Join us for a Local Budget Advocacy Basics training, hosted by Community Food Strategies and the NC Farm to Senior Services Initiative.

Whether you’re a seasoned pro or a budding advocate, we’ll help you understand the roles of key players in local government, interpret budget documents, and identify how to align advocacy priorities. 

Desired Outcomes

• Participants will learn about the key players, elected and unelected, in local governments.
• Participants will learn about the main timeline considerations and connect them to their work.
• Participants will learn where they can look to understand the priorities that their local government may have. 
• Participants will review sample budget documents and begin to get comfortable navigating the documents.