Fwd: Call to Action--SDFSC Funding (USA schools)

[hmo...@columbus.rr.com]

September 15, 2009

 

BACKGROUND

 

Even if you have previously responded to an alert about the State Grants portion of the Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities (SDFSC) program, you need to respond to this alert now. Unless Congress and the President are inundated with faxes from the field during the next few weeks, we will lose this program. The FY 2010 appropriations process is coming to an end and neither the House nor the Senate has restored the funding for this program. This is our last chance to keep this program alive.

 

The State Grants portion of the SDFSC program is the only federal money for drug and violence prevention that goes to EVERY school district in the country.  Our only hope for getting this money restored is to send thousands of letters to Congress and the President about the critical importance of this program and that it is unacceptable to leave most school districts without funding for violence and drug prevention activities.

 

WHAT'S THE MESSAGE?

 

Tell Congress and the President that they need to reconsider the decision to eliminate funding for the State Grants portion of the SDFSC program (Title IV, Part A). Let them know this is a gigantic mistake with grave implications for your state and community.

 

WHAT YOU CAN DO

 

Use CADCA's CapWiz system to fax letters to both:

 

Your members of congress; and President Obama

Note: In order to fax both sets of letters, it is necessary to:

 

·         Click on the link

·         (http://capwiz.com/cadca/issues/alert/?alertid=14028251&type=CO) that takes you to the alert for your members of Congress Scroll down to the bottom, insert your contact information and click "send message"

·         Return to your email and click on the second link (http://capwiz.com/cadca/mail/?id=3181&lvl=F&chamber=P), which takes you to the alert for President Obama Click "next step"

·         Scroll down to the bottom, insert your contact information and click "send message"

·         Please be sure that you remember to come back to your email to click on the second link so that you actually send letters to BOTH Congress and the President.