The challenges facing African Americans in California demand that resources are harnessed and a concerted effort is focused on priority issues. In response to this demand, the California Legislative Black Caucus Foundation, in collaboration with the Special Needs Network, Inc. developed the Advocacy In Action: Health Disparities Program. The program targets executive directors and those serving on the board of directors from 20 to 25 health agencies and non-profit organizations that serve people of color within Los Angeles County. 

Advocacy in Action is an eight week leadership and advocacy training program (Part I and Part II) which directly connects participants to state and local elected officials as they work to implement policies that eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities in the areas of health care. Each advocacy training course will be held once a month for three hours.  

Offering, Advocacy In Action: Health Disparities, participants will leave with a fully developed advocacy campaign along with a fund development strategy/grant proposal, both of which can be used immediately in their agencies to implement an advocacy campaign and submit a proposal to foundations for agency funding. 

Program topics include: 

• Develop a Working Definition of Advocacy and Leadership 
  
• Examine Opportunities to Advocate 
  
• Understand the Role as Advocate and Leader 
  
• Understand Policy Advocacy on a Local, State and National Level 
  
• Improve Communication Strategies 
  
• Understand Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities 
• Learning how to develop a winning policy agenda 
• And more 

Registration deadline is Monday, December 15, 2008.

Download our PDF application here.