NEW Video Series: “Sharing Their Voices: California’s FFN Providers”
Almost 40% of California children, ages 3 and under, receive child care from a family, friend, or neighbor in a home-based setting. These caregivers, known as FFNs, include grandmas, grandpas, aunts, uncles, elders, friends, and neighbors. They provide critical support to children, families, and communities, but their contributions and needs are often overlooked.
Early Edge has produced a new video series, launched during National Family, Friend, and Neighbor (FFN) Appreciation Week, to uplift the importance of FFN care and amplify the voices of FFN providers across California!
“Sharing Their Voices: California’s FFN Providers,” a 4-part series, features caregivers sharing about the work they do, their pride, their challenges, and what they need to support the children in their care. Watch the full series below.
Help us spread the word! Use our new social media toolkit or scroll down to find suggested posts to share the series with your networks.
Special thanks goes to all who made this video series possible: FFN Providers Johanna Rivera, Gloria González, Rocío Alfaro, Esperanza Romero, Leticia Martinez, Margarita Herrera, and Estela Hernandez, Lotus Bloom Family Resource Center, the members of our FFN Advisory Groups and FFN Workgroup, as well as our generous funders.
Sharing Their Voices: California’s FFN Providers
Compartiendo Sus Voces: Somos FFNs
Sharing Their Voices: California Families Value Multilingual FFN Care
Compartiendo Sus Voces: Las Familias de California Valoran El Cuidado FFN Multilingüe
Share Our Series on Social Media: Help us uplift the voices of FFN providers in California by sharing with your networks! Find suggested posts below in English and Spanish.
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Facebook/LinkedIn/Instagram:
English:
Almost 40% of California children, ages 3 and under, receive child care from a Family, Friend, or Neighbor in a home-based setting. These caregivers, known as FFNs, include grandparents, aunts and uncles, elders, friends, neighbors. @EarlyEdgeCalifornia has launched a new video series, “Sharing Their Voices: California’s FFN Providers,” featuring FFNs from across California sharing about the work they do to support our youngest learners! Watch the series and share to uplift FFNs in our state by using hashtag #FFNVoices: https://ow.ly/tQRj50POrq4
Spanish:
Casi el 40% de los niños de California, de 3 años o menos, reciben cuidado infantil de un familiar, amigo o vecino en un hogar. Estos cuidadores, conocidos como FFNs, incluyen abuelos, tías y tíos, ancianos, amigos y vecinos. @EarlyEdgeCalifornia ha lanzado una nueva serie de videos, “Compartiendo Sus Voces: Proveedores FFN de California”, con FFNs de todo California compartiendo sobre el trabajo que realizan para apoyar a nuestros niños más pequeños. Mire la serie y compártala para animar a los FFNs en nuestro estado usando la etiqueta #FFNVoices: https://ow.ly/tQRj50POrq4
Twitter/YouTube:
English:
“Sharing Their Voices: California’s FFN Providers,” @EarlyEdgeCA’s NEW video series features FFNs sharing about providing care to young learners! Watch the series and share to uplift FFNs in our state by using hashtag #FFNVoices: https://ow.ly/tQRj50POrq4
Spanish:
“Compartiendo Sus Voces: Proveedores FFN de California”, la NUEVA video serie de @EarlyEdgeCA presenta a FFNs que comparten cómo cuidan a los niños pequeños. Mire la serie y compártala para animar a los FFNs en nuestro estado usando la etiqueta #FFNVoices: https://ow.ly/tQRj50POrq4
Learn more about FFNs:
- Early Edge Policy Brief: Strengthening Support for California’s Family, Friend, And Neighbor Providers
- Family, Friend, and Neighbor (FFN) Resources
- Early Edge’s FFN Advisory Group
- Grandparents, neighbors and friends are propping up the child care industry. They need help (Hechinger Report)
- Including Family, Friend, and Neighbor Care in California’s Vision for Early Childhood Reform (New America)
- Funding and training is rarely available when your child care is friends, neighbors (Hechinger Report)