Save Community Action!
The Obama administration has proposed drastic cuts and changes to the Community Service Block Grant (CSBG), which is the central source of funding for anti-poverty Community Action Agencies across the country. The proposed 50% cut to CSBG funding will cripple anti-poverty work across the nation.
Our community will be hit hard if these changes go through -
critical services for low income families in Vermont will be lost.
ACT NOW
Please help, your voice will make a difference.
SIGN THE PETITION
Please sign this online petition to save CSBG Community Action funding!
SHARE YOUR STORY
Tell the President and Congress how Community Action has made a difference in your life.
Contact President Obama:
By Phone: 202-456-1111
Online: http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact
Mail a letter: Sample letter to download, personalize and mail to the President.
Contact Senator Leahy
Online: http://leahy.senate.gov/contact/
Washington D.C.: (202) 224-4242
Burlington Office: 1-800-642-3193
Montpelier Office: (802) 229-0569
Washington D.C.: (202) 224-5141
Burlington: 1-800-339-9834
Online: sanders.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm
Washington D.C.: (202) 225-4115
Burlington: 1-888-605-7270
Online: house.gov/formwelch/issue_subscribe.htm
Sample phone script: Hi, this _______, I live in ______, and I’m calling to ask the Senator/Representative to support funding for Community Action, Head Start ... because ...
SPREAD THE WORD
LEARN MORE
Visit Community Action WORKS! for more information on this issue & how you can help.
Click here to keep up to date and join others concerned with cuts to Head Start.
Watch this ABC NEWS clip to see in an easy way how the current budget proposal breaks down.
Requests made on www.cvcac.org are for community members to tell their story, educate their public representatives, express support for Community Action or Head Start, and stay informed about issues of importance to our community. Central Vermont Community Action Council does not lobby for specific legislation.
