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#WaitingtoBelong Press Release Templates
UPDATED January 2025
As part of the #WaitingtoBelong Campaign, and in collaboration with Community Living Ontario and Teresa Kruz, new press release templates are now available in both English and French.
The French can be found HERE. And the English can be found HERE.
They have been re-written since December with an emphasis on the Funding Shortfalls that have led to the waiting lists.
With a possible early election call by Doug Ford and the PC Party it’s GO TIME to get your voices heard in the media, with your MPP and in the public. The fill-in template of the press release is a quick and efficient way of getting your agency in front of your local media.
We are encouraging you to use this template with your local media. Please feel free to customise the template to reflect the issues that you are facing in your own community.
If you do reach out to media, In the Subject box, we would suggest using the following:
Story Pitch – Severe Funding Shortfalls Impacting People with Developmental Disabilities in (your region here)…
Then write a short paragraph to the journalist or publication you’re trying to reach talking about how the funding shortfalls and waiting lists are affecting the people in your region. After your signature, copy and paste the News Release. After it has been sent try and follow up with the person you sent it to by phone. Sometimes, they get so many story pitches that many are not seen. A phone call will help you chances in getting into the media.
Should you have success with local media please let OASIS (jonathanbradshaw@contact.oasisonline.ca), Community Living Ontario(jdemick@communitylivingontario.ca) and Teresa Kruz (tkruze@rogers.com )know and if we can help with any resources or coaching.