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How To Get Involved
Being a volunteer advocate
requires no previous advocacy experience or training. You will always have the opportunity to work
in advocacy teams with other family members, volunteers and health
professionals. While you’ll
always be provided background on the issue you’re discussing and
statistics on Alzheimer’s, your influence as an advocate will
come in telling your story – how your life has
been touched by Alzheimer’s.
The California Council
and Chapters provide many opportunities for volunteer advocates to
become part of the Association’s advocacy team.
Opportunities include:
- Visiting your elected
state, federal and local legislators in their local offices
- Responding to
“alerts” to call or write your legislators on high priority
issues affecting families living with Alzheimer’s disease
- Attending legislative
hearings at the State Capitol in Sacramento
- Attending Advocacy Day
in
Sacramento
- Attending the
Washington DC Public
Policy Forum (spring each year)
Participating
in advocacy training workshops in your community.
To sign up as
an advocate, contact the
Public Policy
Director in the Chapter nearest you.
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California Council of the Alzheimer's Association
921 Eleventh Street, Suite 601
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-447-2731 · 916-447-2741 ( FAX)
24 / 7 Helpline 1-800-272-3900
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