How Media Can Use KidsCampaigns

	Get started—and keep going—by using the KidsCampaigns' online primer (it's also offered in traditional book form) called "101 Things You Can Do for Our Children's Future," by journalist Richard Louv. The guide describes ways that parents, seniors, educators, businesspeople, librarians, journalists and can create safe places for kids, provide opportunities for children to practice community skills, establish a community child care plan, market cities as pro-child, and much more.
	Get smart: Find the data and documents you need from the U.S. Census Bureau, other federal agencies, and nonprofit organizations. Jump to our chronological listing of all the press releases and related fact sheets issued by HHS, on a broad range of topics, from a report documenting a billion dollar increase in delinquent child support payments to trends in the reduction in sudden infant deaths. Hear from a spectrum of organizations, from our link to the White House's Economic Statistics Briefing Room to The American Enterprise Institute's research on crime, welfare, teen pregnancy, and drug abuse.
	Get connected: Find out what people and organizations around the country are doing to improve the lives of kids—and how to contact these organizations.
	Check out our News Room. Trace the number of births to teens in your city compared to other large cities across the nation. Find out how American voters ranked children's issues as the most important issue in their vote for president—beating out such popular concerns as crime and violence, social security and taxes. Read a report from the National Association of Child Advocates on state budget investments in children and the ability of states to provide assistance to children under welfare reform.
	Headline stories: Read how community leaders are creating public-private child care campaigns. Visit our new section on teens, drugs, and parenting; learn how community leaders can create powerful links between schools and churches. Explore other tools to make our streets, parks and homes safe for kids. Learn how negative peer pressure can be replaced by positive adult influences.
	Use this feature to find the information and contacts you're looking for, from the latest studies to discussions on current child advocacy issues.
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	An outlined guide to KidsCampaigns—from the news room to the most recent government studies to our favorite links to education and child advocacy organizations.