Volunteer
You are a powerful voice for kids. As parents and caregivers, you have the experience and expertise to make change for kids.
Volunteer
You are a powerful voice for kids. As parents and caregivers, you have the experience and expertise to make change for kids.
Parents and caregivers are key to campaigning for kids! With SCAN, you can influence decision-makers and help secure investments for kids.
Advocate for your own family and millions more.
Our Family Engagement Program offers training, flexibility, leadership development, and networking opportunities. To facilitate your participation, SCAN has funding available to help cover childcare and transportation costs related to many program activities.
Guided by their lived experiences, parents and caregivers are making change for kids! In 2023, advocates like you helped SCAN reach more than 7,000 caregivers, recruited 575 volunteers, and helped to reach hundreds of lawmakers.
Choose the opportunities that work best for you: share your story with lawmakers, participate in local events, or speak up on social media. Don’t worry — we’ll provide the tools you need to be a champion for children.
August 31 @ 12:00 pm – 7:00 pm EDT
SCAN outreach at the End of Summer Bash!Buckroe Beach, 100 S 1st Street, Hampton, VA 23664
September 11 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am EDT
SCAN Day of Service in Hanover!Lake Hanover Nature Trail, 7490 Library Drive Hanover, VA 23069
September 19 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm EDT
Midlands, Peedee, and Lowcountry (MPL) Regional Community Action TeamZoom
September 28 @ 8:00 am – 4:30 pm CDT
Tabling at Kidsville in Centennial ParkMusicians Corner, 2500 West End Ave. Nashville, TN
October 12 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm MDT
Brunch and Ballots with Clayton Early Learning Center3801 Martin Luther King BLVD Denver, CO 80205
I learned that lawmakers want to hear from their people. Real stories about real people and real families capture their attention more readily than statistics… We are changemakers in West Virginia. Our lawmakers need to see this change firsthand…”
– Melinda Foster, Family Engagement Advocate, West Virginia
Check out the latest stories on our incredible volunteers!
Marisol Diaz (She/Her)
Director for Family Engagement
Marisol Diaz is the Director for Family Engagement in New Mexico. A proud three-time NMSU graduate and native New Mexican, she has dedicated her professional career to social and health justice issues along the Rio Bravo in southern New Mexico. She has a decade of experience in coalition development, project management, community relations and policy advocacy.
Marisol has mobilized community on built environment, substance use/abuse, infrastructure, transportation, education, and economic relief efforts regionally and throughout New Mexico. She is passionate about ensuring that voices of the most marginalized and disenfranchised are elevated and heard. This work has resulted in wins for community advocates with local and state policy initiatives including local ordinance adoptions, state law changes, and funding allocations for a variety of projects as well as national recognition of regional efforts.
Email: mdiaz@savechildren.org
Annalise Romoser (She/Her)
Sr. Director for Partnerships and Family Engagement
Annalise Romoser brings nearly 20 years of grassroots, advocacy, and campaign experience to her role of Sr. Director for Partnerships and Family Engagement at Save the Children Action Network (SCAN).
Annalise has been with SCAN since 2017, leading the organization’s campaign efforts in Colorado to secure new investments in early learning and child nutrition. Before joining SCAN, Annalise served as Latin America Program Manager, Forest Campaigns, at the Environmental Investigation Agency, Director for Public Policy and Advocacy at Lutheran World Relief, and as Senior Associate at the U.S. Office on Colombia.
Email: aromoser@savechildren.org