Advocacy: General

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Mission:

The Advocacy Department's program mission is to influence local, state and national public policy on issues that affect homeless or at risk young adults' ability to become independent and self sustaining adults. As advocates, we are committed to raising the awareness of legislators and the public at large to the problems confronting our young people.

Functions:

1. To position Covenant House as the lead organization in issues dealing with homeless, runaway, and at risk youth.
2. To coordinate advocacy efforts that influence local, state and national public policy on issues affecting urban, homeless, runaway, and at risk youth.
3. To annually meet with elected officials and legislators at the local, state and national level whose districts encompass our programs, as well as those who are chairs of government committees that deal with youth issues, to bring attention and change to issues faced by this population.
4. To educate the general public on the many problems our young people must confront.
5. To refer youth with legal issues such as immigration, criminal and housing matters to external legal representation.