Get Involved - Family Day

To educate Kansans about the importance of parental or guardian involvement in the lives of youth as a manner of lowering the risk of substance abuse;

To promote a message of prevention for youth by encouraging communication between parents, grandparents or guardians and youth;

To provide science-based prevention information to the public with regard to Family Day-A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children™; and

To encourage businesses, faith communities, schools, community groups and others to support Family Day activities and be involved in promoting it in Kansas.

To assist you in the implementation of awareness events at the local level, here are a few suggestions to get you started:

•Use public service announcements, press releases and other multi-media opportunities to promote “Family Day”;

•Use the sample proclamation on the web site to get your own city and county commission, even school board, to recognize the day;

•Encourage restaurants to offer discounts or coupons to redeem for families dining together that day; provide table tents;

•Provide churches with messages to use to encourage participation by families;

•Have displays at grocery stores encouraging families to cook a meal together; ask your local grocer to make flyers available at checkouts promoting “Family Day”;

•Work with your local extension agent to provide a cooking demonstration with ideas for “Family Day”;

•Send messages home to parents through schools and/or school newsletters; ask families to send in stories of what they did together and promote them; encourage families to sign the pledge to eat a meal together that day;

•Encourage businesses to allow employees’ families to come eat with them that day/evening;

•Ask your public library to promote games, recipes and other resources they have that families can use;

•Tell your daycare provider about the importance of Family Day and have them help promote it;

•Promote and publicize with any youth-serving organization – 4-H; Boys & Girls Club; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts; etc.

Family Day items are made available each year by Kansas Family Partnership and distributed to local Regional Prevention Centers (RPCs). Items may be ordered through Kansas Family Partnership and are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Quantities are limited and you may want to contact your local RPC. To locate the RPC in your area, click this link. Other promotional items are available through the national CASA Family Day web site.

Below are some Kansas-specific items that can be downloaded and printed for local use:

2008 Kansas Family Day Flyer

Statewide flyer to print off and use locally.

2008 Sample Proclamation Letter

A sample letter to city or county officials explaining Family Day and the proclamation.

2008 Sample Proclamation

This proclamation can be used for schools, and city and county governments, etc

Kansas Family Day notices 2008

These can be downloaded and printed with local information printed on the front or opposite side.

2008 Kansas Family Day Table Tent

For use at restaurants, business break rooms, front desks, check-out counters, etc.

Family Day Poster

For posting on business windows, in schools, doctor offices, restaurants, libraries--endless possibilities!

Kansas Family Day recipe card

(All American Bake)

Can be distributed at grocery stores, convenience stores, schools, libraries, etc.

Kansas Family Day recipe card
(Chicken Enchilada Casserole)

Can be distributed at grocery stores, convenience stores, schools, libraries, etc.

Kansas Family Day recipe card
(Farmer's Market Salsa)

Can be distributed at grocery stores, convenience stores, schools, libraries, etc.

Kansas Family Day recipe card
(Pudding Fruit Salad)

Can be distributed at grocery stores, convenience stores, schools, libraries, etc.