National, state, and local organizations that follow the issues you care about can provide helpful information such as sample letters and fact sheets. Also, check out the Cyber Activism section of this guide for information on how to effectively use email to communicate with legislators. As an active young person, you can write to the representatives of your school's district and state, or of your hometown. Check out the web sites listed in the reference section below to find your members of Congress by zip code. At a campus-wide letter writing table, do not worry about knowing the address of each member of Congress.
Students can always write to the representative and senators from their school's district and state.
For more targeted letters, write to your representatives who are on key committees. Do not be tempted to write to a key representative to whom you have no connections. Many congressional offices disregard mail that is not from a student or constituent in the district or state. Most congressional offices respond to hand-written letters with information about their positions on the issue. If your representative takes your recommended action, write a thank you note.