NN4Y has put together this updated alert and the steps and scripts below to assist in contacting all three of your representatives by phone and email.
Call the Capitol Hill switchboard at (202) 224-3121, and they will connect you directly with your House or Senate offices.
Step #1 - Call your representatives’ offices.
What to say:
This is [NAME] from [ORGANIZATION]. We are a community-based organization that serves youth experiencing homelessness in your [DISTRICT/STATE].
I am calling to urge my Member of Congress to take immediate action to ensure the lives of children, youth, and families are not impacted by the Trump Administration’s freeze on federal grants, loans, and financial assistance.
While a judge has temporarily paused this harmful policy, I believe Congress must act now to ensure long-term solutions are in place to protect essential programs. [IMPACT EXAMPLES].
Please pass along my message and let them know I would like a response.
Step #2 - Send a tailored email to your representatives’ offices.
To make sure your message is received, do not email the general office email. Instead, contact a specific staff member from that office. If you are unsure what email address to send your message to, contact Trinady Maddock, National Network for Youth, at trinady.maddock@nn4youth.org.
What to email:
[STAFFER],
This is [NAME] from [ORGANIZATION]. We are a community-based organization that serves youth experiencing homelessness in your [DISTRICT/STATE].
I am emailing to urge my Member of Congress to take immediate action to ensure the lives of children, youth, and families are not negatively impacted by the Trump Administration's freeze on federal grants, loans, and financial assistance. While a judge has temporarily paused this harmful policy, I believe Congress must act now to ensure long-term solutions are in place to protect essential programs. [IMPACT EXAMPLES].
Please pass along my message to your boss and let them know I would like a response. Our program cannot help children, youth, and young parent families experiencing homelessness without the critical federal funding that was frozen yesterday.
Thank you, and I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
[NAME]
If you are not able to draw down funds for specific federal programs, please let us know. Please share additional impacts of the federal freeze on your program by emailing NN4Y's Trinady Maddock at Trinady.Maddock@nn4youth.org.
