Advocacy - ACPA

At ACPA, we are one community driven by a shared mission: to advance lifelong, comprehensive team care for all patients with craniofacial differences. We also provide a space for families and individuals to find support, share stories, and move toward a more confident future.

ACPA is working to advocate for causes that impact individuals with cleft/craniofacial differences to both the public and policymakers within the organization’s 501(c)(3) status. Please contact us if you or somebody you know would like to share other legislation you believe ACPA should support.

Our Current Issues

Learn more about the bills ACPA currently supports and other issues impacting individuals with cleft and/or craniofacial differences.

Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act

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Ally's Act

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Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act (ELSA)

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Funding Issues

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ACPA Advocacy Tool Kit

Interested in advocating for the issues that matter to you, but not sure where to begin? Use our Advocacy Tool Kit for helpful resources on topics about understanding the U.S. government, how to advocate, and ways to connect with elected officials.

Become an ACPA Advocate!

Take our Advocacy Survey!

You have an opportunity to help ACPA gauge the reach of our collective networks and enable us to effectively plan for future advocacy and public policy discussions. By understanding our network of relationships with elected officials, we can build advocacy programs that help advance our positions on any number of issues that directly impact ACPA. Through this brief survey you can provide information on the issues that are important to you, the stakeholders within your network, and the level of advocacy you would be willing to undertake on our behalf.

The survey will take very little of your time, but your participation will make a tremendous difference. There is no right or wrong answer to any of the questions; we simply ask for your honest feedback.

PLEASE NOTE that this survey is for people that live in the United States.

Get in Touch!

Complete the below form if you wish to stay up-to-date on the latest advocacy news or become involved as an advocate.

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talk to my legislators about bills ACPA supports.

create a video to spread awareness about issues related to cleft/craniofacial care.

share resources or links relevant to ACPA’s advocacy efforts.

Do you have a story to share relating to advocacy? Whether you are a parent struggling with the financial burden of your child's care or a provider writing appeal letters on behalf of your patients, we want to hear about it!

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