Becoming a Member
How to become a member ...
If you would like to become a member of Every Child Counts and begin receiving Action Alerts, regular updates, and other information to help you advocate for children and families, Click Here to complete your information. In the "Comments" section, please indicate you would like to be a member of Every Child Counts.
If you still have questions and want to talk with Every Child Counts Staff, you may contact us at:
Every Child Counts
218 Sixth Avenue
1021 Fleming Building
Des Moines, Iowa, 50309
Phone: 515-280-9027
Fax: 515-244-8997
E-mail: everychildcounts@cfpciowa.org
What does it mean to become a member of Every Child Counts?
As a member of Every Child Counts, you can expect to receive a variety of advocacy tools, which include:
- Policy statements and positions on issues that affect children, based upon evidence of the most effective practices toimprove children's success;
- Updates on legislation affecting children, on both the federal level and the state level;
- Advocacy Alerts recommending Network responses;
- Training sessions on children's issues and child advocacy;
- Advocacy tools; and
- Resources to distribute at community forums.
Every Child Counts staff provide members with materials to advocate on behalf of children and families.
What role do members have?
- Keep up-to-date on children's issues and keep others up-to-date;
- Respond and take action on advocacy alerts;
- Help Every Child Counts convene a community forum or meeting;
- Provide Every Child Counts materials to others in the community;
- Enlist others to join the Network;
- Shapeorlead a local agenda for children;
- Visit the Every Child Counts website.