Advocacy

Throughout its 155-year history, FSW staff have worked to improve the lives of their clients by helping to shape public policy and influencing federal and state legislation. FSW has established collaborative relationships with some 80 national, state and local organizations to better serve its clients and agency staff regularly work with federal and state policy-makers on a whole host of issues that impact FSW clients and their family members.

Federal Elected Officials & Issues
Enter your zip code and click on ‘GO’ to access your federal elected officials, their contact information and their voting records on issues of importance to FSW and our clients.  This link is courtesy of the national Alliance for Children and Families.

State and Local Elected Officials
Contact information for local chief elected officials and state legislators can be found by typing in your zip code in the icon below and then clicking the Go button.

Other Advocacy Websites
Alliance For Children & Families — www.alliance1.org/

Annie E. Casey Foundation — http://www.aecf.org/

Independent Sector — http://www.independentsector.org/

Bridgeport Child Advocacy Coalition — http://www.bcacct.org/

Connecticut Association of Nonprofits — http://www.ctnonprofits.org/

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