diff --git a/_includes/components/footer.html b/_includes/components/footer.html
index 6302a5fa..b8e4bed0 100644
--- a/_includes/components/footer.html
+++ b/_includes/components/footer.html
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
   {% if page.url != '/' or page.permalink != '/' %}
   <div class="usa-footer-primary-section usa-section bg-tan">
     <div class="usa-grid">
-      <h2>Subscribe to our mailing list</h2>
+      <h2>Join the Plain Language Community of Practice</h2>
       <div class="usa-width-one-whole lg-flex items-center">
-        <p class="mb2 lg-mb0 lg-mr2">Learn about upcoming events and get the latest news from the federal plain language community.</p>
-        <a class="usa-button usa-button-primary m0 nowrap" href="https://www.digitalgov.gov/communities/plain-language/">Subscribe</a>
+        <p class="mb2 lg-mb0 lg-mr2">Learn about upcoming events and training, plus get support and answers to Plain Language questions.</p>
+        <a class="usa-button usa-button-primary m0 nowrap" href="https://www.digitalgov.gov/communities/plain-language/">Join the Plain Language Community</a>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
@@ -14,12 +14,6 @@ <h2>Subscribe to our mailing list</h2>
   <div class="usa-footer__secondary-section usa-section bg-tan-dark">
     <div class="usa-grid">
       <div class="usa-width-one-half h4">
-        <p>
-          The <a href="{{ "/about/" | relative_url }}">Plain Language Action and Information Network</a> develops and maintains the content of this site with support from the <a href="https://www.gsa.gov/node/87579">General Services Administration</a>.
-        </p>
-        <p>
-          You may use any of the content on this site without explicit permission. As a federal website, the content is in the public domain. We ask only that you credit our work by citing back to PLAIN and www.plainlanguage.gov.
-        </p>
         <p>
           Help us improve this site on <a href="https://github.com/{{ site.github.organization }}/{{ site.github.repository }}"><i class="icon icon-github mr1" aria-hidden="true"></i>GitHub</a>
         </p>
@@ -32,9 +26,6 @@ <h4>Contact us</h4>
           <li><a href="mailto:{{ site.email }}"><i class="icon icon-envelope mr1" aria-hidden="true"></i>Email us</a></li>
           <li><a href="{{ site.facebook }}"><i class="icon icon-facebook mr1" aria-hidden="true"></i>Facebook</a></li>
           <li><a href="{{ site.twitter }}"><i class="icon icon-twitter mr1" aria-hidden="true"></i>Twitter</a></li>
-          <li><a href="{{ site.instagram }}"><i class="icon icon-instagram mr1" aria-hidden="true"></i>Instagram</a></li>
-          <li><a href="{{ site.pinterest }}"><i class="icon icon-pinterest mr1" aria-hidden="true"></i>Pinterest</a></li>
-          <li><a href="{{ site.linkedin }}"><i class="icon icon-linkedin mr1" aria-hidden="true"></i>LinkedIn</a></li>
         </ul>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/_pages/home.md b/_pages/home.md
index c3c76231..7be47789 100644
--- a/_pages/home.md
+++ b/_pages/home.md
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ redirect_from:
     <p class="usa-font-lead">The Plain Language Action and Information Network (PLAIN) is a community of federal employees dedicated to the idea that citizens deserve clear communication from government. We believe that using plain language saves federal agencies time and money and provides better service to the American public.</p>
     </div>
     <div class="usa-width-one-third">
-      <h3>Subscribe to our mailing list</h3>
+      <h3>Join the Plain Language Community</h3>
         <p>Learn about upcoming events and get the latest news from the federal plain language community.</p>
-        <a class="usa-button usa-button-primary block m0 nowrap" href="https://www.digitalgov.gov/communities/plain-language/">Subscribe</a>
+        <a class="usa-button usa-button-primary block m0 nowrap" href="https://www.digitalgov.gov/communities/plain-language/">Join the community</a>
     </div>
   </div>
 </section>