Jacksonville Kids' Coalition's goals are to make children’s issues a top priority in Northeast Florida and to educate candidates, voters, and the community on the status of children in the region. Our efforts to achieve those goals include:
-Annual advocacy trip to Tallahassee to meet with state legislators
-Advocating on a city and state level, meeting with the Mayor, City Council and state legis
lators throughout the year, as necessary. Typically responding to budget cuts and diminishing funds allocated to nonprofits that work with children, the Coalition identifies gaps in services and waiting lists of youth for those services, highlighting how devastating cuts to those programs would be for Jacksonville’s children
-During election years, conduct forums to educate candidates on available services and programs, community strategies proven to be the most successful and challenges in our neighborhoods today
-Annual Celebration of Children’s Week
-Providing background papers for elected officials and candidate on issues affecting Jacksonville’s children
- Advocacy Training
