Ben Tanzer, Prevent Child Abuse America Cailin O’Connor, Center for the Study of Social Policy

1. D We’re All in This Together: Building a Movement for America’s Children Ben Tanzer, Prevent Child Abuse America Cailin O’Connor, Center for the Study of Social Policy Martha Reeder, National Alliance of Children's Trust and Prevention Funds Jim McKay, Prevent Child Abuse West Virginia The National Conference for America’s Children May 19, 2014

2. What we’ll cover today Movement building – history, current activities, and future direction How we’re engaging the public in prevention and strengthening families: KidTips Community engagement Policy advocacy How you can get involved Building a Movement for America’s Children

3. Building A National Movement

4. Founding Partners Building a Movement for America’s Children

5. Movement Activities 2011-2013 • Held a nationwide “Listening Tour” with 25 town hall events • Adopted the Strengthening Families Protective Factors Framework • Developed activities calendar for the Child Welfare Information Gateway’s Resource Guide • Began using social media to share “KidTips” for helping families to build protective factors Building a Movement for America’s Children

6. Building a Social Movement for children What does it mean to call this a “movement”?

7. Engaging the public in prevention and strengthening families Building a Movement for America’s Children

8. Step 1: Individual Action: KidTips Sharing everyday actions people can take to build protective factors: With their own family With families they know With families in their community A mix of things people probably already do, or could do easily, and things that may be more outside their comfort zone Building a Movement for America’s Children

9. facebook.com/movementforchildren movementforchildren.ning.com Mobilizing a Movement for America’s Children

10. twitter.com/movement4kids Mobilizing a Movement for America’s Children

11. Sharing Your #KidTips! https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KidTips

12. “Memes” so far Building a Movement for America’s Children

13. Step 2: Community building “We’re all in this together” Fostering a sense of connectedness and shared stake in the well-being of children and families Helping people connect to community organizations that work on these issues Building a Movement for America’s Children

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15. Mobilizing a Movement for America’s Children

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18. A Community of People Who Are Building A Movement Sharing stories to encourage each other and celebrate the positive.

19. What stories do we want you (and others) to share? A time you felt the support of others that strengthened your family An interaction with someone in your community An awareness of support available An experience with a program or service system A time you supported another family or families in your community Mobilizing a Movement for America’s Children

20. Stories should be: Brief and to the point – no more than 1-2 minutes or a couple of paragraphs long From your own experience Told in a way that protects the privacy of children and other adults involved Focused on the help or support that was provided, and what it meant to the recipient (you or someone you helped) and their children Mobilizing a Movement for America’s Children

21. Collecting Stories Unpacking and sharing stories of how we are ALL in this together for ALL children.

22. Step 3: Policy Advocacy Engaging in Issues Mobilize

23. Brainstorm: What are the skills and tools you need to make policy (or build a social movement)?

24. A Framework for Changing Public Policy Good Public Policy Base Building Electoral Politics The Wellstone Triangle Wellstone.org Building a Movement for America’s Children

25. One-On-One Meetings What matters to you? What matters to me? Can we work together? Commitment

26. Moving Forward… Together Help us BUILD a national movement for children

27. How can you get involved Help us collect more #KidTips! https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KidTips Share your story (and ask others to share theirs): Make a video and post it on YouTube with the label #KidTips! Share your info with us to stay informed as we implement new strategies and continue to build the movement Building a Movement for America’s Children

28. Thank You! For more information: www.facebook.com/movementforchildren