Citizen Advocacy Programs
Governments have funded Citizen Advocacy programs for many decades. But Citizen Advocacy programs are frequently required to do more with less. Some have been required to undertake paid advocacy activities across an enlarged region while trying to maintain their Citizen Advocacy matching efforts. They have to do this without additional funding and staff and sometimes on a reduced budget.
Such a mix of advocacy models forces existing staff into direct advocacy roles undermining the intended work of making many good matches. The immediate drives out the long-term.
Citizen Advocacy Programs could make more life changing matches with more resources.
Contact a Citizen Advocacy Program if you are interested in contributing to the financial sustainability of Citizen Advocacy.
You can also contact the Citizen Advocacy Program nearest to you if you are interested in learning more and perhaps getting involved with an existing Program.
Map of Citizen Advocacy Programs
The map below contains both Citizen Advocacy Programs ( blue), and a couple of programs that provide a citizen advocacy function within a broader range of advocacy activities. A number might refer to their citizen advocacy activity as Volunteer Advocacy ( red).
List of Citizen Advocacy Programs
- Capricorn Citizen Advocacy Rockhampton
- Rockhampton, QLD
- Australia
- www.capca.org.au
- Maps link
- Sunshine Coast Citizen Advocacy
- Maroochydore, QLD
- Australia
- www.citizenadvocacy.com
- Maps link
- Citizen Advocacy South Australia Inc
- Adelaide, SA
- Australia
- www.citizenadvocacysa.com.au
- Maps link
- Citizen Advocacy Launceston Region Inc
- Launceston, TAS
- Australia
- citizenadvocacylton.org.au
- Maps link
- Citizen Advocacy Sunbury & Districts Inc
- Sunbury, VIC
- Australia
- www.citizenadvocacysunbury.com.au
- Maps link
- Citizen Advocacy Perth West Inc
- Osborne Park, WA
- Australia
- citizenadvocacy.org.au
- Maps link
The following programs provide a citizen advocacy function within a broader range of advocacy activities. A number might refer to their Citizen Advocacy activity as Volunteer Advocacy.
- Melbourne East Disability Advocacy
- Forest Hill, VIC
- Australia
- meda.org.au
- Maps link
- Side By Side Advocacy
- Parramatta, NSW
- Australia
- sidebysideadvocacy.org.au
- Maps link
Watch the Advancing Citizen Advocacy Conference
A wonderful amount of richly informative content was presented by many people from across the world at the Advancing Citizen Advocacy Conference, held in Melbourne Australia in February of 2023.
Now, through the efforts of the Citizen Advocacy Trust of Australia, you can watch the presentations from the conference completely free, on YouTube.
