• EnCircle staff listen during an advocacy meeting

    We speak up for what matters

    Annual Report 2024-2025: Advocacy

We speak up for what matters

Annual Report 2024-2025: Advocacy

EnCircle staff and clients smile for the camera during an advocacy meeting

Advocacy

Strengthening Our Voice

EnCircle launched dedicated, year-round advocacy with new Director of Advocacy and Government Relations to better serve students, immigrants, and people with disabilities.

 

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Hunter and his Direct Support Professional pose for the camera at a baseball game

Advocacy

Medicaid Matters

A major focus of our efforts this year is the ongoing “Medicaid Matters” advocacy campaign. Those directly affected by potential cuts to Medicaid funding, like Hunter, seen here at left with his caregiver Allison, are front and center, sharing what matters to them, and why it should matter to all of us.

Watch Hunter's Story
EnCircle staff meet with representatives

Advocacy

Building Connections with Lawmakers

Relationship building and education with lawmakers included visits to the Capitols in Richmond and Washington, DC, as well as hosting legislators at our programs.

Chaplain Sarah Menke

Advocacy

Standing Together for Medicaid

EnCircle Chaplain Sarah Menke joined an interfaith coalition at a 60-hour Medicaid vigil in Washington, D.C. The goal: to reflect, find unity, and keep advocating with hope. 

Watch Sarah's prayer

By the Numbers

31

Meetings held with federal and state legislators

Between January and June 2025, enCircle staff met with legislators and their teams at both the federal and state levels to share updates and advocate for the people we serve

Our Circle is Wide and All Are Included

To our supporters— thank you! Your generosity and belief in enCircle’s mission enable us to walk alongside children, adults and families through challenges and triumphs.

Because of you, we continue to provide compassionate, life-changing support in education, developmental services, foster care and adoption, immigration services, and counseling.

Together, we are building stronger, more inclusive communities where every person is valued and supported.

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