It's Early Childhood Advocacy Day! We know that not everyone is able to travel to Springfield with us today, so we've compiled resources and virtual advocacy actions folks can take to be part of the action!
Below, find some helpful resources for Early Childhood Advocacy Day and ways to participate from home. |
Virtual AdvocacyContact your legislators and urge them to act today to invest in our state’s youngest learners and their families.
Share the importance of early childhood programs and the difference they have made in your child’s life. Use our sample letter to call your lawmakers to action and share with them personalized details of how early childhood programs and services have impacted the lives of our state’s youngest!
Here are more ways you can take action for our youngest learners today:
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Follow the Illinois Policy Team of Start Early on Twitter @EarlyEdIL and share your own experiences by using #AdvocateECE. Join us today on Twitter/X at Noon using the sample tweets and Facebook posts in our social toolkit to call attention to the need for increased investments in early childhood programs in the final FY25 budget!
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Help us demonstrate the critical importance of Early Intervention (EI) to legislators by filling out a postcard with your EI story!
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Advocacy TrainingOur partners at Illinois Action for Children and Latino Policy Forum have put together an Advocacy Training to help prepare advocates for today! If you were unable to attend the webinar, you can watch the recording here. While this training covers Early Childhood Advocacy Day, it also has tips that can guide your advocacy throughout the year. |
