You have learned in this unit that grassroots movements are driven by the community. For this week’s discussion, you will explore the role of grassroots movements as they relate to advocacy, specifically advocacy for children and families. You will also examine some of the challenges human service professionals may face with regard to grassroots movements and discuss how these challenges could be overcome.
Please respond to the following:
- Explore the role grassroots movements play with regard to advocacy. Share an example of how a grassroots movement would be beneficial when advocating for children and their families.
- Describe the steps a human service professional would need to take to implement a grassroots movement.
- Analyze two of the benefits of grassroots movements as they relate to advocacy, specifically advocacy for children and families.
- Examine some of the challenges human service professionals may face with regard to grassroots movements and discuss how these challenges could be overcome.
Web Resources
Community Tool Box. (2020). Section 1: Strategies for community change and improvement: An overview. https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/assessment/promotion-strategies/overview/main
Community Tool Box. (2020). Section 2: Developing a proposal for change. http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/advocacy/encouragement-education/proposal-for-change/main
Community Tool Box. (2020). Section 7: Lobbying decisionmakers. https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/advocacy/direct-action/lobby-decisionmakers/main
Community Tool Box. (2020). Section 8: Some lessons learned on community organization and change. https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/overview/model-for-community-change-and-improvement/lessons-learned/main
Community Tool Box. (2020). Section 10: General rules for organizing for legislative advocacy. https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/advocacy/direct-action/legislative-advocacy/main
Grella, C. (2021, July 23). Advocacy | A rundown of the basics with real-world examples. Salsa Labs. https://www.salsalabs.com/blog/advocacy-campaign-planning
The National Affordable Housing Management Association. (n.d.). What is grassroots advocacy? https://www.nahma.org/what-is-grassroots-advocacy/