By making a positive difference in a child’s life, you are making our community a better place for all of us. 

 Here’s what you can do:

 …Inform

• Post Our Babies Can’t Wait banner on organizational websites
• Run loops of TV spots in waiting areas, retail stores and other places where parents/caregivers spend their time
• Include information about early learning in newspapers and newsletters
• Present information to community groups and rally their support
• Connect parents and caregivers to educational materials and other resources

…Educate

• Help produce education materials (i.e. child development pamphlets, parenting tips)
• Display posters in doctor’s waiting rooms, dry cleaners, childcare centers, grocery stores, libraries, etc.
• Distribute informational materials to customers and employees (i.e. utility bills, paychecks)
• Provide educational tools for parents and caregivers (i.e. books, CDs, toys)
• Sponsor skills development workshops for parents and caregivers

 …Act

• Volunteer to help with a parent education group
• Host parent/caregiver training in neighborhoods with high teen pregnancy rates or gang activities
• Influence civic, faith-based or ethnic groups to be advocates for children
• Develop monthly support networks for parents and caregivers
• Influence governmental and funding organizations to enact new policies and allocate resources to support parent and caregiver education and support