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How Can Kids Reach Out To Congress Just because you can't vote yet doesn't mean you can't voice your view on things that matter to you. Your representatives in congress represent everyone in their district, including children. By reaching out to your congressman or woman, you can help influence their vote on potential laws and regulations that affect you, your family, your friends or your community.

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The Future Of Political Engagement Is Here (And It's Called POPVOX) By Sarah McKinney - Did you know that members of Congress introduced more than 6,600 bills and resolutions in 2013 alone? Probably not, because only the most controversial make it to mainstream news, and the coverage tends to be so sensationalized that it becomes easy to tune out. And lets face it, everyone and their mother is feeling increasingly overwhelmed by the abundance of information being catapulted our way every day. Taking additional time to research various bills up for vote, and understand the cryptic language used to determine new policy proposal while our government continues to argue over their differences like children in a schoolyard, stagnating needed progress? It's no wonder that The United States is suffering from decreased political engagement.
   But what if there was a technology solution, a non-partisan platform providing you with a 360-degree view of every bill and resolution, organized by issue area to enable easy discovery, and aggregating personal letters from people just like you, as well as professional opinions from advocacy groups and trade associations, and using location-based data to show you what Congress is actually hearing from verified constituents? What if all you had to do was click, and you'd be taken to an online tool where you could write a letter to the appropriate lawmaker, be guaranteed delivery, and then see how your story is "appreciated" by other people interested in the same issue? Well, that reality is here, and it;s being made possible by a startup called POPVOX that's translating grassroots ideas into action on Capitol Hill. 
   Its two founders, Rachna Choudhry and Marci Harris, met at a dinner in 2009, and soon discovered a shared passion for a problem that hit both close to home, albeit from different sides of the same coin.
   Proprietary software scrapes Congress.gov so that once a new bill is posted there it's automatically added to POPVOX, providing their users with a dynamic summary of up-to-date information. Choudhry is responsible for reaching out to respected voices working within the nonprofit and corporate sectors, and asking them to contribute their opinion of bills that relate to their area of expertise. Monetization occurs through a variety of white label tools, such as their "Write Congress" customizable widget, which can be pulled onto any website, providing an easy way for targeted audiences to take meaningful, measurable, action. They also offer a variety of custom analytics and data mining tools, think social media monitoring, but focused on social issues and legislation. And the key to their success is that every user who writes a personal letter to Congress is a verified constituent, providing their home address and allowing POPVOX's software to identify their congressional district. Congressional staffers finally have data they need to make informed decisions.
   Most of the POPVOX's current users are those who have a strong desire to have their voices heard, either due to a generalized mistrust of government, or a passion for a social cause. Students are also using the site to conduct research, which is one of those surprise use-cases that often emerge and make perfect sense in hindsight. More than half of POPVOX users (56%) say that when they're undecided on an issue, reading what other people wrote helped them decide whether to support or oppose it. And two-thirds (65%) said that they decided to support or oppose a bill after reading an organization's position on POPVOX. That's pretty convincing impact, but how do they plan to spark the interest of those who are currently disengaged?
   "People who write letters to members of Congress can share them via social media," says Choudhry, "so that helps to increase awareness, and puts the personal story before the issue which is helpful from an engagement standpoint." And once users submit a letter, POPVOX's recommendations engine surfaces other related bills, la Netflix or Amazon, encouraging them to further explore. Revenue growth will occur through increasing their nonprofit and association client list, and expanding into the private sector, connecting with foundations, and legal affairs and social responsibility departments that are looking to engage employees and customers with policy initiatives. Says Choudhry, "We're going after a big problem of helping people engage with their lawmakers, and while we cannot promise that lawmakers will actually read each and every letter, there's a lot of power in hundreds of thousands of verified constituents taking the time to share their own voice."

Some legislators no longer offer public email addresses, which means you can't contact them through our Contact Center. If any of your Senators or Representatives is one of these legislators, you can still reach them electronically through their contact page; look up their website at https://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm or https://www.house.gov/representatives then click through to find their contact pages. Add them to your "favorites" or bookmark them, so you can contact them easily at any future time.

Fax Numbers To Congress | House & Senate - This interactive map gives you contact information for all of the Senators and Representatives in the United States Congress in one centralized, easy-to-use visual format. Click on your state on the map or on your postal code abbreviation in the alphabetical list below. You'll then see the names, pictures, fax numbers, phone numbers and e-mail addresses for all of the members of the U.S. Congress in your state.
    Why Fax Your Representatives? Faxing seems so outdated, so why do we recommend it? There are problems with every other form of contact. E-mails are the easiest way to go, so they flood congressional inboxes 24/7. Your e-mail could easily be overlooked or quickly forgotten. Once your e-mail is bumped off the top of the first page, it's quickly "out of sight, out of mind." The staffer or congressman may never even get past the subject line. (If you do decide to e-mail, keep in mind that the best time to send an e-mail is Thursday between 8 and 9 a.m. The worst time to send an e-mail is Tuesday and Wednesday from 8 to 10 a.m.) Phone calls are another popular option, but there's no real record of your statement for your congressman to see. Phone calls are answered by assistants, often temporary college interns, who won't be able to write down every thought or argument you make. Instead, they're usually advised to simply keep a tally of the "For" and "Against" phone calls.