Online Care Activist Team: Resource Toolkit

Online Care Activist Team Resource Toolkit

Thank you for joining Caring Across’s Online Care Activist Team! Follow the steps below to become the strongest Caregiving Advocate possible!

Have questions? Email Angela.Holton@CaringAcross.org or call/text 808-260-6307.

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STEP ONE: Join the Group!

Thank you for joining our Online Care Activist Team - we’re excited to have you on our side as we advocate for more comprehensive and affordable care programs together!

Need a refresher on Facebook Groups? Check out the platforms FAQ section on Facebook Groups here.

SECOND STEP: Introduce Yourself

Share a post in the group and introduce yourself (click here if you need help with this).

Share your name, where you’re located, and your connection to caregiving. The rest of the team will welcome you to the group!

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STEP THREE: Sign Our Latest Petition PETITION: No Cuts to Medicaid (Meant to be paired with graphic 1 below) Right now, nearly 1 in 4 people in the U.S., rely on Medicaid. Of those, 54 million are older adults, people with disabilities, or children. Any cuts to Medicaid would disproportionately harm those vulnerable populations.

Sign our petition urging Congress not to make any cuts to Medicaid or other federal care programs.

PETITION: Tell Congress: Expand Access to In-Home Aging and Disability Services (Meant to be paired with graphic 2 below) The Home and Community Based Services Access Act (HAA) would expand home- and community-based care access for 1 million people, giving older adults and disabled people across the country choice and dignity in their care while keeping families together.

Sign this petition today to reach out to our representatives to make sure this bill is a priority for them.

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STEP FOUR: Share Our Latest Petition Out On Social Media Graphic 1

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SOCIAL MEDIA LANGUAGE

Graphic 1 Social Media Language Option 1: 88 million people in the U.S. rely on Medicaid for necessary and life-saving care. We can’t afford to cut it.

Social Media Languge Option 2: Families are struggling with the high cost of care, and cuts to Medicaid will make it worse. Tell Congress: No cuts to Medicaid.

(Make sure to put this link in our bio, if you’re sharing this petition in Instagram: https://go.caringacross.org/a/tell-congress-care-now) 3 CARINGACROSS.ORG

Graphic 2 Social Media Language Option 1: If the Home and Community Based Services Access Act passes, anyone eligible for Medicaid in-home and community care services would be entitled to receive them – for the first time ever. That’s huge. Tell Congress: We need better care. #CareCantWait Social Media Language Option 2: The Home and Community Based Services Access Act (HAA) would expand home- and community-based care access for 1 million people. Tell your representatives to pass this important bill by signing this petition today.

(Make sure to put this link in our bio, if you’re sharing this petition in Instagram: https://go.caringacross.org/a/tell-congress-expand-access-home-aging-and-di sability-services)

STEP FIVE: Talk about care issues online with your family and friends Click here to check out our guide on how to talk to your friends, family, and loved ones about care.

Congratulations!

You’re A Online Care Activist!

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STEP SIX: Become A Facebook Group Moderator If you’ve done all the actions above, you’re ready for more!

If you’re interested in moderating this Facebook Group by monitoring comments, commenting on others’ posts, finding care-aligned actions to share, and generally making the group and fun, interactive place to be – email angela.holton@caringacross.org or text 808-260-6307.

We will provide you with all the training you need to succeed in this volunteer role!

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