Volunteer
Family Engagement
You are a powerful voice for kids. As parents and caregivers, you have the experience and expertise to make change for kids.
YOUR EXPERIENCE IS POWERFUL – SHARE IT!
Parents and caregivers are key to campaigning for kids! With SCAN, you can influence decision-makers and help secure investments for kids.
Start Your Advocacy Journey Today
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.
Join a Community of Changemakers
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.
Upcoming Events
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December 28 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm PST
End of year SCAN party in SpokaneLocust Cider Spokane (back room), 421 W Main Ave, Spokane, WA 99201
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January 27 @ 8:30 am – 5:00 pm MST
New Mexico Kids First Day of Action 2025New Mexico State Capitol
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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
ADVOCACY IN ACTION
Check out the latest stories on our incredible volunteers!
Family Engagement Leadership
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
Victoria Zegler
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Save the Children Action Network (SCAN) was created in 2014 as the political advocacy arm of Save the Children, to be the political voice for kids. We work to ensure that the issues critical to children’s lives and futures are given top priority by our elected leaders, building bipartisan support to make sure every child has a strong start in life.