Public Policy and Advocacy

Washington, DC is the headquarters for the United Neighborhood Centers of America/Alliance for Children and Families (Alliance) joint public policy office. The policy office tracks issues of legislative priority by providing detailed information and analysis of current Public Policy trends and acts to affect outcomes in public policy decisions and timely issues important to children, families, and neighborhoods.

Ways to stay connected:
Building Neighborhoods blog
Public policy alerts from the joint Public Policy Office. These alerts are managed through the Alliance.
Position Briefs and Policy Analyses, archived by the Alliance.

Helpful guides:
“Promise Neighborhoods Planning How-to Guide”
“Tipping Neighborhoods to Success”, best practices on neighborhood revitalization
"Building Neighborhoods of Opportunity", a guide released by the White House Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative

UNCA National Policy Summit
Held biennially, the National Policy Summit is a marketplace to create awareness for UNCA’s mission, share ideas and programs, and explore new collaborative opportunities that will benefit our communities and our nation.

The UNCA National Policy Summit gives member organizations a chance to network with, build lasting relationships, and explore innovative collaborative opportunities.

Materials from past summits are available for review.

• Alliance and UNCA 2011 National Conference
• 2011 Neighborhood Revitalization Conference
• 2010 Settlement Summit