Ways You Can Help
Ways you and your business can help the St. Louis area invest in kids:

Provide leadership
  • Speak up for business and civic initiatives that promote the well-being of children.
  • Join the board of a child-serving organization.
  • Work through civic organizations to ensure that the welfare of children is identified as a community priority.
  • Contribute the time of your lobbyist to advocate for policies and programs promoting child well-being.

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    Invest financially
  • Support best-practice strategies that promote successful childhood development.
  • Support collaborative initiatives that strategically address the needs of children.
  • Use your resources to leverage additional funding.
  • Make your voice heard in governmental decisions affecting children.
  • Support development of the large and growing child care industry.

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    Make your business child and family friendly 
  • Adopt such policies as flex-time, job sharing, parental leave and flexible spending accounts.
  • Help families secure quality child care.
  • Encourage and support employees to volunteer as mentors, tutors or coaches.
  • Encourage and support employees to invest time in their own children.

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