CADCA - Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America

Where Community Coalitions Turn for Effective Public Policy Strategies

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How Coalitions can work with their Members of Congress (PowerPoint slides)

CONGRESSIONAL TOOL KIT SUMMARY
CADCA membership ensures that your interests in legislation and funding for substance abuse prevention, treatment and research are represented on Capitol Hill by CADCA's public policy team. The team tracks all pertinent legislation and keeps CADCA members abreast of developments through Legislative Alerts and Updates. CADCA's public policy team has designed a state of the art Congressional Toolkit that will: (1) provide tips on how to be an effective advocate for our field; (2) keep you abreast of fast-breaking legislative action; and (3) instantly connect you to your elected officials in Washington, D.C. Your CADCA Congressional Toolkit will bring you a step closer to the Congressional happenings in Washington by assisting you in: (1) identifying your elected officials; (2) writing to members of your Congressional delegation via e-mail; (3) obtaining information about each member of Congress and the Senate; and (4) accessing all of CADCA's Legislative Alerts, Updates, and sample letters. The toolkit also includes a CADCA advocacy tutorial to help you understand how to most effectively make the case for legislation and enhanced resources for your coalition as well as for the entire substance abuse prevention, treatment and research field.

ABOUT CADCA's CONGRESSIONAL TOOLKIT
This Congressional Toolkit is here to assist you. We have tried to make it as user friendly as possible, and we want you to consider this your instruction manual. On this page you will find a summary of the Congressional Toolkit

The Get Involved page provides useful information to help you impact the legislative process through advocacy and turn your elected officials into champions for our cause.

The Legislative Alert page contains an archive of legislative alerts, updates, and sample letters.

The Capitol Hill Basics page has several components. There are communication tips on calling, writing and e-mailing your Representative and Senators; tips on visiting Capitol Hill including lobbying Dos and Don'ts, tips on meeting with your Representative or Senator, a sample agenda and facts to know and use in the meeting; Explanation of Congressional staff roles and steps in the legislative process.

The Write to Congress page allows you to send the CADCA provided sample letters directly to your Representative and/or Senators via e-mail.

The Current Legislation page lists the bill name and number of legislation CADCA is currently tracking as well as provides links to a summary and status update of the bill.

The Links page provides links to sites the public policy team finds useful, including links to view elected officials' voting records, view actual legislation and links to the official websites of the House and the Senate.

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