- grassroots@nachc.org
- 202-296-3800
- 211 N Union Street | Alexandria, VA 22314
Community Health Centers simultaneously encounter various challenges and opportunities on the federal, state, and local levels. Health Center Advocacy has never been more important. The NACHC Grassroots Advocacy Leadership Program is designed to prepare Health Center and primary care association (PCA) staff, board members, patients, and other Advocates with the knowledge and tools to be grassroots advocacy leaders in their health centers and communities. Join the passionate, intelligent, committed and fun community of Advocates!
Email grassroots@nachc.org with questions.
The ALP program will begin with half-day virtual training at both NACHC’s Policy and Issues Forum and NACHC’s Community Health Institute & Expo. The program will continue for a six-month period following the conference to continue advocacy training and skill-building virtually.
The cost of the program is $25 (this does not include the conference registration fee). The program is limited to 40 participants, so make sure to sign up early.
ALP participants who remain engaged throughout the course of the program and who complete the ALP Advocacy Project will receive a certificate of completion from NACHC and earn the title “Master of Advocacy”.
Any Health Center staff, Board Members, or patients as well as PCA staff who have not previously participated in the program are eligible. We recommend that ALP participants be someone who can dedicate time to organizing advocacy efforts in order to help foster a culture of advocacy within your health center.
We are a robust grassroots network of over 200,000 Health Center Advocates, fighting for good policies and sustainable funding for America’s Health Centers. Join us!
Did You Know? Health centers provide comprehensive care to over 30 million patients at 11,000 service delivery sites in every state and territory. Health centers save the health care system more than $24 billion annually in reduced emergency, hospital, and specialty care costs.