http:https://www.congressweb.com/th Wed, 11 Mar 2026 01:12:12 GMT http:https://www.congressweb.com/th/47 <div> <div> <p paraeid="{55f38962-3ae8-462a-b05c-ec7f69493a52}{50}" paraid="233485133" xml:lang="EN-US"><span data-teams="true">The legislature included $3.5 million for Treehouse's Graduation Success program in their budget proposals! This critical funding will help youth in foster care stay on track toward graduation.&nbsp;</span></p> <p paraeid="{55f38962-3ae8-462a-b05c-ec7f69493a52}{50}" paraid="233485133" xml:lang="EN-US"><strong>But&nbsp;we're&nbsp;not done yet</strong><span data-teams="true">—</span>this&nbsp;funding&nbsp;must be&nbsp;included in&nbsp;the&nbsp;final budget. We need&nbsp;your&nbsp;voice&nbsp;NOW&nbsp;to make sure this happens.&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <p paraeid="{55f38962-3ae8-462a-b05c-ec7f69493a52}{57}" paraid="225808025" xml:lang="EN-US"><strong>Why This Matters:</strong>&nbsp;Youth in foster care face significant barriers to graduation. Treehouse's Graduation Success Program provides the targeted support these students need to succeed academically and graduate on time. Without this funding, hundreds more vulnerable youth could lose access to essential services.&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <p paraeid="{aa5659fc-c1ab-459b-96e9-296d135b1591}{32}" paraid="700750640" xml:lang="EN-US"><strong>Urge&nbsp;your legislators today&nbsp;to&nbsp;maintain&nbsp;the $3.5 million&nbsp;funding for&nbsp;Treehouse's Graduation Success Program in&nbsp;the final&nbsp;budget.</strong>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <p paraeid="{55f38962-3ae8-462a-b05c-ec7f69493a52}{78}" paraid="1856821010" xml:lang="EN-US">Our action center tool sends your message (templated or customized) directly to your state representative and senator, asking them to support this vital investment in foster youth education.&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <p paraeid="{55f38962-3ae8-462a-b05c-ec7f69493a52}{85}" paraid="1648500852" xml:lang="EN-US"><strong>Legislators need to hear from constituents like you.</strong>&nbsp;Your&nbsp;email today can make the difference in securing this funding for&nbsp;students in foster care.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <p paraeid="{55f38962-3ae8-462a-b05c-ec7f69493a52}{92}" paraid="824307856" xml:lang="EN-US">Thank you for advocating for&nbsp;youth experiencing foster care!&nbsp;</p> <p paraeid="{55f38962-3ae8-462a-b05c-ec7f69493a52}{92}" paraid="824307856" xml:lang="EN-US"><img alt="" src="https://www.congressweb.com/assets/2040/advocacy/Signature%20Electronic%20Pretty.png" style="width: 250px; height: 46px;" /></p> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW189859333 BCX8" font-size:="" segoe="" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: " ui=""> <p class="Paragraph SCXW189859333 BCX8" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{cbdc7649-6c87-42af-9331-63f1d1b647d0}{150}" paraid="723136895" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 16px 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW189859333 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.925px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;" xml:lang="EN-US">Treehouse CEO</span><span class="EOP SCXW189859333 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.925px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW189859333 BCX8" font-size:="" segoe="" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: " ui=""> <p class="Paragraph SCXW189859333 BCX8" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{cbdc7649-6c87-42af-9331-63f1d1b647d0}{164}" paraid="2115885795" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 16px 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW189859333 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 20.925px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW189859333 BCX8" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">P.S.&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW189859333 BCX8" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">It’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW189859333 BCX8" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">&nbsp;so helpful to spread the word in your networks! 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-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: " ui=""> <p class="Paragraph SCXW81792494 BCX8" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{5ddad665-b92e-41f9-bea5-eeb20202619b}{57}" paraid="738692707" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 16px 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext;" xml:lang="EN-US">&nbsp;</p> </div> Tue, 03 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT http:https://www.congressweb.com/th/47 http:https://www.congressweb.com/th/46 <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW7745203 BCX0" font-size:="" segoe="" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: " ui=""> <p class="Paragraph SCXW7745203 BCX0" paraeid="{0a5dc55c-1d3c-4584-a748-399e24903b30}{11}" paraid="1891727832" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext;"><span class="TextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.85px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;" xml:lang="EN-US">Great news:</span><span class="TextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.85px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">&nbsp;Governor Ferguson included $3.5 million for Treehouse's Graduation Success&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">p</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">rogram in his&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">supplemental</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">&nbsp;budget proposal! This critical funding will help youth in foster care stay on track toward graduation.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW7745203 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.85px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW7745203 BCX0" font-size:="" segoe="" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: " ui=""> <p class="Paragraph SCXW7745203 BCX0" paraeid="{0a5dc55c-1d3c-4584-a748-399e24903b30}{23}" paraid="1231832700" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext;"><span class="TextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.85px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">But&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">we're</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">&nbsp;not done yet.</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.85px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">&nbsp;The House and Senate must&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">both</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">&nbsp;include&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW7745203 BCX0" data:image="" phn2zyb4bwxucz0iahr0cdovl3d3dy53my5vcmcvmjawmc9zdmciihdpzhropsi1iibozwlnahq9ijmipjxnigzpbgw9im5vbmuiigzpbgwtcnvszt0izxzlbm9kzcigc3ryb2tlpsijmzvgiibzdhjva2utbgluzwnhcd0icm91bmqipjxwyxroigq9ik0wic41advnmcayljvonsivpjwvzz48l3n2zz4="); border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; background-position: 0px 100%; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-image: url(">this funding</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">&nbsp;in their final budgets. We need</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.85px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;" xml:lang="EN-US">&nbsp;your</span><span class="TextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.85px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;" xml:lang="EN-US">&nbsp;voice to make sure this happens.</span><span class="EOP SCXW7745203 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.85px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW7745203 BCX0" font-size:="" segoe="" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: " ui=""> <p class="Paragraph SCXW7745203 BCX0" paraeid="{0a5dc55c-1d3c-4584-a748-399e24903b30}{39}" paraid="1507382782" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext;"><span class="TextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.85px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;" xml:lang="EN-US">Why This Matters</span><span class="TextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.85px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;" xml:lang="EN-US">:&nbsp;</span><span class="TextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.85px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: none !important;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Youth in foster care face significant barriers to graduation. Treehouse's Graduation Success Program provides the targeted support these students need to succeed academically and graduate on time. Without this funding,&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW7745203 BCX0" data:image="" phn2zyb4bwxucz0iahr0cdovl3d3dy53my5vcmcvmjawmc9zdmciihdpzhropsi1iibozwlnahq9ijmipjxnigzpbgw9im5vbmuiigzpbgwtcnvszt0izxzlbm9kzcigc3ryb2tlpsijmzvgiibzdhjva2utbgluzwnhcd0icm91bmqipjxwyxroigq9ik0wic41advnmcayljvonsivpjwvzz48l3n2zz4="); border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; background-position: 0px 100%; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-image: url(">hundreds</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">more&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; 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-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; background-position: 0px 100%; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-image: url(">Take Action</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">&nbsp;Now&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">in&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Just 1 Minute!</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW7745203 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.85px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></u></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW7745203 BCX0" font-size:="" segoe="" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: " ui=""> <p class="Paragraph SCXW7745203 BCX0" paraeid="{0a5dc55c-1d3c-4584-a748-399e24903b30}{67}" paraid="128389493" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext;"><span class="TextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.85px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;" xml:lang="EN-US">Contact your legislators today</span><span class="TextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.85px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;" xml:lang="EN-US">&nbsp;and urge them to include the $3.5 million for Treehouse's Graduation Success Program in the House and Senate budgets.</span><span class="EOP SCXW7745203 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.85px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW7745203 BCX0" font-size:="" segoe="" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: " ui=""> <p class="Paragraph SCXW7745203 BCX0" paraeid="{0a5dc55c-1d3c-4584-a748-399e24903b30}{75}" paraid="2082964903" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext;"><span class="TextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.85px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Our action center tool sends y</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">our message</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; 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border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; background-position: 0px 100%; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-image: url(">&nbsp;directly</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">&nbsp;to your state representative and senator, asking them to support this vital investment in&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">foster</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">&nbsp;youth education.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW7745203 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; 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font-variant-ligatures: none !important;" xml:lang="EN-US">Legislators need to hear from constituents like you. A quick email today can make the difference in securing this funding for vulnerable youth.&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW7745203 BCX0" font-size:="" segoe="" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: " ui=""> <p class="Paragraph SCXW7745203 BCX0" paraeid="{0a5dc55c-1d3c-4584-a748-399e24903b30}{129}" paraid="818583664" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext;"><span class="TextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.85px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;" xml:lang="EN-US">Thank you for standing with foster youth!</span><span class="EOP SCXW7745203 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.85px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div><img alt="" src="https://www.congressweb.com/assets/2040/advocacy/Signature%20Electronic%20Pretty.png" style="width: 250px; height: 65px;" /></div> <div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: none;">Daw</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: none;">n Rains, </span></div> <div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: none;">Treehouse CEO</span></div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW7745203 BCX0" font-size:="" segoe="" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: " ui=""> <p class="Paragraph SCXW7745203 BCX0" paraeid="{0a5dc55c-1d3c-4584-a748-399e24903b30}{135}" paraid="1048902263" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext;">&nbsp;</p> <p class="Paragraph SCXW7745203 BCX0" paraeid="{0a5dc55c-1d3c-4584-a748-399e24903b30}{135}" paraid="1048902263" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext;"><span class="TextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.85px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">P.S.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">It’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7745203 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">&nbsp;so helpful to spread the word in your networks! 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