Advocacy can take many forms.  In simple terms, it means making the case for your cause or mission.  When we talk about advocacy at the Military Children's Six Foundation (MC6F), we usually mean making your case in a way that will change public policy to help the causes of military children. That means reaching audiences in a position to help make those changes. MC6F Advocacy could be any one of a number of things from research and public education to lobbying elected officials and voter engagement. These activities are especially important when you want to make sure that underrepresented and vulnerable communities have a voice in decisions that affect them.

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MC6F Advocacy works to ensure that children’s rights are considered in government laws, policies, budgets, communities, and programs. An independent advocate, such as through the office of the ombudsman for children or a child rights-focused non-governmental organization, like the Military Children's Six Foundation serves to represent the best interests of military children and youth, independently of political structures.