Participate in the Youth Justice Legislative Briefing Close to Home
Want to participate in the Legislative Briefing, but unable to attend in-person? It’s okay - you can be an effective advocate at home!
Request to Meet with Your Legislator
Find your legislators and their emails or phone numbers. Call both your Representative and Senator and ask to speak to a legislative aide. You can also email your legislators with your request for their support.
Use the sample script below for your call or email to request a meeting by phone or on zoom as close to June 17th as possible.
Email a follow up thank you note with fact sheets. Email the aide a note thanking them for taking the time to talk with you on the phone and email them fact sheets on the bills.
Sample Script to Request a Meeting
To: firstname.lastname@mahouse.gov (for representatives)
firstname.lastname@masenate.gov (for senators)
Sample Subject: Constituent requesting to meet on youth justice issues
Dear Representative (or Senator) _____________,
Hello my name is _________ and I am a resident of _______________. I am reaching out to request to meet with you either on Zoom or in person in the district. As your constituent, I believe that our Commonwealth must ensure that young people are on the right path to grow into healthy adults and would love to talk with you about the issues . I plan to participate in the Youth Justice Legislative Briefing on June 17th and hope you are able to join as well. You can find information on those bills here.
These bill are important to me because _______________ and I hope to discuss them with you at your earliest convenience. Thank you for considering these bills and I look forward to discussing why I support these bills with you or your staff. I am happy to meet virtually or in-person, in-district to further discuss these bills and why they are important to me.
Sincerely,
Your full name
Home Address
City, State Zip (to verify you are a constituent)