Make A Difference

Make a difference for your friends and neighbors at home:

Bring a meal or diapers to new parents. Ask every once in awhile if they could use any help.
Befriend your neighbors. Help neighborhood children.
Go to a parent-teacher group meeting.
Volunteer at story-time at the library.
Educate yourself about legislature affecting children and families.
Put up a pinwheel display or yard sign during April to show your concern for children.
Report child abuse when you see it.
Volunteer for a youth-serving organization, be a mentor, a court advocate, a baby-rocker…
Volunteer at your child’s school.
Coach a youth sports team.
Challenge your employer, place of worship, school, or neighborhood group to create a pinwheel display for child abuse prevention month in April each year.
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Figure out what you already do for kids. Do it more and with consistency. Challenge your competitors to do the same.
Attend the annual Our Kids Our Business in April for Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Send a group to volunteer for a day at a school or youth-serving organization.
Offer a flexible work schedule to be family-friendly.
Include parenting resources in the same area you display other human resources information.
Create a pinwheel display in April to show your concern for children and families. Challenge your competitors to do the same. Post pictures on our Facebook page.
Invite a speaker from Our Kids Our Business to speak with your group for a brown-bag lunch.
Be a “Safe Place” for kids.
Value and support parents.
Direct your human resources office to familiarize itself with parenting resources and help parents find appropriate community supports when they’re in need.
Attend an Our Kids Our Business monthly meeting