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!
The 8th Annual Children's Advocacy Day at the Capitol
More than 1,000 child advocates gathered in the Capitol Rotunda on February 16, 2012 for Children's Advocacy Day at the Capitol. Elected officials, social workers, teachers, judges, doctors, public health experts, therapists, members of the military, seniors, and kids came together to rally on children’s issues and talk to legislators about the Blueprint for Kentucky's Children agenda.
If you were not able to attend Children's Day, but would still like to make a difference for kids during this legislative session, you can:
- Make an appointment to visit with your legislators. Please do not wait until the day you arrive to try to get an appointment. You may want to become familiar with your legislator’s picture so you can pick them out. Check Project Vote Smart or the Legislative Research Commission website to learn who represents you. Call 502-564-8100 to schedule an appointment.
- Hand deliver or mail Step Up for Kids Notes (pdf) to your legislators, asking them to support the Blueprint for Kentucky's Children agenda. They are available online, here. Simply print, cut, and deliver.
- Check out the Blueprint for Kentucky's Children webpage to learn more about the issues facing Kentucky's children during the 2012 legislative session.
Join us for the 9th Annual Children's Advocacy Day in February 2013!
Thanks to our Step Up for Kids Conference and Children's Advocacy Day Sponsors
4C for Children
Bellewood Presbyterian Home for Children
Brooklawn Child & Family Services
Buckhorn Child & Family Services
Child Care Council of Kentucky
Child Victims Trust Fund
Children, Inc.
Children's Alliance
Children's Champions of Madison County
Children's Home of Northern Kentucky
Children's Law Center
Citizen Foster Care Review Board
City of Manchester
Community Coordinated Child Care, 4-C
Council of Agency Executives
CoventryCares of KY
Eastern KY Child Care Coalition
EKU Educational Extension Agents
Family & Children's Place
First Focus
Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky
Gateway Children's Services
Generations United's Seniors4Kids
Home of the Innocents
Jefferson County Community Early Childhood Council
Kentucky Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Kentucky Alliance of YMCAs
Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs
Kentucky Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Kentucky Conference United Methodist Women
Kentucky Dietetic Association
Kentucky Division for Early Childhood
Kentucky Domestic Violence Association
Kentucky Guardian Ad Litem Association, Inc.
Kentucky PTA
Kentucky Partnership for Families and Children
Kentucky Protection & Advocacy
Kentucky School Boards Association
Kentucky Spirit Health Plan
Kentucky Youth Advocates
Kosair Charities
Kosair Children’s Hospital
Metro United Way
NECCO
National Council of Jewish Women, Louisville Section
Network Center for Community Change
Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission
PNC Foundation
Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky
Prichard Committee
Purchase Area Health Education Center
Save the Children
St. Joseph Children's Home
Sunrise Children's Services
The Adanta Group Community Mental Health Center
United Way of Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky
United Way of Kentucky
United Way of the Bluegrass
West Kentucky Children's Health Coalition
Your organization could be listed here!
Sponsor the Step Up for Kids Conferences and the 8th 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. The sign-on form can be found here. Please send the form and check to Whitney Neal at 11001 Bluegrass Pkwy. Ste. 100, Jeffersontown, KY, 40299; fax: 502-895-8225; or, email: wneal@kyyouth.org. The form can also be submitted online here.
Questions? Contact Whitney Neal wneal@kyyouth.org or 502-895-8167 x 121.