Planned Parenthood Advocacy Project Los Angeles CountyPlanned Parenthood Advocacy Project Public Affairs Intern
Oct. 2016 - Dec. 2017Greater Los Angeles AreaPlanned Parenthood Advocacy Project Los Angeles County is the advocacy (c4) arm of Planned Parenthood Los Angeles. PPAC works with elected officials, community groups, and supporters/volunteers to ensure that patients have access to the healthcare they deserve. I represented PPAP at local events where we discussed the political climate, current legislation that will affect PP, and recruiting volunteers to join our team. I collaborated to organize Capitol Day, one of the largest volunteer-led lobbying days in Sacramento by arranging the transportation and other logistics for staff and a 50-person volunteer crew. Mastered VAN and tracked volunteer engagement. Trained volunteers to phone bank, canvassed for GOTV in Las Vegas, NV in 2016, helped organize rallies, attended health fairs on behalf of PPLA, and worked with the Los Angeles Coalition for Reproductive Justice. We won the battle for health care by defeating the ACA Repeal bills, helped get Senator Catherine Cortez-Masto (D) Nevada elected, and helped increase PPAP LAC's supporter base by 22,000 individuals.