April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, the perfect time for mentors and advocates to take action to
help ensure a critical screening tool is available to all interested youth-serving organizations. With only a
few minutes of your time, you can help MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership (MENTOR) in our
efforts to keep kids safe.
Below are sample messages for social media and your e-newsletter. Thank you for spreading the word
to help support our efforts to #KeepKidsSafe!
Sample Twitter Messages: (Don’t forget to look up the Twitter handle of CPIA co-sponsors!)
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Thanks [@MOC twitter handle] for supporting #CPIA and working to #KeepKidsSafe. [LINK]
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.[@MOC twitter handle], thanks for cosponsoring #CPIA and supporting #preventionmonth!
#KeepKidsSafe [LINK]
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#Mentors care about keeping #youth safe. Thanks, [@MOC twitter handle] for supporting #CPIA!
#KeepKidsSafe [LINK]
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Background checks are critical to safety in #mentoring relationships. #PassCPIA and
#KeepKidsSafe! [LINK]
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Help foster a culture of abuse prevention by supporting #CPIA! #preventionmonth #KeepKidsSafe
[LINK]
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Champion safe environments and #KeepKidsSafe by cosponsoring #CPIA! [LINK]
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April is Child Abuse #PreventionMonth. Urge your Members of Congress to #PassCPIA to help
#KeepKidsSafe! [LINK]
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Background checks help to #KeepKidsSafe. Ask your MOC to #PassCPIA today! #PreventionMonth
[LINK]
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Providing federal background checks is critical for helping to #KeepKidsSafe! [LINK]
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[@MOC handle] Background checks are critical for child abuse prevention. Help #KeepKidsSafe
by cosponsoring and helping to #PassCPIA! [LINK]
Sample Facebook Message:
Join MENTOR in honoring Child Abuse Prevention Month this April by sharing with Congress your support
and that passing CPIA will #KeepKidsSafe. The Child Protection Improvements Act (CPIA) would ensure
all nonprofit youth-serving organizations have access to national FBI fingerprint background checks
enabling them to make informed decisions about potential volunteers and staff. Take action now! [LINK]
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Sample LinkedIn Message:
Join MENTOR in honoring Child Abuse Prevention Month this April by sharing with Congress your support
and that passing CPIA will #KeepKidsSafe. The Child Protection Improvements Act (CPIA) would ensure
all nonprofit youth-serving organizations have access to national FBI fingerprint background checks
enabling them to make informed decisions about potential volunteers and staff. Take action now! [LINK]
Sample Newsletter Message:
Join MENTOR in honoring Child Abuse Prevention Month this April by sharing with Congress your support
and that passing CPIA will #KeepKidsSafe. The Child Protection Improvements Act (CPIA) would ensure
all nonprofit youth-serving organizations have access to national FBI fingerprint background checks
enabling them to make informed decisions about potential volunteers and staff. Take action now! [LINK]
Image for use with sample messages (right-click and save to your computer to use):
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