Advocacy Templates & Scripts
Advocacy Templates and Scripts for CBOs and Program Implementers
Subject: Protect SNAP-Ed—A Vital Program for Our Community
Dear [Senator/Representative Last Name],
On behalf of [Organization Name], a community-based organization serving [brief description of population/region], I am writing to urge you to protect USDA funding for SNAP-Ed in the budget reconciliation process and reject proposals to eliminate the program.
SNAP-Ed is one of our country’s most effective and cost-efficient programs to improve nutrition and health outcomes for low-income individuals and families. At [Organization Name], we have seen firsthand how SNAP-Ed helps families learn to make healthier food choices, stretch limited food budgets, and reduce the risk of diet-related diseases. Through SNAP-Ed, we’ve been able to have greater impact by joining efforts with others.
Our SNAP-Ed efforts reach people where they are—schools, food pantries, grocery stores, and community centers— supporting broader goals of public health, food security, and economic resilience. The claim that SNAP-Ed is duplicative is simply inaccurate; no other federal program fills this unique role.
Eliminating this essential program would not only harm the people we serve—it would hinder local and nationwide efforts to build healthier communities and drive up future health care costs with chronic and preventable disease.
Please stand with us and protect SNAP-Ed. Your leadership can ensure this evidence-based, effective, and efficient program continues to serve families and communities across our state.
Sincerely,
[Full Name]
[Title]
[Organization Name]
[City, ZIP Code]
Phone Number Tip:
You can call the Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask to be connected to your Senators or Representative.
Hello, my name is [Your Name], and I’m calling on behalf of [Organization Name], a [brief description – e.g., health clinic, food access nonprofit, school district] in [City or County].
I’m calling to urge [Representative/Senator Last Name] to oppose any proposal to eliminate SNAP-Ed funding.
At our organization, SNAP-Ed is critical to helping our clients and families improve their health and well-being. We reach people in schools, food pantries, and community spaces where these services are most needed.
SNAP-Ed is not wasteful or duplicative —it’s a proven, cost-effective program that supports both community health, local economies and American agriculture. Please protect this vital program in any final budget or Farm Bill legislation.
Thank you.
📢 SNAP-Ed is on the chopping block—help us protect it!
Congress is considering eliminating SNAP-Ed, a program that helps our organization and others teach families how to eat healthier and stretch their food dollars and create a food environment where healthier choices are easier to make and more available..
📞 Call your Member of Congress today and tell them to protect SNAP-Ed funding.
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Advocacy Templates and Scripts for Individuals and Families
I’m a parent/grandparent/community member who knows SNAP-Ed works.
SNAP-Ed has helped my family learn how to shop smart, prepare healthy meals on a budget, and make better choices for our health. It’s taught our kids about nutrition and being physically active at school and helped us stretch our food dollars.
Cutting this program would hurt families like mine. We need more tools to live healthier—not less. Please protect SNAP-Ed and keep investing in programs that are essential to make a real difference in people’s lives.
Subject: Please Protect SNAP-Ed Funding
Dear [Senator/Representative Last Name],
I’m writing as your constituent to ask you to protect funding for SNAP-Ed in the budget bill.
SNAP-Ed has helped my family and others in our community learn how to eat healthier, shop on a budget, and take better care of our health. We’ve seen it in our schools, grocery stores, churches, and community centers—it meets people where they are.
If this program is cut, families like mine will lose a resource that really works. SNAP-Ed helps people live healthier lives and also supports local agriculture, farmers and food businesses.
Please don’t take this away. SNAP-Ed is helping millions of families and thousands of communities across the country. I hope you’ll stand up for it and make sure it stays funded. Our nation’s health depends on it.
Thank you for your time and for representing us.
Sincerely,
[Your Full Name]
[Your City, State]
Phone Number Tip:
You can call the Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask to be connected to your Senators or Representative.
Hello, my name is [Your Name], and I’m a constituent from [City, State]. I’m calling to urge [Senator/Representative Last Name] to protect funding for SNAP-Ed.
SNAP-Ed is an important USDA program that teaches families how to eat healthier and stretch their food dollars. It’s a program that works—it’s active in our schools, stores, and communities, and it’s helping people improve their health and well-being.
I’m very concerned about proposals to eliminate or cut this program. That would hurt families like mine and many others in our community.
Please make sure SNAP-Ed is fully funded in the final version of the bill. Thank you.
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Virginia Beach, VA 23462
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