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9 Days, 9 Ways Day 8: Practice

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 Read more

By Chris Melfi, 21 hoursSeptember 8, 2026 ago
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Days, 9 Ways Day 7: Close the Gap

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 Read more

By Chris Melfi, 2 daysSeptember 7, 2026 ago
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Days, 9 Ways Day 6: Grow

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 Read more

By Chris Melfi, 3 daysSeptember 6, 2026 ago
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9 Days, 9 Ways Day 5: Visibility

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 Read more

By Chris Melfi, 4 daysSeptember 5, 2026 ago
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9 Days, 9 Ways Day 4: Share Your Why

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 Read more

By Chris Melfi, 5 daysSeptember 4, 2026 ago
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9 Days, 9 Ways Day 3: Research

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 Read more

By Chris Melfi, 6 daysSeptember 3, 2026 ago
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9 Days, 9 Ways Day 2: Connect

You are not meant to do this alone Today is Day 2, and it is all about Connection. Take a look below for more. You are not meant to do this alone. Advocacy works best as a community, not a Read more

By Chris Melfi, 7 daysSeptember 2, 2026 ago
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9 Days, 9 Ways Day 1: Understand

A law without funding isn’t change. Before you can ask anyone to fix a problem, you have to be able to name it. So we start by understanding what exists for the FASD community, and what does not. Here is Read more

By Chris Melfi, 1 weekSeptember 1, 2026 ago
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Why Can’t More Be Done to Support People with FASD? The Answer Is Funding.

Introducing 9 Days, 9 Ways to make an Impact this FASD Awareness Month. Starting tomorrow. Maybe you love someone with FASD. You have fought for a diagnosis, hunted for a therapist who has even heard of it, begged schools to Read more

By Chris Melfi, 1 weekAugust 31, 2026 ago
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Introducing Fund FASD

Use this new 1-pager to ask your legislators to Fund FASD Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) affect as many as 1 in 20 Americans, more than most other comparable disabilities, yet FASD receives only a fraction of the federal investment. Read more

By Chris Melfi, 3 weeksAugust 17, 2026 ago

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