Dear @[lawmaker username], May is National Foster Care Month, a time to honor the many wonderful people who support the well-being of children in foster care. We urge you to join us this month in thanking and supporting foster parents by ensuring they have the support they need to succeed. Strengthening foster parenting policies can help foster families like [family name] and help kids succeed. As a first step, we hope you will consider issuing a public proclamation shared by @fosteringchamps in support of foster parents https://tinyurl.com/y28lq44g #NCFM2019 #ThanksFosterFamilies #fostercare
National Foster Care Month in May is an excellent time to communicate advocacy messages. The sample messages in this section can be shared to raise awareness about the need for policy improvements to strengthen foster parenting. We hope you will use #FosteringCHAMPS and @FosteringCHAMPS tag to help us identify and amplify your posts.
In addition to the sample message, please see "resources" for a directory of Twitter handles and useful state-specific hashtags.
Facebook
Facebook messages are a great way to raise awareness about the vital role of foster parents in supporting the well-being of children and their families. With your message, we encourage you to tag your audience, such as policymakers, and also share photos or use one of the graphics provided in this toolkit.
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Dear @[lawmaker username], May is National Foster Care Month, a time to celebrate and thank the families that help children heal and thrive. Foster parents play an important role in helping chidlren transition safely to a permanent family, which may be through reunification with their birth family or to a new family through adoption or guardianship. Do policies in your state fully support quality foster parenting? Check out the CHAMPS policy playbook for winning policy solutions. See policy ideas from @fosteringchamps here https://playbook.fosteringchamps.org/ #ThanksFosterFamilies #NFCM2019
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Dear @[lawmaker username], Congress designates May 31 as National Foster Family Appreciation Day! A similiar proclamation for our state would be an excellent way to show support for the many wonderful foster families who are helping children in our communities. Here’s an example from @fosteringchamps: https://tinyurl.com/y28lq44g #ThanksFosterFamilies
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Dear @[lawmaker username], I’m proud to be a [foster parent/foster kid/volunteer]. I know first-hand how important it is that foster parents have the support they need to be the best caregivers they can be. To assist lawmakers in strengthening foster parenting policies, the CHAMPS campaign @fosteringchamps offers a policy playbook that highlights research-based, innovation appraoches on how to recruit, support and retain foster parents. We encourage you to review the ideas in the CHAMPS playbook. #ThanksFosterFamilies #NFCM2019
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Facebook messages are a great way to raise awareness about the vital role of foster parents in supporting the well-being of children and their families. With your message, we encourage you to tag your audience, such as policymakers, and also share photos or use one of the graphics provided in this toolkit.
Dear @[lawmaker username], May is National Foster Care Month, a time to celebrate and thank the families that help children heal and thrive. Foster parents play an important role in helping chidlren transition safely to a permanent family, which may be through reunification with their birth family or to a new family through adoption or guardianship. Do policies in your state fully support quality foster parenting? Check out the CHAMPS policy playbook for winning policy solutions. See policy ideas from @fosteringchamps here https://playbook.fosteringchamps.org/ #ThanksFosterFamilies #NFCM2019
Dear @[lawmaker username], Congress designates May 31 as National Foster Family Appreciation Day! A similiar proclamation for our state would be an excellent way to show support for the many wonderful foster families who are helping children in our communities. Here’s an example from @fosteringchamps: https://tinyurl.com/y28lq44g #ThanksFosterFamilies
Dear @[lawmaker username], I’m proud to be a [foster parent/foster kid/volunteer]. I know first-hand how important it is that foster parents have the support they need to be the best caregivers they can be. To assist lawmakers in strengthening foster parenting policies, the CHAMPS campaign @fosteringchamps offers a policy playbook that highlights research-based, innovation appraoches on how to recruit, support and retain foster parents. We encourage you to review the ideas in the CHAMPS playbook. #ThanksFosterFamilies #NFCM2019
Twitter
Twitter is one of the most effective ways to connect with policy makers and the media. It is a helpful tool for advocacy messages. We encourage you to tag key audiences, such as policymakers who are responsible for foster care. We also encourage you to use #ThanksFosterParents so that your message is part of a national conversation this May.
Dear @[lawmaker username], May is #NationalFosterCareMonth #NFCM2019. On behalf of children in #fostercare in our state, we encourage your leadership in strengtehning foster parenting policies. Foster parents help kids & families succeed. Check out winning policy solutions at https://playbook.fosteringchamps.org
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Dear @[lawmaker username], May is #NationalFosterCareMonth #NFCM2019. It's an excellent time to make foster parenting policies a top priority because #fosterfamilies help kids succeed. See winning policy approaches @FosteringCHAMPS https://playbook.fosteringchamps.org/
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Dear @[lawmaker username], May 31 is National Foster Family Appreciation Day! One important way you can show support for #FosterParents is issuing an official proclamation. Here’s a template to get you started: https://tinyurl.com/yxvj382z
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Dear @[lawmaker username], I’m proud to be a [foster parent/foster kid/volunteer] and grateful for the support of organizations like @FosteringCHAMPS. But we need more support from lawmakers like you. We hope you consider issuing an official proclamation to say #ThanksFosterParents: https://tinyurl.com/yxvj382z
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Twitter is one of the most effective ways to connect with policy makers and the media. It is a helpful tool for advocacy messages. We encourage you to tag key audiences, such as policymakers who are responsible for foster care. We also encourage you to use #ThanksFosterParents so that your message is part of a national conversation this May.
Dear @[lawmaker username], May is #NationalFosterCareMonth #NFCM2019. On behalf of children in #fostercare in our state, we encourage your leadership in strengtehning foster parenting policies. Foster parents help kids & families succeed. Check out winning policy solutions at https://playbook.fosteringchamps.org
Dear @[lawmaker username], May is #NationalFosterCareMonth #NFCM2019. It's an excellent time to make foster parenting policies a top priority because #fosterfamilies help kids succeed. See winning policy approaches @FosteringCHAMPS https://playbook.fosteringchamps.org/
Dear @[lawmaker username], May 31 is National Foster Family Appreciation Day! One important way you can show support for #FosterParents is issuing an official proclamation. Here’s a template to get you started: https://tinyurl.com/yxvj382z
Dear @[lawmaker username], I’m proud to be a [foster parent/foster kid/volunteer] and grateful for the support of organizations like @FosteringCHAMPS. But we need more support from lawmakers like you. We hope you consider issuing an official proclamation to say #ThanksFosterParents: https://tinyurl.com/yxvj382z
Instagram
Instagram is another great social media tool for reaching key audiences, such policymakers. You can post a family photo or use one of the graphics provided in this toolkit. It's easy to tag policymakers in images or captions and/or leave a message to their Instagram content.
As you know @[lawmaker username], May is #NationalFosterCareMonth #NFCM2019 and we hope you will support better foster parenting policies. Policies that help #FosterFamilies succeed help kids succeed. @FosteringCHAMPS #ThanksFosterFamilies
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Hi @[lawmaker username], did you know May is #NationalFosterCareMonth #NFCM2019 and we hope you will rally behind foster families @FosteringCHAMPS #ThanksFosterFamilies
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Hi @[lawmaker username], did you know, May 31 is National Foster Family Appreciation Day! One important -- and official -- way you can show support for #FosterParents is issuing an official proclamation. Type this web address into your browser for a template to get started: https://tinyurl.com/yxvj382z
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Dear @[lawmaker username], I’m proud to be a [foster parent/foster kid/volunteer] and grateful for the support of organizations like @FosteringCHAMPS. But we need more support from lawmakers like you. Here’s a template to get started: https://tinyurl.com/yxvj382z
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Instagram is another great social media tool for reaching key audiences, such policymakers. You can post a family photo or use one of the graphics provided in this toolkit. It's easy to tag policymakers in images or captions and/or leave a message to their Instagram content.
As you know @[lawmaker username], May is #NationalFosterCareMonth #NFCM2019 and we hope you will support better foster parenting policies. Policies that help #FosterFamilies succeed help kids succeed. @FosteringCHAMPS #ThanksFosterFamilies
Hi @[lawmaker username], did you know May is #NationalFosterCareMonth #NFCM2019 and we hope you will rally behind foster families @FosteringCHAMPS #ThanksFosterFamilies
Hi @[lawmaker username], did you know, May 31 is National Foster Family Appreciation Day! One important -- and official -- way you can show support for #FosterParents is issuing an official proclamation. Type this web address into your browser for a template to get started: https://tinyurl.com/yxvj382z
Dear @[lawmaker username], I’m proud to be a [foster parent/foster kid/volunteer] and grateful for the support of organizations like @FosteringCHAMPS. But we need more support from lawmakers like you. Here’s a template to get started: https://tinyurl.com/yxvj382z