Community & Campaigns · 2016
Kid Governor
A kid-led video campaign for early-childhood investment and family childcare policy.
The pitch was deceptively simple: kids don't vote, so politicians don't listen to them. The campaign asked adults to listen anyway. The platform: 80% of brain development happens between ages 0 and 3, family childcare providers are the most accessible early-education solution in low-income neighborhoods, and homeownership remains the most reliable path out of poverty.
The campaign treated its spots like real political ads: direct address, statistics, and locations that felt civic rather than cute.
Two videos at three minutes each, sized for Twitter and Facebook. The visual language alternated between a clean studio backdrop and a hand-drawn parallel reality — a nod to the idea that kids see the world adults stopped looking at.
Project notes
- Format
- Kid-led campaign
- Format
- 2 × 3:00 social spots
- Policy alignment
- SEIU family childcare providers