Day To Day

Just as brushing your teeth is a daily habit, working to end child poverty can also become a life habit when it is incorporated into your day-to-day life.

Here is a list of things you can do to take action and effect change:

Organize a letter-writing campaign
Invite friends and community members to join a collective letter-writing evening. Turn on some music, set out some snacks, and make it festive. It should feel more like a party rather than a chore!

Write editorials and letters to the editor
Replace those cranky letters to the editor about parking meters with something that truly matters. If you get something published, let us know.

Organize a dinner party
There's nothing like sharing food for a cause. Whether it's a potluck or a themed affair, bring people together for some meaningful dinner conversation.

Organize a public awareness event
Help us make the campaign visible. Set up a booth at a fair or festival, or better yet, organize an event - concert, lecture series - that focuses directly on ending child poverty. Email Us and let us know what you have in mind as we may be able to help.

Meet and befriend refugee populations in your community
There's no better way to organize around an issue than by working with the people most affected. Chances are, there are people in your community that could teach you a thing or two.

Buy Fair Trade
Be sure that your actions as a consumer don't exploit children. Fair Trade: The Global Exchange

Get Children Involved
Children have a huge capacity for empathy and most kids want to change the world. Help them do it by planning car washes, lemonade stands and bake sales and donate the proceeds to the campaign.

Appeal to Companies and Corporations
Don't be shy! Companies and Corporations have a lot to give, and they can be generous. For instance, ask a retail store to donate a package of pens for every package of pens sold during the week before school starts.

Meet with your political representative
Again, don't be shy! The job of a political representative is to answer to you. Make an appointment and bring your talking points. If you're nervous, role play with a friend.

Take Initiative
Get creative and plan your own action in your community to end extreme poverty. Email Us and let us know how it went!

Add to the Discussion Board
Meet and share ideas with other campaigners through our online discussion board.

from www.stopchildpoverty.org/live/daytoday