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!)

  • Thanks [@MOC twitter handle] for supporting #CPIA and working to #KeepKidsSafe.[LINK]
  • .[@MOC twitter handle], thanks for cosponsoring #CPIA and supporting #preventionmonth! #KeepKidsSafe [LINK]
  • #Mentors care about keeping #youth safe. Thanks, [@MOC twitter handle] for supporting #CPIA!#KeepKidsSafe [LINK]
  • Background checks are critical to safety in #mentoring relationships. #PassCPIA and #KeepKidsSafe![LINK]
  • Help foster a culture of abuse prevention by supporting #CPIA! #preventionmonth#KeepKidsSafe[LINK]
  • Champion safe environments and #KeepKidsSafe by cosponsoring #CPIA![LINK]
  • April is Child Abuse #PreventionMonth. Urge your Members of Congress to #PassCPIA to help #KeepKidsSafe![LINK]
  • Background checks help to #KeepKidsSafe. Askyour MOC to #PassCPIA today! #PreventionMonth [LINK]
  • Providing federal background checks is critical for helping to #KeepKidsSafe! [LINK]
  • [@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]

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]

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