On Thursday, July 13 at 4:30pm ET, the Fiscal Year 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill is scheduled to be marked up in the House subcommittee.

This bill includes spending allocations for critical social services, including afterschool, early childhood education and job training programs. The House subcommittee is expected to vote on a $3 billion cut to these programs, representing a dramatic reduction in our nation’s safety net.

Your elected officials need to hear from constituents like YOU about the importance of funding health, education, and financial stability programs that improve opportunities for all.

Cuts to afterschool, national service and homeless assistance programs have real consequences for real people – especially teachers, young children with special needs, working families, and students with school debt.

Can we count on you to fight for the health, education, and financial stability of your community? Join us in calling on Congress to recognize the strong value of federal programs that build the capacity of people to thrive and succeed, and pass an appropriations bill that reflects our nation’s value of opportunity for all.

For the Fiscal Year 2018 appropriations bill, we’re aiming to send 2,018 letters to Congress in support of robust investments in health, education, and financial stability. We’re three-quarters of the way there. Help us reach that goal!

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