The Stay Work Play (SWP) Advocacy Network is a statewide network of volunteers who share a passion for improving the lives of young people in New Hampshire through policy, civic engagement, and community building. The goal of the SWP Advocacy Network is to engage and train young people to advocate for issues/bills/policies that impact young people–to give young people a voice in our state’s decision making process.

Join the Advocacy Network

Are you interested in making sure New Hampshire is the best state in the country for young people to thrive? Are you interested in building community with your peers?

Having trouble completing the form? Have additional questions that are not answered on this page? Contact Will at will@stayworkplay.org.

Why should I sign up?

 

One of the best parts of living in New Hampshire is the ability to make real and systemic change at the local and statewide level. In NH, you are a big fish in a small pond and can make a real difference. Your voice matters!! By signing up for the SWP Advocacy Network you are essentially choosing your own advocacy adventure to improve your community and your state. 

Advocate

 

SWP Advocates are volunteers who share a commitment to the values and policies of SWP and its policy pillars. Advocates are committed to supporting SWP policy positions through a variety of actions that are designed to influence the voting of their local State Representatives and State Senators. Actions should include but are not limited to:

  • Signing and collecting signatures for online petitions

  • Submitting written testimony

  • Completing letter/email writing campaigns

  • Creating and sharing testimonial videos

  • Submitting Letters to the Editor

  • Providing virtual video testimony on legislation *In-person testimony when safe to do so*

Regional Lead

Regions

  • Greater Concord

  • Greater Manchester

  • Greater Nashua

  • Lakes Region

  • Monadnock

  • Mount Washington Valley

  • North Country

  • Seacoast

  • Upper Valley

 

A Regional Lead serves as a liaison and organizational manager for the Stay Work Play Advocacy Network. Each of the nine regions should have one or more Regional Leads. The Regional Lead(s) will be tasked with the following:

  • Engage with the SWP Advocacy Network in their assigned region once the current SWP legislative priorities have been established. Regional Leads communicate legislative priorities for each of the SWP policy pillars.

  • Develop a plan for how to activate their regional SWP advocates and utilize their advocates’ skills in the most effective way possible–phone calls, letters to the editor, testimony at the State House, etc. This plan should be devised in collaboration with the SWP Executive Director and the Advocacy Network leads.

  • Provide their regional volunteer advocates with policy summaries and talking points created in collaboration with the Advocacy Committee and the SWP Board of Directors.

  • Follow up with regional volunteers to support them in their advocacy, answer questions, and ensure that advocates follow through on their committed actions.