Ask the Advocate answers your questions and dilemmas about advocacy with responses from seasoned advocates. A. Children's advocates have successfully built alliances with a variety of organizations.
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It's important to have allies that bring a constituency base. Bringing new voices to the table isn't always easy, though. For example, many churches have an interest in child care because they are providers themselves, she says. When transportation was in the news, Ferrin got Cal Trans to support a new child care center on the trolley line. Or have influential leaders make the pitch.