Please contact your legislator March 7-10, 2022 to let him/her know that afterschool programs help keep kids safe, healthy and away from drugs and tobacco. Call your state representative and state senator during business hours to leave a message about the role of afterschool programs in helping youth thrive and avoid use of drugs and tobacco.
WHY CALLS?
Legislators get a ton of emails and in our experience, they are more likely to engage with phone messages.
FIND MY LEGISLATOR
Go to house.mo.gov. On the homepage near the bottom left you will see a box to enter your address and find out who your state representative and state senator are. Click on their names to find their office phone numbers.
WHAT TO SAY
Call and leave a voice mail, or if the legislative assistant answers, ask if they will take a message for the legislator.
Script: I would like to leave a message for Sen./Rep.____________. My name is [YOUR NAME] and I work at [YOUR PROGRAM NAME] in [YOUR COMMUNITY]. I am calling to let Rep./Sen. __________ know that afterschool programs like ours help to prevent drug and tobacco use by youth. Afterschool professionals are trained to help youth handle stress, improve self-esteem and build positive relationships with peers and adults. If he/she has any questions, I can be reached at [YOUR PHONE NUMBER].
OTHER ACTIONS
Please consider posting these images to social media and tagging your legislators:
