Part I: Advocacy Begins With Communication and Collaboration

Identify an advocacy issue related to children and families in your community, and in 2 to 3 pages

• Explains what the issue is, why it is important in your community context, and why it is important to the early childhood field.
• Selects an agency and/or organization that you will collaborate with to help you address the advocacy issue you identified.
• Describes the mission of the agency and/or organization, and explains why you want to collaborate with this specific agency.