• Join our Volunteer Journalist Corps on Child Abuse and Neglect
  
• Reap the rewards of telling stories about Who's Doing What That Works to improve the lives of children suffering abuse and neglect in America.  They are almost always poor, often black , and forgotten by society.
  
• The cost of child abuse and  neglect in America is $268 million each day, $84 billion a year.  Nearly 3 million cases of child abuse are filed each year, and over 900,000 are active.
  
• Our 360 Editorial Associates Program in volunteer journalism is all about the children--their stories in the neighborhoods and communities where it all happens. We believe it is important that we broadcast the news of success and progress anecdotally--real stories of real people, told and written by talented volunteers 'on the ground' in  communities all over the country.
  
• As an Editorial Associate you will create content for our website, and often the weekly SmartBrief e-newsletter, that child advocates everywhere can build upon in their own work--models that can be shaped  to meet a specific local environment.
  
• Ours is a process of sharing information, of creating a national conversation among a much larger caring public than ever before. Our goal is to inspire  positive action based on the good works of those now engaged in the battle again child abuse and neglect, .At our best we create a citizen army of young adults who bring a fresh enthusiasm and support to the cause.
  
• We do expect that Editorial Associates, along with our staff, will embrace the disciplines of essence journalism which guide us in our work. Visit our Content Resource Center where you can learn more about our standards. Or sign on now , click send more information, and we will a version of our guidelines and some writing samples to guide you.
  
• How do you qualify? Simple:
  • Stay current, as a subscriber to our weekly 360 Smart Brief newsletter and active visitor to www.childadvocacy360.com ,
  • File a draft of a story on Who's Doing What That Works -with the emphasis on 'hands on' child advocacy groups in your communities---but essentially no more than 200 words showing ( 1) Situation (2) Action taken (3) Results

Have it accepted for publication in our Who's Doing What That Works sections on the web site, Submit by email to our editor, Hershel Sarbin, at hershels@aol.com you could become an editorial contributor for the Child Advocacy 360 website!