Dear Members,

We invite you to save the date for this year's State House Advocacy Day on May 16th!

We are eager to stand alongside our Members again this spring and loudly advocate for legislation and investments in child, youth, and family well-being in Massachusetts.

In this year's Advocacy Day program, we are excited to include an Awards Ceremony, where we will honor program leaders and front-line staff from CLM's Member organizations.

• Click here to nominate a program leader for an award
• Click here to nominate a member of your front-line staff for an award

We encourage Members to nominate program leaders and front-line staff who have demonstrated unwavering commitment to program excellence and improving the lives of children and families in Massachusetts.

Thank you to all who serve within our sector – we are excited to celebrate your contributions! 

Advocacy Day Program Details

Date: Thursday, May 16th

Time: 9:30 a.m.

Where: Massachusetts State House, Hall of Flags, 24 Beacon St., Boston, MA

Who is invited? Legislators and legislative staff as well as members’ executive leadership, program, and direct service staff, and their clients from across the state.

This year's program will include:

• A networking session, accompanied by light refreshments
• Speeches from CLM's legislative champions
• An Awards Ceremony celebrating our Members' workforce and legislative champions
• Lobbying office visits within the State House

Legislative Trainings in Anticipation of

Advocacy Day

To help prepare us for Advocacy Day, we hosted a Legislative Training 2.0 last Friday, where we covered the legislative process, discussed legislative advocacy strategies, and shared CLM resources to support and aid our Members' advocacy efforts. Click here to access the training recording!

Upcoming trainings:

• Budget Training (Feb. 9, 2024)
• State House Advocacy - Know-Before-You-Go (May 10, 2024)

To check out photos and highlights from last year's Advocacy Day, please click the button below.

Upcoming Meetings

January Member Meeting - DYS Commissioner Reardon

Date: Monday, January 22nd

Time: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Location: Zoom

The guest speaker for CLM's January member Meeting will be DYS Commissioner Cecely Reardon. Complete meeting agenda will be shared in the coming weeks.

Meeting Schedules: Mark your calendars!

FY24 Member Forum schedule

FY24 Member Meeting schedule

**Click here to access December's Task Force/Coalition notes**