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Thank you for being a Parenting Hub partner in Marion & Polk County!

We invite you to submit custom text messages about your resources and events, which we can send to local parents and caregivers who subscribe to Lantern - formerly Bright by Text.
If you are a parent/caregiver, visit our Lantern for families page.

Lantern criteria for partner messages:

HEALTHY CHILD DEVELOPMENT

  • Will the event or resource contribute to healthy child development, prenatal to age eight?

DOES THE MESSAGE INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE CRITERIA FOR STRENGTHENING FAMILIES?

  • Parental resilience
  • Social connections
  • Knowledge of parenting and child development
  • Concrete support in times of need
  • Social and emotional competence among children

EVENT OR RESOURCE PROMOTION

  • Does the message promote an event or series of events? OR …
  • Does it promote underutilized or hard to find resources in the community? AND …
  • Is the event or resource free or low-cost?

AUDIENCE

  • Which audience is most appropriate to receive the message? AND …
  • Do you want to target a specific age group and/or location by zip code?

MESSAGE

  • Can the message be communicated in 140 characters or less AND …
  • Is there a website with up-to-date information that you are including? Does the link you are submitting work on a cell phone? AND …
  • Can you provide the message in both English and Spanish?

Ready to move forward?

SUBMIT YOUR LANTERN MESSAGE REQUEST BELOW:

LANTERN community message form

Questions? Contact Cassandra Hernandez at chernandez@earlylearninghub.org.

Bright by Text promotional materials for you to offer parents and caregivers:

  • Bright by Text Flier – English
    Download
  • Bright by Text Postcard – English
    Download
  • * Caregiver Sign Up Sheet – English
    Download

* Once signatures have been obtained, partners can manually enter caregiver sign-ups using the regular Bright By Text sign up page.

  • Bright by Text Volantes – Español
    Download
  • Bright by Text Tarjeta Postal – Español
    Download
  • *Hoja de Inscripción del Cuidador - Español
    Download

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