Voices for America’s Children
A network of state and local child advocacy organizations
Kids Count
A national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the United States
One Vermont
A coalition working to improve Vermonters’ lives by building strong public structures
Kids Are Priority One
Vermont’s early childhood coalition
Babies with low birth weight—under 5.5 pounds—are at risk of respiratory conditions, cognitive and developmental delays, and long-term conditions. In Vermont and nationwide, this problem has been increasing steadily. The Healthy Vermonters 2010 objective is to reduce the percentage to 5.0%. In 2006, the Vermont average was 6.5%.
Get Involved
Here is how you can get in touch with policy makers, learn the ins and outs of getting involved, or find out about issues that matter to kids and families:
STATE ADVOCACY
Check out our regular update of happenings at the State House.
VOICES Greetings From Montpelier
VOICES Legislative Agenda
To write to the Governor:
Governor James Douglas
Governor’s Office
109 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05609
Phone: (800) 322-5616, Fax:(802) 838-3339
To write to your legislator at the State House, the address is:
115 State Street
Drawer 33
Montpelier, VT 05602
To leave a phone message at the State House, call the Sergeant-at-Arms’ office: 1-800-322-5616 or 828-2228. You may also call legislators at home. The fax number at the StateHouse is (802) 828-2424. Many legislators subscribe to voice mail and email. You may call the Sergeant-at-Arms’ office to find out their email address.
The Vermont Legislative home page at http://www.leg.state.vt.us/default.htm lists committee calendars for the House and Senate, telephone and email addresses and lists bills that have been introduced, including their status and text.
The Secretary of State publishes “Biographical Sketches of State Officers” which contains photographs and biographical sketches of each legislator. To receive a copy, call (800) 439-VOTE.
FEDERAL ADVOCACY
President Barack H. Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
Comment Line: 202-456-1111
leave an online comment
Senator Patrick J. Leahy
199 Main Street, Fourth Floor
Burlington, VT 05401-8309
802-863-2525, Toll free: 800-642-3193
433 Russell Senate Office Building
U.S. Senate
Washington, DC 20510
202-224-4242
email Leahy
Senator Bernard Sanders
36 Chickering Dr., #103
Brattleboro, VT 05301
802-254-8732
332 Dirksen Building
U.S. Senate
Washington, DC 20510
email Bernie
Rep. Peter Welch
30 Main Street, Third Floor, Suite 350
Burlington, VT 05401
888-605-7270
U.S. House of Representatives
1404 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
202-225-4115
email Rep. Welch
