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Reference
Child Welfare Strategy Group. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.aecf.org/work/child-welfare/child-welfare-strategy-group//
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1. USING YOUR VOICE FOR
SOUTH CAROLINA„S
CHILDREN
Sue Williams,
Chief Executive
Officer
Megan Branham,
Policy and
Government
Liaison
Children‟s Trust
of South Carolina
September 11,
2013
2. Advocacy, Policy,
and Program
Development
Monitoring, Sur
veillance, and
Evaluation
Fund Direct
Service
Provision
Convene public
and private
partnerships
Training and
Professional
Development
Mission:
To strengthen and
support public and
private prevention
efforts that keep
South Carolina's
children safe.
What We Do
3. Prevent Child Abuse
South Carolina
Community Based
Child Abuse
Prevention
MIECHV
Safe Kids of South
Carolina
Evidence-based
Parenting Programs
Strengthening
Families Program
Training and
Professional
Development
Policy and Advocacy
Mission:
To strengthen and
support public and
private prevention
efforts that keep
South Carolina's
children safe.
How We Do
4. Strengthening Families: The Protective Factors
Framework to preventing child abuse and neglect:
Parental resilience: managing stress, problem solving
Social connections: friends & family that support
Knowledge of parenting and child development: nurturing,
positive interactions, safety
Concrete support in times of need: basic needs
Social-emotional competence of children:
positive perception and responses to child
Children’s Trust of South Carolina
scchildren.org
PROTECTIVE FACTORS SHAPE OUR WORK
5. There are 1 million
children under 18 in
South Carolina
Children don‟t vote
SC‟s child-wellbeing
ranks 45th in the nation
Children’s Trust of South Carolina
scchildren.org
WHY CHILDREN NEED OUR VOICE
6. Annie E. Casey Foundation
supported since 1989 to
measure overall child-well
being
New format: 4 domains, 16
indicators
Domains of Economic Well-
Being, Education, Health
and Family & Community
Children‟s Trust of South Carolina
scchildren.org
DATA: KIDS COUNT
14. Number of SC
Senators?
Number of SC
Representatives?
How long is the
annual legislative
session?
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SC LEGISLATURE AND SESSION
16. Children‟s Trust of South Carolina
scchildren.org
PATH OF A BILL
Bill
introduced
and read to
full body
Sent to
committee
Sent to
full body
Voted on
by full
body
Passes and
moves to
other full
body
Same
process
Voted on
by full
body
Passes
and
moves to
Governor
Governor
signs into
a bill
17. Vote!
Are you registered to vote? Is your staff?
Do you give staff time off / encourage them to vote?
Know and understand the issues, use KIDS COUNT.
Share the issues with friends and family.
Find and tell your story
Data is good but a personal story is better, more
powerful
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scchildren.org
GETTING INVOLVED IN ADVOCACY:
THE BASICS
18. Case building: know your audience:
Start with “I‟m a constituent and I live….”
How are they connected to your mission? Do they have
kids, grandkids? Have their sponsored/co-sponsored
legislation you support? “As a dad of two girls, I know you
are concerned about their safety.” Or “thank you for co-
sponsoring H/S _____ to keep kids safe.”
Children‟s Trust of South Carolina
scchildren.org
EFFECTIVE MESSAGING
19. Creativity: facts and a story
Zackery Lystedt
“Concussions are the 6th leading cause of injury to kids
under 18”
Delivery: your voice, not canned
Congressman Gowdy: “It doesn‟t matter if you‟re always
right but it always matters that you are authentic.”
“I want to keep kids in South Carolina safe and I can‟t
do it without you. Can I count on you to help me by
voting „yes‟ for H/S_____?”
Children’s Trust of South Carolina
scchildren.org
EFFECTIVE MESSAGING
20. Most Effective Tactics
Personal visits
Meet during and outside of session
Meet in home district
Staff members are great contacts!
Personal phone calls or letters
E-mails are less effective
Social media (Twitter and Facebook)
Concentrate on YOUR legislators
Attend and speak at subcommittee hearings
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scchildren.org
ADVOCACY TACTICS
21. Get to know your elected officials. Including local (city
and county council), state (state legislature), and
national (Congress). How do they vote on issues
relating to children?
Are you a member of a professional or community
organization? Connect with their advocacy efforts. Sign up
for Children's Trust Policy Post e-newsletter and join our
Advocacy Network!
Children’s Trust of South Carolina
scchildren.org
GETTING INVOLVED IN ADVOCACY:
THE BASICS
22. Children’s Trust of South Carolina
scchildren.org
SCCHILDREN.ORG/ADVOCACY_AND_MEDIA
24. Our agenda focuses on legislation primarily in education, health
and safety that affect child well-being.
We group legislation in to four buckets:
lead, endorse, monitor, and oppose.
We add and remove legislation throughout the session
In 2014, we are focusing on the following legislation:
Child passenger safety
Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle safety
Distracted driving (texting)
Expanding list of mandated reporters for child abuse
Enhancing background checks for childcare workers
Children’s Trust of South Carolina
scchildren.org
OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
25. Children’s Trust of South Carolina
scchildren.org
ADVOCACY EFFORTS AT THEIR BEST!
Student Athlete Concussion Law Signing August 15, 2013
26. Sue Williams
Chief Executive Officer
Children‟s Trust of South Carolina
803-744-4023
swilliams@scchildren.org
scchildren.org
Megan Branham, LMSW
Policy and Government Liaison
Children‟s Trust of South Carolina
803-744-4047
mbranham@scchildren.org
scchildren.org
Children‟s Trust of South Carolina
scchildren.org
QUESTIONS & CONTACT
Editor's Notes
Parents are more likely to achieve healthy, favorable outcomes if they are resilient. Resilience is the process of managing stress and functioning well even when faced with Parents’ constructive and supportive social connections—that is, relationships with family members, friends, neighbors, co-workers, community members and service providers—are valuable resources who provide: • emotional support (e.g., affirming parenting skills or being empathic and nonjudgmental) • informational support (e.g., providing parenting guidance or recommending a pediatric dentist)• instrumental support (e.g., providing transportation, financial assistance or links tojobs) • spiritual support (e.g., providing hope andNo parent knows everything about children or is a “perfect parent.” An understanding of parenting strategies and child development helps parents understand what to expect and how to provide what children need during each developmental phase. All parents, and those who work with children, can benefit from increasing their knowledge and understanding of child development, including:• physical, cognitive, language, social andemotional development• signs indicating a child may have adevelopmental delay and needs special help• cultural factors that influence parenting practices and the perception of children• factors that promote or inhibit healthy child outcomes• discipline and how to positively impact childAssisting parents to identify, find and receive concrete support in times of need helps to ensure they and their family receive the basic necessities everyone deserves in order to grow (e.g., healthy food, a safe environment), as well as specialized medical, mental health, social, educational or legal services.When parents are faced with overwhelminglyEarly childhood is a period of both great opportunity and vulnerability. Early childhood experiences set the stage for later health, wellbeing and learning. In the past, most of the focus was on building young children’s academic skills in an effort to ensure they were prepared for school. However, in recent years a growing body of research has demonstrated the strong link between young children’s social-emotional competence and their cognitive development, language skills, mental health and school success. The dimensions of social-emotional competence in early childhood include: • self-esteem - good feelings about oneself • self-confidence - being open to new challenges and willing to explore new environments • self-efficacy - believing that one is capable of performing an action • self-regulation/self-control - following rules, controlling impulses, acting appropriately based on the context • personal agency - planning and carrying out purposeful actions• executive functioning - staying focused on a task and avoiding distractions • patience - learning to wait• persistence - willingness to try again when first attempts are not successful • conflictresolution - resolving disagreements in a peaceful way• communication skills - understanding and expressing a range of positive and negative emotions • empathy - understanding and responding to the emotions and rights of others • social skills - making friends and getting along with others• morality - learning a sense of right and wrong The Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) works to create new ideas and promote public policies that produce equal opportunities and better futures for all children and families, especially those most often left behind. The foundation of all of CSSP’s work is a child, family and community well-being framework that includes a focus on protective and promotive factors. Using an ecological perspective: • protective factors are conditions or attributes of individuals, families, communities or the larger society that mitigate or eliminate risk• promotive factors are conditions or attributes of individuals, families, communities or the larger society that actively enhance well-being
Have people guess and give prizes: Number of SC Senators-46Number of SC Representatives-124Session begins on the second Tuesday in January and runs through the first Thursday in June.
Terri L. Sjodin, who is the bestselling author of Small Message, Big Impact: The Elevator Speech Effect,
Building relationships with your legislators is kind of like digging a well before you are thirsty. It sets a foundation in which asking for a favor later won’t seem so awkward and can set you up for success Know your subcommittees – they are made up of less people and therefore easier to influence