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Meeting with Legislators
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Hosting Local Policymakers and Key Stakeholders
The Los Angeles County Office of Adult Education offers a number of tips for family literacy programs in preparing for the visit, hosting the visitor, and following up after the visit. The guide has a template to complete that will help with preparation.
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While face to face meetings may take more time to plan and follow up, they are the most effective way to communicate. The following organizations provide tips for meeting with legislators:
The Stand Up and Be Counted guide, in particular, provides in-depth information on preparing for the meeting, scheduling, researching, planning what and who to bring, what to say, and tips for follow up.
The ALA also provides a useful tool called Pocket Checklists that may be helpful when preparing for a meeting with your legislator (and to take with you!).
Making a Visit to the District Office: How To’s and Tips
Prepared by Washington Partners for the Coalition, see this toolkit for scheduling and conducting a District Visit with your Congressman during a Constituent Work Week. Participate in the Congressional Visit Campaign and host a program visit or meet with your Congressman in the District.
Scheduling a Meeting with Your Congressman on Even Start
This resource outlines quick steps for scheduling a meeting with your Member of Congress (MoC) while he or she is home on Congressional recess. It offers links to Congressional calendars and MoC’s contact information, and it suggests alternatives, should your MoC not be available for a meeting.
Program Visits
Many programs invite their legislators to the program when they are home on recess. Check the Congressional calendar to find out when legislators will be home and invite them to meet with adult learners and program staff. Carefully prepare for the program visit. See Building Relationships with Elected Officials Through Program Visits
to learn about one program’s experience setting up and hosting program visits with legislators.
Invite legislators to GED graduations and other award ceremonies that give adult learners and the legislator visibility. Ask the legislator to speak about adult education and literacy at these events. If you want someone to thoughtfully consider your issue, ask them to write or speak about it.
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