy Day (to Date):
American Academy of Pediatrics
Child Advocacy Today, Access to Justice Foundation
Child Care Council of Kentucky
Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Prevention Board
Children’s Alliance
Children's, Inc.
Citizen Foster Care Review Board
Community Coordinated Child Care
Eastern Kentucky Child Care Coalition
Family Resource & Youth Services Coalition of KY
Family Nurturing Center
Generations United’s Seniors4Kids
Girl Scouts Kentucky Wilderness Road Council
Home of the Innocents
Jefferson County Community Early Childhood Council
Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's Healthcare
Kentucky Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Kentucky Children's Health and Fitness Fund
Kentucky College Access Network
Kentucky Conference United Methodist Women
Kentucky Partnership for Families and Children, Inc.
Kentucky Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Kentucky School Boards Association
Kentucky Youth Advocates
KY Congress of Parents and Teachers
Metro United Way, Success By Six
NECCO
Norton Healthcare (Kosair Children's Hospital)
PASAC Kentucky Association of Children's Advocacy Center
Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky
Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence
SAFY of Kentucky, INC
Save the Children
St. Joseph's Children Hospital
United Way of Kentucky
United Way of the Bluegrass
YOUR ORGANIZATION HERE!
Interested in sponsoring the 7th Annual Children's Advocacy Day?
Sponsoring organizations’ logos will appear on all printed materials. Your small donation helps cover the costs of education and materials for participants. Sponsors are also group leaders and bring a group to the capitol for Children’s Advocacy Day.
Download the sponsorship invoice, and fax it to 502-895-8225, ATTN Preston Parsons or email it to pparsons@kyyouth.org.