The Strategies for Children Advocacy Network for Early Childhood provides an engaging, year-long experience for emerging advocacy leaders. This program connects and supports educator advocates across all regions of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts while building participants’ advocacy skills and providing hands-on experience. Advocates attend monthly meetings to develop their advocacy knowledge and skills, network with peers, and reach out to teach others in their local communities. Each cohort reflects the diversity of the early education and care field, encompassing various demographics, provider types, and geographical areas. Together, we aim to influence state and local policy to advance an equitable early childhood system for children, families, and educators.
Funding for this project is generously provided by Boston Children's Hospital—Collaboration for Community Health.
Advocacy Network alumni and 5th cohort members attending the Early Childhood Summit at Mechanics Hall in Worcester, MA.
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Edna De Pina
University of Massachusetts Boston
PhD Student and Teaching Fellow, Early Childhood Education and Care
Juanita 'Nita' Doss
The Elizabeth Peabody House, Somerville
Afterschool and Summer Program Director
Bethany Gay
Falmouth Public Schools, Falmouth
Coordinator, Coordinated Family and Community Engagement (CFCE) Network
Wren Veatch
The Center for Early Education and Care at UMass Amherst, Amherst
Resource Teacher
Learning about advocacy and reaching out to policymakers is just the beginning. We have the power to be policymakers and enact change.
Cherish Casey
Advocacy Network Cohort 3
Social Worker and Family Engagement Coordinator, Ellis Early Learning
