Volunteers Position Openings:
State Committees for the Families for Orphans Coalition
Networkers, communicators, cheerleaders, adoptive moms and dads who remember
the kids they left behind in the orphanages.
We need you!!!
Description: The Families for Orphans Coalition is seeking individuals from each state to manage grassroots activity in support of the Families for Orphans Act. We are seeking the following volunteer positions:
State Managers – Leaders who will build a network of supporters for the Bill, share information about the Bill and inspire people to get involved and take action. This requires 2-3 hours a week.
Committee Members for each state – Individuals to support the State Managers, build the state network of individuals supportive of the Bill. People with a broad variety of talents are needed – to build awareness among a variety of individuals about the children languishing in orphanages and foster care worldwide and how the Families for Orphans Act can make a difference in their lives.
So if you are retired and want to leave a legacy for your grandchildren, a mom or dad who feels passionate about helping children find families, or someone who loves politics, these jobs may be for you!
Note: Tools will be provided, but extensive autonomy is expected based on leadership style, time/availability and the ideas of local advocates.
History of Families for Orphans Coalition and Act:
The Families for Orphans Act provides the structure, support and resources to focus the US government on orphan policy, diplomacy and the development of programs that will move children out of orphanages and into permanent families. The Bill (Senate Bill 1458 and House Bill 3070) is sponsored by Senators Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and James Inhofe (R-OK) along with Representatives Diane Watson (D-CA) and John Boozman (R-AR). It demonstrates our collective commitment to the millions of children living outside of permanent parental care and proactively address a global gap in the most basic of human rights – the right to a permanent family.
The Families for Orphans Coalition is a group of organizations and individuals working to attract attention and resources to children worldwide who are growing up without permanent parental care. JCICS is a founding member.
The Coalition seeks to- Create policy and system change so that the millions of orphans children growing up without permanent families worldwide will have an opportunity for permanent family care and lasting connections with caring adults, and
- Address barriers that place a child’s ability to be part of a permanent family at risk.
Please join us! Speak for those to cannot speak for themselves by supporting the Families for Orphans Act and encouraging others in your community to do the same.
To Apply
Submit a letter of interest which details your availability, level of interest in positions, and pervious pertinent experience via e-mail to: Carri Booth at carri@kidsave.org.
Make sure you include your contact information (name, address, daytime phone, evening phone, cell phone, email) and the days of the week/number of hours you are available. Please put “Families for Orphans State Coordinator” in the subject line. Please let us know what you think you are best suited to do, or would like to do.
Please visit www.kidsave.org/advocacy_orphanact.shtml for more information regarding the Families for Orphans Act.
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