If you are an employer
- Serve as mentors to high school seniors and support internship programs.
- Earmark corporate charitable funds to support organizations working with children and their families.
- Offer benefits such as pre-tax flexible spending accounts for employee health and child care expenses.
- Create and offer tuition support for employees’ children.
- Provide information for all employees on how to access public benefits for education and health care.
- Allocate resources for employee education and professional development training.
If you are a policy maker
- Provide long-term, sustainable funding for programs and organizations working with children and their families.
- Promote collaboration with leaders of the business community, workforce investment boards, public and private schools, and the economic development community to strengthen public and private partnerships.
- Provide voluntary access for Ohio youth to high-quality college and technical schools.
If you are an educator
- Educate legislators, parents, financial institutions, businesses, and the public about the economic advantages of investing in a high-quality education system.
- Invite public officials and the media to visit your programs. You have great stories to tell!
- Register staff and parents to vote and educate them on pertinent legislative issues.
Everyone can…
- Ask policy makers to support increased public investment in education programs and services.
- Contribute financially to organizations that provide effective programs to serve our region’s kids.
- Make sure your child has a primary health provider – prevention is the key to a healthy child.
- Teach your kids healthy habits by modeling them yourself. Being a good role model is a powerful teaching tool.