Civic Engagement
Our civic engagement and organizing work has truly transformed over the past few years. We grew our outreach programs by engaging in coalition partner text programs and mass mailings to voters, and we continued our work organizing actions and visibility campaigns for reproductive justice. In 2021-2023, we conducted 187 outreach events and reached over 3,000 people through our outreach programs. For the first time in our history, we established a trans-specific outreach program and developed over 30 trans-led or trans-affirming partnerships in our first year. Outside of our usual outreach methods, we also engaged in abortion-forward communications-based outreach campaigns including a multi-media campaign that combined billboard, radio, and street art outreach. We are proud of the direction our organizing is headed in, and we are excited to expand on our work even further in the coming year.
Big Wins:
| 2023: | 2022: | 2021: |
|---|---|---|
| Hired first ever Trans Outreach Coordinator to build relationships with trans and gender expansive communities | Sent 118,000 mailers and over 121,000 texts to Georgia voters to provide information about their rights and key voting deadlines | Conducted 46 reproductive justice-centered outreach events |
| Canvassed communities outside of Metro Atlanta, reaching 300 people as part of our advocacy & outreach bus tour for Reproductive Justice and Joy. | Held Dekalb County Reproductive Justice Townhall to discuss issues in the community | Conducted needs assessment in Dekalb County with 137 participants to identify reproductive health and education gaps |
| Developed and facilitated Sex Ed Demystified series on reproductive health | Organized Abortion with Love campaign to raise awareness about abortion’s legal status in Georgia & remind them that FWHC is an option for care, growing our newsletter list by 10,000 people | Co-led the Georgia People’s Health Forum to mobilize people across the state for policies that keep our families healthy and safe |