State Advocacy Institute, Episode 2: Northwest and Pacific

This webinar will be an advocacy “how-to” guide. While it will focus on state-level advocacy, the tools and skills shared can be applied to local and federal advocacy, as well. This session is for participants in Arizona, California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, Hawaii, and Alaska (HHS and HUD Regions IX and X). Topics we will cover include:

• How to find your state legislators, relevant committees, and legislative calendar
• Strategies to connect youth homelessness to existing gubernatorial and legislative priorities, such as trafficking, the opioid crisis, infrastructure, and economic growth
• Data and research to support legislative action: what they are and how to find them
• Sample legislative issue briefs, including length, format and content
• How to set meetings with key legislators
• Legislative meeting role play