Media
Co-Chairs: Kern County DCSS Director
John Nilon a nd DCSS
Assistant Director of Communications and Public Affairs Maria
Caudill. CSDA media contact, Executive Director David Oppenheim, can be reached at (916) 446-6700 x101.
Mission
The Department of Child Support Services (DCSS), in
collaboration with CSDA, is establishing a Steering Committee to work closely
with and under the direction of the DCSS Office of Public Affairs in
formulating and carrying out the statewide Media Relations program. The
Steering Committee is composed of:
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Regional PIO Coordinator
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PIOs from each of the six local child support agency (LCSA) regional areas
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DCSS Outreach Program Director
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CSDA representatives
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Other experts (as deemed appropriate)
The Steering Committee also creates work groups to complete
various aspects of the Media Relations program, such as:
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PIO training and development
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Logos, central themes, and message points
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Media protocols, related procedures, and templates, for items such as press
releases
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Media information packets
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Media contacts, relative to key outreach campaigns, such as Child Support
Awareness Month
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Goals
The Media committee:
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Assists in the creation of a structure, approach, and mechanisms to ensure that
media inquiries about the child support program receive an accurate, complete,
and timely response
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Uses the media (print, radio, and television) as the primary means to
disseminate information to increase access to child support program information
and services
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Uses the media (print, radio, and television) to promote the child support
program as a valuable service that assists parents in supporting the needs of
their children and self-sufficiency of families
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Promotes increased public awareness, understanding, and strong support for
requiring both parents to support the financial, medical, and emotional needs
of their children
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Helps establish a seamless working relationship between DCSS and LCSAs to
develop and implement a comprehensive Media Relations program throughout
California
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