Advocacy Tools

Let's Go Together!

We know you have ambitious plans for engaging your residents and making a difference. AASC wants you to make reaching your goals easier!

We strive to help you be confident and strategic as you build advocacy efforts that support your residents and affordable housing. Find advice using our Advocacy Advice sheets, templates and more to make the most out of your outreach.

Advocacy Trainings

These Core Connections sessions below were designed with your advocacy efforts in mind. We've compiled those videos relevant to public policy on this page to guide you to better understand funding, Congress, policies, programs and so much more. 

Refer to our training calendar for upcoming Core Connections sessions that focus on public policy efforts you can contribute to on behalf of your residents and your property. Core Connections sessions are included in the cost of your AASC membership and occur on a monthly basis. 

Core Connections sessions are an included in the cost of your AASC membership. Discover presentations on advocacy, health care, partnerships and more by going to our events.

Advocacy Advice Sheets

Download our Advocacy Advice sheets with guidance on ways to broadcast your advocacy efforts to those individuals and organizations outside the property! These will help you get the ball rolling on some of the important advocacy efforts most Service Coordinators can accomplish. Click the links below to download PDFs on special advocacy guidance.

Postcard Templates

Looking for a way to get residents involved with advocacy? Try sending out a postcard to your representatives or decision makers! Postcards are one way to voice your concern on a particular issue affecting you and your residents. Postcards offer a colorful, impactful alternative to email messages that might get lost in the inbox. 

Choose the postcard that fits your message! The first row of postcards have pre-built messages that call on decision makers to consider affordable housing in their plans and budgets. The bottom row of postcards are intentionally without a message so you can write your own. Use the Microsoft Word template on the bottom two postcards to write an engaging, thoughtful message to your representatives that reflect your residents and community. The second page on each postcard is left blank so you can write a longer message to whomever you're sending the postcard to. If you're sending these out individually, be sure to leave room on the righthand side for the address and postage.

Click on the images below to download a copy of the postcard to print. You can also download instructions on how to print and mail the postcards here.

Help us spread the word about the Expanding Service Coordinators Act, an influential bill that would uplift Service Coordinators and residents alike! This bill aims to make investments in service coordination funding, include Service Coordinators in student loan forgiveness programs, provide valuable training, and so much more. 

Letter Template

Email decision makers and government representatives with confidence by using our template! This Word document provides spaces for you to fill in important information about you, your job and the challenges you're facing. Once you've got everything ready, you can send your message by email or physical mail to the people in power who can affect change. 

Download the letter template here.