Children’s doctors can be extraordinarily influential voices for children, and polling data indicate that physicians are particularly effective messengers for early childhood issues. Under this premise, Docs For Tots strives to help state and local child advocates in their efforts to improve child well-being by connecting organizations with doctors interested in advocacy work. Docs For Tots serves as a bridge between the enthusiastic doctors in our network and child advocacy organizations by fostering relationships and supporting both parties.

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State Action Partners

State Action Partners is a program designed to develop and nurture mutually beneficial relationships between Docs For Tots and child advocacy organizations. Having State Action Partners in each state will provide advocacy organizations with an influential voice for their focus areas while ensuring DFT’s network docs are actively engaged and making a difference. Click here to read more.

Activity Ideas For Your Organization

Docs For Tots accepts requests from child advocacy organizations looking for doctor involvement in promoting policies and practices that support the well-being of infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and their families. Docs For Tots can assist both the doctor and organization by providing (and in some cases creating) specific materials (PowerPoint presentations, talking points, etc.) as well as offering individualized technical assistance. For a list of suggested activities, click here.

Is your child advocacy organization interested in having doctor participation in its work?

Please contact us for help in finding a doctor in your area that is interested in becoming involved in your work. In order to help us process the request most efficiently, please provide the following information:

• Specific activity or event and role the doctor would play
• Timeframe
• Audience
• Issue/topic

We realize some activities will require fast action and response, such as an op-ed piece. However, when possible, please allow 8 weeks between request and event/activity.

State by State Advocacy

In an effort to provide advocacy opportunities to doctors both locally and nationwide, read about child advocacy organizations excited to have doctors join them in advocating for children.

Florida: Healthy Families Florida
Florida: Early Learning Coalition of Southwest Florida
Florida: Children's Campaign
Michigan: Michigan's Children
Missouri: Citizens for Missouri's Children
New Jersey: Association for Children of New Jersey
New York: Winning Beginning New York *New*
New York: New York State Child Care Coordinating Council *NEW*
Oregon: Northwest Early Childhood Institute *New*
Texas: Texas Early Childhood Education Coalition
Vermont: Child Care Fund of Vermont
Virginia: Voices for Virginia's Children
Washington: Washington Children's Alliance

 

National: Parents' Action for Children, Child Welfare League of America

In Your State

Click on the links below to learn about the advocacy opportunities and events in your state:

New York

Washington

Florida

Oregon