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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August 24 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm MDT
Back to School Family Friendly EventClayton Early Learning 3751 Martin Luther King Blvd, Denver, CO 80205
Tue
25
Tue
25
Thu
27
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August 27 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm EDT
The Workforce Behind the Workforce: A Candidate Briefing on ChildcareArts Alley 20 S Main St, Concord, NH 03301
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3
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19
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26
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September 26 @ 10:00 am – 3:30 pm EDT
Kentucky Advocacy SummitAmericana World Community Center (Gym), 4801 Southside Dr, Louisville, KY 40214
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30
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September 30 @ 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm EDT
Table with SCAN at the Old Louisville Farmers MarketCentral Park @ Park Avenue & South 6th Street, Louisville, KY 40208
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3
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October 4 @ 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm EDT
Table with SCAN at the West End Farmers MarketCalifornia Park 1600 St Catherine St, Louisville, KY 40210
Grandmother Susan Thomas recently met with a congressional office to share how early learning programs supported her family and made a real difference in her community. ‘I walked into that meeting nervous, but I walked out feeling like my voice actually mattered,’ she said. That is the true impact of SCAN’s Family Engagement program—empowering families that their stories, their experiences, and their voices belong in the rooms where decisions are made.”
– Jasmine Harris and Susan Thomas, SCAN Advocates
Victoria Zegler
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Save the Children Action Network (SCAN) shows up and speaks out for kids. Help us fight to give every child a strong start in life.
899 North Capitol Street NE, Suite 900
Washington D.C. 20002
(800) 243-5075
supportercare@savechildren.org
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. As a 501(c)(4), gifts made to SCAN are not tax deductible.