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Longmont advisory board urged members to contact representatives to support Older Americans Act reauthorization
Summary
Board members discussed a push to contact federal representatives urging reauthorization of the Older Americans Act and planned to share a draft letter and coordinate outreach ahead of a legislative breakfast for area legislators.
Members of the Longmont Senior Advisory Board reviewed an advocacy request from the Boulder County Agency on Aging to support reauthorization of the Older Americans Act and discussed practical next steps for contacting federal legislators.
A board member noted the Act is due for reauthorization and described planned events: a legislative breakfast will bring area legislators and advocates together, and the agency provided a draft letter board members could use to contact representatives. The board was urged to send individualized messages to Representative Joe Neguse and U.S. Senators to register constituent support for reauthorization; staff said the agency on aging maintains a draft letter on its website that members can adapt.
Members discussed how to submit messages: congressional offices typically accept constituent messages through a web form on each member's site, rather than by direct email address, so staff recommended using the web portals to ensure the message is counted in the office's constituent response system.
The board did not vote but agreed staff would circulate the draft letter and information on the legislative breakfast and advocate outreach opportunities.
