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Advocacy is the simple job of telling your story to the people who make the decisions. Can you think of a major area in your life that is not influenced by the decisions of elected officials?

Advocacy can take many forms from changing laws to educating and changing perceptions.

Changing public policy involves advocacy in a specific form:

• Bringing together stakeholders and establishing a media campaign

• Organizing a letter writing campaign to law makers

• Initiating a public education movement to break down barriers and bring an issue into the public forum

Finding your representatives:

• Vote Smart (must have zip +4)

• U.S. Congress (must have zip +4)

• To find your zip +4 contact the U.S. Postal Service or call 1-800-ASK-USPS (275-8777)

• Office of the Governor

• California State Assembly

• California State Senate

• Locating information about a Bill in either house

• Finding your state representative and click on “Find My District” on the left.

• Legislative Analyst’s Office - non-partisan evaluation of select issues

• Office of the President

• House of Representatives

• United States Senate

• Locating a federal Bill in either house