Messaging

As part of NACAC’s Advocates for Families First collaboration with Generations United and the National Foster Parent Association, Communications Consortium Media Center created a comprehensive report on the public image and media portrayal of grandfamilies, foster families, adoptive families, and the children and youth they care for. Below are excerpts from the report. CCMC is… More

This document was originally created as part of NACAC’s Advocates for Families First collaboration with Generations United and the National Foster Parent Association. Note: Throughout the document, the italicized text inside brackets [ ] is where you customize your letter with your own examples. Commentary Family Matters Family. It’s something most of have, many of… More

This document was originally created as part of NACAC’s Advocates for Families First collaboration with Generations United and the National Foster Parent Association. Do you want to increase positive coverage of kinship, foster, or adoptive families? Do you want to shape the public dialog about children who need families? Do you want to respond to… More

This document was originally created as part of NACAC’s Advocates for Families First collaboration with Generations United and the National Foster Parent Association. Tips for Getting Your Story Covered Develop a list of media contacts — Find out which media outlets (including TV, radio, web and print news) are covering child welfare or children and family… More

This document was created as part of NACAC’s Advocates for Families First collaboration with Generations United and the National Foster Parent Association Always Put Children First Frame your messages around children, even if you’re talking about a family’s support need. Make sure children, youth, or kids are in your headline or first sentence. Make sure… More

NACAC worked with Generations United and the National Foster Parent Association as the Advocates for Families First collaboration to create a united voice for advocates of children in kinship, foster, and adoptive families that informs, educates, and inspires the public and policymakers about the needs of families and better ways to connect them with state… More

Effectively Conveying Your Messages How you talk about children and families and your advocacy goals can be as important as your advocacy strategies. It’s important to think about your messaging techniques—how you frame your issue and explain it to others—as you plan and implement your advocacy efforts. NACAC, in collaboration with Generations United and the… More