Nominate a Legislator and Advocate of the Year for the 2017 Families Together in New York State Legislative Awareness Day! |
Please review the following criteria before nominating an Advocate or Legislator of the Year
Advocate of the Year Award Criteria:
- Advocates on behalf of families and children involved in child-serving systems
- Emphasizes the importance of family and youth involvement in policy and service planning
- Advances policy reform efforts with statewide impact
- Cannot be an elected representative but local government officials are considered.
Legislator of the Year Award Criteria:
- Must be an elected representative(Senate, Assembly, Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller, etc), a high-level official from a state agency, or a member of the executive office.
- Champions policy reform efforts with statewide impact on behalf of families and children involved in child-serving systems