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Join 19 Million Steps for 19 Million Children and add your movement to the collective September goal.
Go to the Step TrackerNACoA’s September Campaign
Voices of the Unheard
This September, the National Association for Children of Addiction is bringing people together for nearly 19 million children impacted by familial substance use—and we need you.
Children Deserve Recovery Too.
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Too many children carry this alone.
When substance use affects a family, children can spend years adapting to uncertainty, protecting family secrets, and trying to make sense of what is happening around them.
They may feel isolated, responsible, ashamed, confused, or unseen. They deserve adults and communities that recognize what they are carrying and remind them they are not alone.
Walk · Give · Share
Join the Campaign
Three ways to show up right now. Choose the action that fits you, and help this campaign reach another child, family, trusted adult, or community.
Give
Help NACoA raise $150,000 for children by September 30.
Donate to the CampaignShare
Help more people see, hear, and support these children using NACoA’s campaign graphics, guides, and story tools.
Open the Media KitLive Campaign Scoreboard
Two goals. One promise to children.
Together, every step and every gift moves the campaign forward.
September 1–30, 2026
19 Million Steps
for 19 Million Children
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Campaign Media Kit
Everything you need to help spread Voices of the Unheard.
Campaign Quick Guide
Get the campaign overview, key messages, participation paths, and approved language in one place.
Open Campaign Quick Guide (PDF)Campaign Graphics
Open the shared campaign folder to download finished graphics for social posts and Stories. Choose the format that fits your channel, then pair it with the approved campaign message below.
Access Campaign GraphicsMake It Yours
Use the campaign framework to personalize who you walk, give, or speak for while keeping the message connected.
Open Make It Yours Guide (PDF)Share Your Voice
Tell why this work matters, who you support, or what you wish someone had told you.
Open Share Your Voice Guide (PDF)
Design a Firefly
Children can be part of the campaign, too.
For children, families, schools, classrooms, community groups, child-serving organizations, and professionals working with children.
Invite a child to create a firefly as a symbol of hope, courage, and being heard. The activity launches with Voices of the Unheard and continues beyond September.
- 1Download the worksheet.
- 2Design and color the Firefly.
- 3Photograph or scan the finished artwork.
- 4Email it to nacoa@nacoa.org.
- 5NACoA may feature submitted Fireflies online and in campaign or future creative materials.
Why NACoA
More than 40 years of helping children find support and hope.
The National Association for Children of Addiction leads Voices of the Unheard because children need more than awareness. They need practical resources—and trusted adults and professionals who can recognize when a child needs help and respond with care.
Learn About NACoA- 01Programs and outreach supporting children and families
- 02Practical resources that help children feel less alone
- 03Education and training for trusted adults and professionals
- 04A national voice for children too often overlooked
The September Walking Challenge
19 Million Steps for 19 Million Children.
Throughout September, people across the country are building one collective step total for children impacted by familial substance use.
Every step shared becomes a visible act of support for children.
Voices of the Unheard is the campaign.
19 Million Steps is how we walk together for children.
Give Through Voices of the Unheard
Help fund the moment when someone notices, listens, and knows how to help.
Campaign gifts support the work NACoA already does for children and the adults who serve them:
- Programs and outreach
- Child- and family-centered resources
- Education for communities
- Training for trusted adults and professionals
A child should never have to earn the right to be supported.
Partners + Organizations
Bring the campaign to your organization.
Businesses, schools, community groups, media, partners, and organizations can share materials, walk together, host a Firefly activity, raise funds, or help the story travel. NACoA can help you find the right way in.
Voices of the Unheard
Make the Unheard Heard.
Children Deserve Recovery Too.
This September, choose one way to help nearly 19 million children know they are seen, supported, and never alone.
Whatever you choose, thank you for helping children impacted by familial substance use know they are seen, heard, and supported.
