Public Policy and Advocacy Tool Kit

The Lymphoma Research Foundation's (LRF) on-line advocacy tool kit provides advocates with the resources necessary to garner attention and support for the issues most important to the lymphoma community.

LRF Advocacy Activity of the Month

July 2010

The Independence Day holiday and upcoming summer Congressional recess will provide many LRF advocates with an opportunity to attend and even participate in community events where their federal elected officials will be in attendance. The summer recess, a time when Congress is not in session and legislators return to their home states, is a time when many members of Congress host community forums, commonly called town hall meetings, where they can update constituents on their work in the nation's capital and hear from the people they represent in Congress.

Throughout the months of July and August local LRF chapters are prepared to assist advocates and chapter members who are interested in attending town hall meetings in order to represent the lymphoma community. LRF chapters can identify local meeting locations and provide members with copies of the Town Hall Meeting Tip Sheet from the LRF  "Communicating with Congress" series to help them as they prepare to participate in upcoming meetings.

To receive additional copies of this worksheet, attend a local LRF chapter meeting, or request additional information on town hall meetings in your area, send a message with your request to: advocacy@lymphoma.org.

LRF Policy Priorities

Learn more about federal and state policies affecting the lymphoma community. Read LRF's policy priorities and learn more about recent activities LRF advocates have participated in to speak out on behalf of lymphoma patients and survivors across the country.

Advocacy Training Materials

Download LRF's Advocacy Guide to learn how you can be an effective advocate for the entire lymphoma community. In addition, LRF is pleased to offer in-person training opportunities around the country to members of the lymphoma community interested in becoming advocates. To see if advocacy training is being held in your community, please e-mail LRF at advocacy@lymphoma.org.

Public Policy and Advocacy News

LRF advocates address a wide variety of policy issues affecting the lymphoma community. Learn more about each issue and how together we can affect change and grow support for those issues most important to the lymphoma community by visiting the LRF Public Policy and Advocacy News page.