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Children's Week Presented by

We are pleased to announce that Karen Woodall was the 2007 Chiles Advocacy Award Winner. We are pleased to annouce that Dr. Ann Levy is the 2006 Chiles Advocacy Award Winner. Please take a look at all of the Chiles Award Winners over the years.

Click here to link to the nomination form in PDF. Click here to link to the nomination form in Word. The deadline for submission is February 15th.

Lawton and Rhea Chiles embody the spirit of what public service is intended to be. The wisdom and experience they gleaned during Lawton Chiles' decades of public service taught them that society's most precious natural resource - its children and their families - deserve the special attention of society and its representatives in governmental office. Together, they elevated understanding and awareness of the critical importance of the first years of life to new levels, and helped craft state and national policy that will benefit children and their families for generations to come.

Because of the paramount importance that Lawton and Rhea Chiles attached to early childhood and family issues while Lawton Chiles was in public office, and because of Rhea Chiles' continuing efforts in this arena, Children's Week Partners - a coalition of more than 20 statewide non-profit, private and public sector organizations - annually present the Chiles Advocacy Award to a Floridian who has dedicated his or her life to improving the lives of children and families, and who has successfully engaged others to promote policies and programs that benefit those children and families. The recipient of the annual Chiles Advocacy Award exemplifies the integrity, dedication, and commitment to improving the lives of Florida's children and families for which we all strive.

1. The Chiles Advocacy Award (the Award) will be presented annually during Children's Week at the forum deemed most appropriate by the Children's Week Partners.
2. Children's Week Partners will identify a process for selecting the Award recipient from nominees provided by Children's Week Partners, and from others who Children's Week Partners agree should be considered.
3. The Children's Week Partners Committee shall, by unanimous vote, select the Award recipient.
4. The Award recipient must:
   1. have demonstrated a commitment over many years to advocating for public policies to improve the lives of Florida's youngest children and their families;
   2. represent the highest standards of professionalism and be well recognized as a leader in Florida's efforts to address early childhood and family issues; and
   3. must have facilitated policy changes benefiting Florida's children and families on a statewide basis.

To view a PDF listing of past recipients of the Chiles Advocacy Award please click here.