Together We Can

Together We Can connects our grassroots advocates with Members of Congress to advance our key issues. Advocacy leaders from all over the country meet in the Members’ home states—bringing together local individuals and families—to share their personal connections to T1D articulating the emotional, financial, and physical costs of the disease and encouraging support for our positions.

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Welcome to the 2026 Together We Can campaign! Every other year our national network of advocacy leaders schedule Congressional meetings in their home states to advance issues that are important to the type 1 diabetes (T1D) community and to convene individuals and families to share their experiences of life with T1D. These meetings ensure our Federal legislators understand the emotional, physical, and financial realities of the disease and how they can be supportive of their constituents impacted by T1D.

This campaign will run from January 15 - March 1. Follow our progress by exploring the map to the left — click the button below to express interest in attending a meeting!

Illinois

  • Total Possible Meetings: 20
  • Currently Scheduled: 0
  • Percentage Complete: 60%

There are no newly elected Members of Congress in this state, but please visit jdrf.org/advocacy for more ways to get involved and follow @JDRFAdvocacy on social.

Click below to see archived meetings with Members of Congress in Illinois from past advocacy campaigns!

Click on a state to view our progress!

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