Resources for advocates
- Three things you can do now… (pdf) (tips for joining in the Kids Count in Michigan release)
- Statewide press release (pdf) Embargoed until Jan. 24
- Statewide press release in Word (add your own quotes in here) Embargoed until Jan. 24
- State talking points
- Social media campaign (tweets/Facebook posts you can use now)
- Sample social media for Jan. 24 and later
- Sample policy statements for release Jan. 24
– Poverty, neglect and the EITC
– Poverty, neglect and unemployment benefits
– Medicaid number and the Affordable Care Act
– Prenatal care and the Affordable Care Act - Letter to editor template (write your own letter to the editor for use Jan. 24 or later)
- Statewide letter to editor (suggested letter you can send Jan. 24 or later)
- Great background and discussion of Michigan’s poverty: Ties that Bind: Poverty and Michigan’s Economic Recovery
Recording of the Advocates’ Briefing on the Kids Count in Michigan Data Book 2011 on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 3 pm. Click here…
