The agencies that receive the money could care less so long as they get their money and the politicians do not have a clue or care. Thankfully, I eventually came to my senses and began to take the action necessary to begin the process of positive change. In order to be successful, we have to work with our legislators. Before you contact a legislator, you need to be very clear on what you need. You may think you already know, but sit down, write it out and spend some time thinking about how you would explain that need to someone who has absolutely no understanding of your situation and, therefore, no clue as to why they should step in and assist you.
Politicians are people.
There are good ones and bad ones, but we really can t expect them to understand or care about something that we can t clearly explain or discuss. We need to do our homework and remember that working with our elected representatives needs to be a team effort, and we need to be a strong player on that team. Simply writing a letter or making a phone call, and then sitting back and waiting for someone to take action won t work. We have to hang in there and keep driving the issue home in a very clear and concise manner . When you first call the office of your Assembly Member, Senator, or Congress Member, you will initially talk to an intake person.