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Anyone can become a child advocate as long as they possess a commitment to children, and are tireless in pursuing dreams, persistent when facing challenges, able to recognize incremental victories and ardent in enlisting the help of others. Indeed, a child advocate must be courageous in acknowledging problems that others would prefer to ignore, while willing to help find solutions when faced with problems that haven't been solved. Child advocates, whether as individuals or in groups, have been known to provoke mighty changes to the public and private systems impacting children.
With these thoughts in mind we have developed this section of the website to provide you with additional resources and information concerning child advocacy.
THE UTAH STATE LEGISLATURE
Organization of the Legislature
The Utah Code
Bill to Law
Reading a Bill
About Resolutions
About Committees
Testifying Before a Committee
Budgetary Process
Performance Audits
How Can I Be Heard and Make a Difference?
Glossary of Legislative Terms
PUBLICATIONS
The Child Advocacy Primer: Tips and Tools for Improving Your Child Advocacy Skills
Policy Advocacy: The Ten Minute Version by Nancy Amidei
Worry Free Lobbying for Nonprofits
Advocacy Means Speaking Up
Take Five
Passing Laws
Framework for Effective Advocacy
Five Things to Do at the Capitol
Telling Your Story
Testimony in Committee Hearings
When Your Elected Official Seems Hopeless
Lobbying by Phone, Letter, or In-Person
Election Year Activities
Do's & Don'ts in an Election Year
Utah Policy Newsletter provides news and commentary on Utah government and Utah politics.
http://www.utahpolicy.com/ Utah Political Blogs
http://www.utahpolicy.com/portal/blogs.htm
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