Parents as Changemakers: Effective Policy Advocacy
Are you committed to ensuring that foster parents, kinship families, guardians and advocates have the best training and support they need to best serve children? Not sure where to start to advocate for the changes you want? Come learn how you can make a difference!
Join us for this 2-part virtual advocacy series; two hours, each week for two-weeks.
We will discuss and review crafting your message to advocate for key bills to support our most vulnerable youth.
Meet the trainer: Jenifer Sarver
Jenifer Sarver is the founder of Sarver Strategies, a communications firm where she develops and manages strategic communications for her clients. Her services range from speechwriting to media relations. She has trained public figures, including CEOs, foreign leaders, political candidates, and nonprofit leaders, to deliver their messages effectively. Jenifer is on the advisory council of the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life at The University of Texas at Austin, helped launch the bipartisan WeLEAD program at American University, and has participated in Civic Seminary, which trains civic catalysts nationwide. She also chairs the national board of the Women’s Public Leadership Network. In 2017, Jenifer was selected for the Presidential Leadership Scholars program, a partnership of the foundations of Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, and Lyndon B. Johnson. She earned a Bachelor of Journalism and Bachelor of Science, from UT Austin and Master of Public Administration from American University. In 2018, Jenifer came in 5th in an 18-way Republican Primary to represent Texas’ 21st District in the U.S. Congress. She is a Fellow of the inaugural class of the Civil Society Fellowship, A Partnership of ADL and The Aspen Institute, and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.