This will be a workshop on advocacy and leadership, helping workers understand how to effectively use their voices to help improve early childhood policy and increase public investment in early childhood at the city, state, and federal level. After a successful session last year, we would like to return with added urgency, given unstable funding for many ECE programs. Empowering educators with the skills to lead and advocate for their profession is not only appropriate but essential for sustaining and strengthening the early childhood workforce.