Online Seminar: 2009 Tax Tips for Child Care Providers
It's Time to File
Come to a free online class on 2009 tax tips.
This online briefing for Child Care Providers will cover:

• How to get organized to claim the maximum
• What's deductible, what's not
• New 2009 tax benefits
• Tips for completing tax forms

The 1-hour class will be offered:
March 1st at 9:30 pm EST (8:30 pm CST / 6:30 pm PST)
March 9th 8:30 pm EST (7:30 pm CST / 5:30 pm PST)
To register go to afscme.webex.com and click on the class you'd like to attend.
 
 
AFSCME will launch online other workshops for CCPT members soon. Please check back for:

• Activating Your Union Membership (Coming Soon)
• A Part of History: Women in Unions (Coming Soon)
• Introduction to Family Child Care Recordkeeping (Coming Soon)

Peer Advocacy Toolkit
Peer Advocates provide CCPT members with professional support and serve as union represenatives. The following documents are to assist peer advocates with their duties.  (These documents are PDFs.)

• The Role of the Peer Advocate
   
• How to Lobby
   
• Fact Sheet for Grievances
   
• Signing Up New Members
   
• Peer Advocate Essentials
   
• Discussing a Problem, Presenting a Grievance
   
• Building Union Strength Around Provider Issues
   
• AFSCME Provider Contact Information
   

Trainer's Toolkit

• Communication Tools You Can Use
  90-minute workshop for family child care providers. (148k PDF)
• Union Structure 101 for Child Care Providers
  1-hour exercise for family child care providers. (255k PDF)
• Trends Exercise
  1-hour exercise for family child care providers. (45k PDF)