Children in Families First!!

Call to Action! Here’s how you can get involved: • LEARN - Visit the website, you’ll find; the text of the bill A One-Page summary,  An Infographic and more! • CONTACT YOUR MEMBER OF CONGRESS Call your Member of Congress (script provided) Email your Member of Congress (template provided) Connect with your Member of Congress on Social Media Visit your Member of Congress (script provided) • DISTRIBUTE –Forward this Call To Action to your friends and family. Get it out to everyone you know. • BE A PART OF THE COMMUNITY “Like” CHIFF on Facebook and share to help get the word out! Connect with Us on Twitter! We are very pleased and excited to announce that Senator Mary Landrieu and 13 other Members of Congress have introduced the Children in Families First Act of 2013 (CHIFF) into the Senate (introduction into the House is expected in a few weeks). CHIFF is built on the idea that American law should reflect the human truth that children need families. Around the world, millions of children are growing up without parental care, in institutions or worse. CHIFF will realign U.S. foreign assistance to prioritize children growing up in families; focus on protecting children by preserving, reunifying or creating families through kinship, domestic and international adoption; and strengthen procedures to prevent abuse of children without families, all without increasing spending. CHIFF makes our government smarter, not bigger, by redirecting resources that are currently not being well used. Please support this historic and game-changing legislation – actively, aggressively and urgently. Best Wishes, Tom DiFilipo P.S. Please be on the lookout for more info and actions in the coming days, weeks and months.   Joint Council on International Children's Services 117 S. St. Asaph Street Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 535-8045 www.jointcouncil.org