Advocacy Resource Hub

Welcome to CSWE's Advocacy Resource Hub

While still in its infancy, this Hub contains a variety of resources from organizations and individuals in higher education and related groups. We invite you to visit the Advocacy Resource Hub and explore toolkits, templates, media coverage, suggested reading lists, data, and more, collected for social work educators’ educational and advocacy efforts.


 

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world: indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”

- Margaret Mead

We know the mission of higher education is that of discovery, creation, and dissemination of knowledge. We know that higher education is still our best bet and the space where critical thinking is cultivated and nurtured. We know that higher education is where talents are developed and flow into the pipeline, growing the workforce of the future. We know that social work education is an integral part of higher education’s mission, the workforce pipeline, and the global socio-cultural-political economy.

Together, we can advocate for policies and regulations that protect the mission of higher education and publicly demonstrate the commitment of social workers and social work educators to the health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities.
 

CSWE Outreach Toolkit

As social work educators and leaders, CSWE encourages members to contact their members of Congress to express their positions on the proposed cuts to higher education student aid. Visit Congress.gov to identify your members of Congress in both the House and the Senate. Below are advocacy templates provided by CSWE that can be sent to your member of congress through email, postal service, or even by reading the letter to a staff member at your representative's office.

Source	Description	Link
CSWE	This advocacy message template is for the proposed cuts to higher education student aid that were recently approved by the U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee. You can use this template letter to input your information and share with your member(s) of congress.	Click Here
CSWE	This one-page document includes highlights and outcomes of CSWE's Minority Fellowship Program Alumni.	MFP-Alumni-Fact-Sheet

 

Community Organizing

Source	Description	Link
National Education Association	Fundamentals of Organizing Toolkit	Click Here
UCLA Labor Center	Organizing Lessons: Immigrant Attacks and Resistance!	Click Here
American Association of University Professors (AAUP)	Government Relations Toolkit. This toolkit includes resources for advocacy at the state and federal levels.	Click Here
American Library Association (ALA)	The Frontline Advocacy Toolkit from ALA provides practical tools to help frontline library staff identify opportunities to advocate for the value of libraries and their own value on a daily basis. This resource may provide valuable insights and inspiration for advocacy work.	Click here

 

Executive Branch Resources

Source	Description	Link
The White House	List of Presidential actions including executive orders, nominations & appointments, presidential memorandas, and proclomations	Cick Here
The White House	White House briefings & statements	Click Here
The White House	White House fact sheets	Click Here

 

Legislative Reources

Source	Description	Link
U.S. Senate	This website is the database of Bills, Acts, and Laws for the U.S. Senate. This can also be used to find a wide range of resources and information related to the U.S. Senate. There is also a webcast for floor proceedings.	Click Here
U.S. House of Representatives	The official website for the U.S. House of Representatives. You can find a directory of representatives, committee information, legislative activity, and more information through this website.	Click Here
Congress.gov	Provides current and pass legislative activities for both U.S. House of Representatives and Senate.	Click Here
Congressional Budget Office	CBO was established to provide objective, nonpartisan information to support the Congressional budget process and to help the Congress make effective budget and economic policy.	Click Here

 

Judicial Resources

Source	Description	Link
Supreme Court of the United States	Opinions of the Court are posted in this source. The most recently published opinions are from the 10/2024 term, earlier opinions are also available. This source also provides adition information on the Supreme Court.	Click Here
SCOTUSblog	Founded in 2002, SCOTUSblog is devoted to covering the U.S. Supreme Court comprehensively, without bias and according to the highest journalistic and legal ethical standards. The site is provided as a public service.	Click Here
Justia	Justia offers free access to federal and state court decisions, codes, and regulations.	Click Here
Justia	Texas v. United States, No. 23-40653 (5th Cir. 2025). This case involves the challenge to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program by some states. Full Opinion	Click Here

 

Data Resources

Source	Description	Link
U.S. Census Bureau	The Census Bureau is the federal government’s largest statistical agency. They are dedicated to providing current facts and figures about America’s people and economy.	Click Here
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics	U.S. BLS databases, tables, and calculators by subject tool.	Click Here
U.S. Small Business Administration	This is the home of the U.S. Small Business Administration's open data. Here you will find data, reports, and other tools from across SBA.	Click Here
CSWE	2022-2023 Summary of the CSWE Annual Survey of Social Work Programs	Click Here

 

Advocacy Resources

Source	Description	Link
American Council on Education (ACE)	ACE's policy and advocacy resources related to tax reform and higher education in 2025. You can also find more information regarding areas that ACE is advocating for.	Click Here
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)	The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) offers an advocacy center with a wide range of resources as well as ways to get involved.	Click Here
Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration	An alliance of American college and university leaders dedicated to increasing public understanding of how immigration policies and practices impact our students, campuses and communities. President's Alliance provides a advocacy resource hub on their issue areas.	Click Here
American Association of University Professors (AAUP)	AAUP provides advocacy resources for their chapters or individuals who may be interested in starting an AAUP chapter. This page has resouces designed for nonunionized advocacy for AAUP chapters. *Membership required to access*	Click Here
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	NASW has developed a policy agenda, which asserts the association’s advocacy priorities for the legislative cycle. NASW’s policy agenda is consistent with the NASW policies in Social Work Speaks, which is developed by members of the association at Delegate Assembly.  You can find out more about NASW's advocacy efforts through this resource.	Click Here

 

Suggested Reading

Source	Description	Link
CSWE	The Council on Social Work Education's book store reading list "Advocating for Social Work Values & Education". Whether you borrow a copy from your library or purchase through our Bookshop.org page, CSWE hopes that these books are a useful part of your growth as an advocate and social worker.	Click Here
CSWE	Social Work Practice for Social Justice: From Cultural Competence to Anti-Oppression (2nd edition)	Click Here
Dr. Michael M. Crow	University research is the "invisible hand" in advancing innovation. Video	Click Here
CNBC	"RFK Jr. is gutting minority health offices across HHS that are key to reducing health disparities"	Click Here
Chronicles of Higher Education	"More and More Faculty Groups Want Their Colleges to Stand Together Against Trump" *Subscription Required*	Click Here
UCLA Labor Center	Organizing Lessons: Immigrant Attacks and Resistance!	Click Here