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Assignment: Advocating with Policy Makers

Choose a social welfare problem that you believe is in need of change and write a letter to an elected local, state, or federal official regarding the issue you have chosen. You are not required to send the letter; however, it must be written in a professional, well organized, clear, and concise format.

Writing letters to public officials is a form of political advocacy for clients and social workers. For this Assignment, you will write an advocacy letter to a public official about a problem and a policy.

In addition, you will write a 1-2 page explanation of your letter. Your explanation will provide the rationale behind your chosen issue and the approach you took with the specific representative.

Assignment: In the same document, submit both Part I and II of the assignment (2-4 pages):

Part I: Letter to Representative

Your letter should include:

• A description of the social welfare issue

• An explanation of how you want the legislator to respond to the issue (vote, create legislation, hold public hearings, etc.) and why.

• Support of your viewpoints with credible facts and research.

Part II: Explanation (1-2 pages, double-space, APA format) For this part of the assignment, provide an explanation of:

• Why you selected the issue

• How the issue affects social work

• The reason you chose the specific representative

• The approach you took with the representative (consider the representative's voting history, political affiliation, and any other factors you considered)