FFN Social Media Toolkit

Make your voice heard!

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What Happened:

In the 2022 legislative session, child care advocates across Washington are stressing the importance of informal care from family, friends, and neighbors to the legislators who are in charge of writing the budget for Washington. We know how important these forms of care are to families in Washington who need flexible and culturally-appropriate care for their children, but we need legislators to learn that too.

Our next step:

We need to get online and reinforce to budget writers why these investments are important for Washington!

Take action:

  1. Send legislators a message yourself (English / Spanish )
  2. Use the toolkit below to encourage others to help

How do I know if legislators in my district are on budget-writing committees?

Our letter-writing action tool well tell you if the legislators from your district are on these committees or not. If your district’s legislators did not participate in the hearings, you can still urge committee chair-people to prioritize these investments using the hashtag #WALeg on social media, or encourage your networks to take action too! Our toolkit below has all of the images and text you need to act now.

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Facebook

Below are sample images and text you can use in your own Facebook posts. Remember, social media is about you and how you connect with your followers. Don’t be afraid to add your own stories or experiences, too!

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Sample Facebook Post Text

Family Flexibility

Racial Equity

Immediate Care

Personal Experience 1

Personal Experience 2

Did you know? A vast majority of child care during non-work hours is provided not by programs, but by friends, family, or neighbors? This care (called FFN child care) is essential to families with unpredictable schedules, and is essential to Washington. Help me tell Washington’s budget writers how investing in FFN care is investing in our families! #WALeg #FFN #WhoCaredForYou https://bit.ly/FFNinWAbudget

Child care by a Friend, Family, or Neighbor (FFN) is commonly chosen type of care for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color families in Washington, because parents trust FFN caregivers to care for the children within their family’s home culture and language. Let’s make culturally-appropriate care a reality for more of Washington’s families. Join me! It just takes 2 minutes. https://bit.ly/FFNinWAbudget

This pandemic makes scheduling hard for parents. Work schedules change, schools close, and child care availability fluctuates almost every day. We know that more families are relying on child care from Friends, Families, and Neighbors (FFN Care), so let’s make sure they have the support they need to provide our children with high-quality early learning opportunities! Tell our budget writers in the #WALeg that investing in FFN care is good for all of us! https://bit.ly/FFNinWAbudget

Family, Friend, and Neighbor child care (FFN) is one of the most common and flexible forms of child care for our families. My insert your family, friend, or neighbor who cared for you took care of me as a child. Who took care of you? Can you take one minute to help me tell the #WALeg to invest in these important programs? https://bit.ly/FFNinWAbudget

My insert your family, friend, or neighbor who cared for you cared for me as a child. As a product of Friend, Family, and Neighbor (FFN) care, I know the value it can have on our children and families in Washington. Help me tell legislators that supporting these programs will support Washington families! #WALeg https://bit.ly/FFNinWAbudget

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Instagram

Below are sample images and text you can use in your own Instagram posts. Remember, social media is about you and how you connect with your followers. Don’t be afraid to add your own stories or experiences, too!

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Sample Instagram Post Text

Family Flexibility

Racial Equity

Immediate Care

Personal Experience 1

Personal Experience 2

Did you know? A vast majority of child care during non-work hours is provided not by programs, but by friends, family, or neighbors? This care (called FFN child care) is essential to families with unpredictable schedules, and is essential to Washington. This year, I’m advocating to our state legislators to invest in these important programs to help more of Washington’s families find the care that they need! Will you help me? #WALeg

Child care by a Friend, Family, or Neighbor (FFN) is a commonly-chosen type of care for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color families in Washington, because parents trust FFN caregivers to care for the children within their family’s home culture and language. I’m advocating for child care this year – Join me to make culturally-appropriate care a reality for more of Washington’s families! #WALeg

This pandemic makes scheduling hard for families. Work schedules change, schools close, and child care availability fluctuates almost every day. We know that more families are relying on child care from Families, Friends, and Neighbors (FFN Care), so let’s make sure they have the support they need to provide our children with high-quality early learning opportunities! This year, I am advocating to our government to invest more in these important types of care. Join me in making a stronger child care system a reality! #WALeg

Family, Friend, and Neighbor child care (FFN) is one of the most common and flexible forms of child care for our families. My insert your family, friend, or neighbor who cared for you took care of me as a child. Who took care of you? Ask me how to advocate for child care in Washington in 2022 too! #WALeg

My insert your family, friend, or neighbor who cared for you cared for me as a child. As a product of Friend, Family, and Neighbor (FFN) care, I know the value it can have on our children and families in Washington. This year, I made a resolution to advocate for a stronger child care system in Washington. #WALeg

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Twitter

Below are sample images and text you can use in your own Twitter posts. Remember, social media is about you and how you connect with your followers. Don’t be afraid to add your own stories or experiences, too!

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Sample Twitter Post Text

Family Flexibility

Racial Equity

Immediate Care

Personal Experience 1

Personal Experience 2

A vast majority of child care during non-work hours is provided not by programs, but by family, friends, or neighbors. FFN Care is essential to families with unpredictable schedules. So take two minutes with me to share why investment will help WA’s families! https://bit.ly/FFNinWAbudget

Child care by a Friend, Family, or Neighbor (FFN) gives families care that meets their cultures, languages and needs. Help me tell budget writers to make this culturally-appropriate care a reality for more families, it just takes one minute! https://bit.ly/FFNinWAbudget

This pandemic makes scheduling for a family hard. And we know that more families are relying on child care from Friends, Families, and Neighbors (FFN) to meet their needs. Help me advocate for more support for Washington’s families – it just takes a minute! https://bit.ly/FFNinWAbudget

My insert who cared for you took care of me as a child. As a product of Family, Friend, and Neighbor (FFN) care, I know the impact it can have on children and families.#WALeg, invest in these important programs this year for Washington’s communities!

#WaLeg, my insert your family, friend, or neighbor who cared for you cared for me as a child. As a product of Friend, Family, and Neighbor (FFN) care, I know the value it can have on our children and families in Washington. Please support expanding these programs in Washington!