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Our network of CARE Action advocates are dedicated to ending poverty and saving lives. Our advocates represent a range of backgrounds, experience levels, and perspectives, united by an unshakeable commitment to the dignity of all people. Together, we speak up alongside people, particularly women and girls, who are working to become self-sufficient and ensure their voices are heard and their needs are met.
Get exclusive access to a nationwide network of fellow advocates, best-in-class training, and opportunities to engage your Members of Congress on critical legislation.
CARE Action’s team is your connection to CARE’s legislative agenda and global work in countries where CARE operates. They are available to work directly with you on influencing your Members of Congress, organizing local events, conducting in-district meetings, submitting pieces to your local media, and participating in national CARE events.
Regional Advocacy Manager
Laura comes to CARE with a background in policy advocacy and coalition-building. She most recently served as a Policy Advisor for Food Systems at Oxfam America, where she advocated for food security programs in Congress. She spent time pushing for global hunger solutions that center frontline communities and organizing stakeholders for policy change. Prior to that, she worked with human rights activists from around the globe at the National Endowment for Democracy. She holds a Master’s from the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex. In her spare time, she enjoys sourcing local food from farmer’s markets, hiking or yoga, and indulging in fantasy novels and games.
Advocacy Manager
Colton is an Advocacy Manager at CARE, where he builds state-level advocacy infrastructure and grassroots power across the country. He brings nearly a decade of progressive advocacy and organizing experience rooted in Texas, from community outreach with Planned Parenthood Greater Texas and health equity organizations to leading advocacy efforts at Planned Parenthood Texas Votes in the wake of the Dobbs decision. His work is grounded in coalition building and translating complex policy into language that meets people where they are.
CARE Action and its advocates have championed numerous actions by government leaders — with support from both sides of the aisle — for progress on ending hunger, advancing women’s economic opportunities, and more.
For example, CARE Action advocates have helped to protect U.S. international assistance that delivers lifesaving healthcare for mothers and their babies, feeds children and families, and allows millions to lift themselves out of poverty, strengthening economies and security around the world and here in the U.S.
In addition, in 2016, and again in 2022, CARE Action championed the passage and subsequent reauthorization of the Global Food Security Act, which ensures the U.S. keeps its commitments to ending global hunger through supporting local farmers
