community members

As a good citizen of your village, there are many ways to help out.

Make connections with the children and families in your neighbourhood.  Make sure you are known to parents as well as kids.  To the level that you are comfortable with, step up when a neighbour needs a hand.

Get active in community events - help out at your community's celebrations and festivals (e.g. Blackberry Festival, Sunshine Coast Music Festival).  When you build community you strengthen the web of social relationships that supports all of us, including families and children.

At election time, make sure the candidates you vote for have a clear, supportive position on issues such as child care, family friendly community development, mixed-income neighbourhoods and affordable accessible public transportation.  These all help build the kind of communities children thrive in.

Volunteer with Early Childhood Development initiatives.  Many programs and services are operated by non-profit organizations and rely on community members for governance and for program support.  Contact individual programs in your community or go through the volunteer centre.