We cannot wait to welcome you to Washington, DC next week for National FASD Impact Week and Hill Day! Look below for more information on Hill Day including talking points and other documents you can use to prepare for your meetings. If you indicated that you wanted FASD United to Read more
The FASD United Monthly Policy Forum will not be held as scheduled on September 30th as it coincides with National FASD Impact Week. The next Monthly Policy Forum is scheduled for October 28th, 2026 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm Eastern. As always, you can join the community at our Weekly Read more
Personal insights from FASD United Policy Coordinator Chris Melfi. It was both humbling and inspiring to join FISAC for the 2nd International Conference on FASD in Mexico, which focused on moving from knowledge to action. I had the opportunity to share lessons we’ve learned here in the U.S. while advocating Read more
Today, they hear it from the people who live it. This is the day. Call your two senators and your representative and keep it simple. Tell them it is FASD Awareness Day, the first one since Congress passed the FASD Respect Act. Then ask them to follow through on what Read more
You are ready. Tomorrow, they hear from the experts. By now you understand the gap, you know your legislators, you have your why, and you know the ask. That is everything you need. Today is about getting call-ready by having the script at hand and the phone numbers for your Read more
Know exactly what you are asking for, and what it would change. When you meet with your legislators, you are not asking for a favor. You are asking for specific things the law already promises. It helps to know what they are, and what they would mean in your actual Read more
One voice is a start. Many voices bring change. Here is how this actually works: One constituent reaching out matters, but many constituents from the same state, saying the same thing, matters far more. Legislators pay attention to the people they represent, so the most useful thing you can do Read more
FASD is often called a non-apparent disability, and too often it is treated as an invisible issue. The needs are real, but many decision makers will never hear about them unless we bring awareness to them. Awareness is its own form of advocacy. Every time someone learns what FASD is, Read more
Your story is what makes you the expert. Here is something worth remembering while advocating: when it comes to FASD, you are the expert, and your legislators are not. They will not learn what this community needs from a briefing or a lobbyist. They learn it from constituents who can Read more
Find the people who can make change happen Today is Day 3, and we will be researching who your two Senators and one Representative are. You already do so much for the FASD community, either as a self-advocate, a loved one, or a professional. But there is one piece of Read more