Anyone can champion the cause. Whether you’re speaking out to improve education, income and health, reaching out to members of Congress, or wearing the LIVE UNITED shirt to show your support, you can help inspire hope and create opportunities for a better tomorrow. So go ahead and advocate in a LIVE UNITED world. Do it in public. Be visible. Be loud.
Here are some current national advocacy opportunities...
Support Calling for 2-1-1 (S.211/H.R. 211)
Ask your members of Congress to co-sponsor the Calling for 2-1-1 Act! 2-1-1 is a community response system where people can call those three numbers, speak to a live, certified call specialist, and receive the social services information they need to both make it through crises and everyday life. In addition, 2-1-1 links callers to opportunities to give back to their communities.
The Calling for 2-1-1 Act (S. 211/H.R. 211) would authorize a $700 million matching- grant program over six years to ensure that every American has access to 2-1-1, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. From database and call center development, to call-specialist training and crisis preparedness planning, this money would ensure that every American could cut through the red tape of the health and human services delivery system.
Support the Education Begins at Home Act (S.667/H.R. 2343)
The Education Begins at Home Act (EBAH) is intended to give many more children a quality early childhood experience with the help of home visitation services. The funds will help states expand quality home visitation programs in communities, and will target some specific groups of children and families for assistance.
Specifically EBAH will:
- Provide $400 million over 3 years to states to expand access to parent education and family support services through quality early childhood home visitation programs;
- Provide $50 million over 3 years to fund innovative ideas and partnerships at the local level to expand quality home visitation services to families with English language learners;
- Provide $50 million over 3 years to provide home visiting services to families of members of the Armed Forces living on military bases; and Strengthen the early childhood home visitation components of Early Head Start.