Prepare Your Letter Now!
Tell your legislator to support Four Oaks funding. Your support and personal action can provide at-risk Iowa kids with the funding help they need to have a future with hope.
Here is the standard letter you will be sending:
Dear [LEGISLATOR NAME],Funding for our Asperger's Program is in jeopardy!
Four Oaks provides after school programming for children with Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism. This program is the only one of its kind being offered in the State and without it, Asperger's kids may struggle to get the skills help they need. Since the program began, the State has generously provided funding of approximately $25,000 per year in order to maintain this program. This funding was not a direct appropriation, but rather a requirement that the Department of Human Services allocate existing Child and Family Services dollars to the Asperger's program.
Unfortunately, the FY 2011 budget eliminates this allocation for Asperger's kids. HSB 736 provides nearly $80 million dollars for Child and Family Services, similar to the amount received in FY 2010. However, the direction to allocate money for our program was lost. It is important to know that children with Asperger's can often function at home, in school and on the job, when given the right tools and skills. The Four Oaks program provides the training they need to develop these skills.
Please support reinstating the $25,000 allocation for the Asperger's Program at Four Oaks.
[YOUR NAME]
Enlist the Help of Your Friends!
You can easily ask a fellow Iowan to advocate for Four Oaks. Click here to send an e-mail to someone you know telling them how to send a quick message of support for Four Oaks to their Iowa legislators.
Follow these steps to prepare a letter for your state legislators:
1. Type in your mailing and e-mail information in the form to the right (make sure you fill out all the areas);
2. Type in any additional personal comments you want to begin your letter in the blank box below right;
3. Click PREVIEW;
4. On the next page, you can preview the standard letter;
5. Note that the names of the legislators to receive your letter appear at the top of the preview page;
6. Scroll down to view the full letter. At that point, you may either e-mail your letters or print your letters for mailing:
a. To e-mail your letter, click E-mail Your Legislators. Your letters will be e-mailed and you will receive confirmation when the process is completed.
b. To print your letters separately for mailing, click the legislator's names appearing at the bottom of the page individually. This creates a letter to that legislator in a Word® document that you can print from your computer. Address an envelope to the address shown on the letter, affix postage and mail. To print the other letter, return to the Preview page, click on the other legislator's name and follow the same procedure to print and mail your letter.
*NOTE: While accurate contact information is the goal, this site is not legally an official or authoritative source. Four Oaks cannot assure the accuracy of any contact information originating from this site.
If you do not know your 9 digit ZIP code, you can look it up on the United States Postal Service's website.
