Tools for Success

Want to contact your elected official, but don’t know where to start? This section’s for you. Here we have tools for success that will help you hone your skills to become a whole child health champion.

Advocacy 101

• Presentation (.pptx)
   

Sharing Your Story

• Storytelling for social change
• How to practice for meeting with an elected official (.pdf)
   

How to speak with your elected officials

• How to go to the Rochester City School District school board
• How to register to speak to Rochester City Council
   

How to find my elected official

• NYS Senate
• NYS Assembly
• US Senate (federal)
• US House of Representatives (federal)
   

Information on budget cycles

• RCSD budget cycle
• City of Rochester budget cycle
• NYS budget cycle
   

Racial equity impact assessment resources

• Telling a new story: A collaborative checklist for social justice leaders (.pdf)
• RACE Forward- Racial Equity Impact Assessment (.pdf)
• Principles for racially equitable policy platforms (.pdf)