PUBLIC POLICY - IN COLLABORATION WITH PUBLIC POLICY PROFESSIONALS AND A PUBLIC POLICY VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE THE YMCA ALLIANCE OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND WORKS DILIGENTLY TOWARD ACHIEVING THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES: THE ALLIANCE LEVERAGES OUR BRAND AND CAPACITY TO SPEAK AND ADVOCATE WITH ONE VOICE TO ADVANCE THE CAUSE OF OUR YS SERVING ALL. ADDRESS LEGISLATIVE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES BY FOSTERING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH APPOINTED AND ELECTED PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND OTHER KEY LEADERS, PARTNERS, AND VOLUNTEERS. COMMUNICATE Y PRIORITIES AND PROGRAM IMPACTS - BOTH INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY - WITH A UNIFIED MESSAGE REPRESENTING THE COLLECTIVE STRENGTH AND IMPACT OF THE Y'S IN MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE AND VERMONT. KEY PARTNERSHIPS WITH YMCA STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND OTHER COMMUNITY, LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL, AND GLOBAL LEADERS.