{"id":1576,"date":"2022-07-08T12:08:04","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T16:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coenet.org\/?page_id=1576"},"modified":"2025-07-11T16:19:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T20:19:56","slug":"congressional-recess-packet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/coenet.org\/congressional-recess-packet\/","title":{"rendered":"Congressional Outreach Packet"},"content":{"rendered":"<section\r\n\t\tclass=\"common-interior-banner alignfull  has-background image-as-background coe-block\">\r\n\t<!--        \/\/ If we have a background image, echo our background image markup inside the block container.-->\r\n\t\t<figure class=\"image-background center jpeg\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1372\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/advocacy_update_House_Appropriations_Committee_Includes_161_Million_Increase_TRIO.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/advocacy_update_House_Appropriations_Committee_Includes_161_Million_Increase_TRIO.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/advocacy_update_House_Appropriations_Committee_Includes_161_Million_Increase_TRIO-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/advocacy_update_House_Appropriations_Committee_Includes_161_Million_Increase_TRIO-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/advocacy_update_House_Appropriations_Committee_Includes_161_Million_Increase_TRIO-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/advocacy_update_House_Appropriations_Committee_Includes_161_Million_Increase_TRIO-1536x1098.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/advocacy_update_House_Appropriations_Committee_Includes_161_Million_Increase_TRIO-1511x1080.jpg 1511w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/advocacy_update_House_Appropriations_Committee_Includes_161_Million_Increase_TRIO-250x179.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"patterns-bg color-theme__bg patterns-herring-short\"><\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"common-interior-banner__inner container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"common-interior-banner__inner-content\">\r\n                        \t\t\t    <div class=\"breadcrumbs kicker\"><\/div><!-- .breadcrumbs -->\t\t\t    <h1 class=\"common-interior-banner__title\">Congressional Outreach Packet<\/h1>\r\n            \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n<section class=\"two-col-sidenav alignfull coe-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"two-col-sidenav__inner  container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"two-col-sidenav__navigation list-unstyled fade-in-right-fixed-all-children\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"link-item wow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Summer-2025-Action-Packet_050725.pdf\" target=\"_self\" class=\"acf-link nav-link link-reset\" >Summer Outreach Packet<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"link-item wow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/EXAMPLES-OF-TRIO-ADVOCACY-FROM-ACROSS-THE-COMMUNITY.docx\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"acf-link nav-link link-reset\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Examples of TRIO Advocacy from Across the Community<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"link-item wow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TURN-YOUR-MEMBER-OF-CONGRESS-INTO-A-TRIO-CHAMPION-AT-HOME.docx\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"acf-link nav-link link-reset\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Turn Your Member of Congress into a TRIO Champion at Home<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"link-item wow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/SAMPLE-IN-PERSON-MEETING-REQUEST-LETTER.docx\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"acf-link nav-link link-reset\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sample In-Person Meeting Request Letter<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"two-col-sidenav__content fade-in-up-fixed-all-children \">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"kicker wow\">Dear TRIO Colleagues<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-title wow\">TRIO has never faced a larger challenge. We need to defend our programs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description wow\"><p>As the political landscape shifts dramatically, TRIO programs and the futures of the students they serve are under unprecedented threat. With the recent election, we are facing a critical turning point. The new administration has openly targeted higher education policies that support diversity, affordability, and access\u2014core values that TRIO programs have championed for over 60 years. We cannot afford to be passive. Now, more than ever, it\u2019s essential for every TRIO advocate to protect our programs from harmful policies that could dismantle decades of progress.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Summer-2025-Action-Packet_050725.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"acf-link link--inline wow\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD THE PACKET<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n\r\n<section\r\n\t\tclass=\"offset-media-text wow alignfull coe-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container offset-media-text__inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"offset-media-text__media wow column-2\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"offset-media-text__image to-square bg-img gradient-fill\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/advocacy_update_House_Appropriations_Committee_Includes_161_Million_Increase_TRIO-3-1.jpg)\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"patterns-bg color-theme__bg align-right patterns-dots-wide\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"offset-media-text__content column-2 wow animate fade-in-stagger\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"kicker\">Let&#8217;s Remind Your Member of Congress that TRIO Works!<\/h2>\t\t\t<p class=\"h2\">Use the contact information for all congressional education staffers and schedulers by state and district.<\/p>\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p>We encourage you to take advantage of the resources in this Congressional Recess Packet and to use the contact information for all congressional <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1SBKTjsRI82fVC6wmfXF9K82WeCNBFR-N3ZbYcYXfqA8\/edit?gid=0#gid=0\">education staffers and schedulers by state and district<\/a>. Let us know if you are planning or have already met with your Members of Congress so we can highlight your advocacy! Just send a short report including your name, title, TRIO program, state, type of meeting (site visit, one-on-one, townhall), and the name of the Representative or Senator to <a href=\"mailto:diane.shust@coenet.org\">diane.shust@coenet.org. <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1SBKTjsRI82fVC6wmfXF9K82WeCNBFR-N3ZbYcYXfqA8\/edit?gid=0#gid=0\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"acf-link button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Education Staffers and Schedulers by State and District<\/a>\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n<section class=\"poin-contact__wrapper poin-contact alignfull  has-background gradient-as-background coe-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"poin-contact__inner container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"poin-contact__inner-headers\">\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"h2 poin-contact__title\"> Get in Touch<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<p class=\"poin-contact__text\"> <p>Questions? Contact Vice President, Public Policy, <a href=\"mailto:diane.shust@coenet.org\">Diane Shust.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"poin-contact__inner-links\">\r\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"links__title kicker\">Popular Links<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"links__list\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href = \"https:\/\/coenet.org\/about-coe\/\">About COE<\/a><\/span><span><a href = \"https:\/\/coenet.org\/coe-and-trio-programs\/\">about TRIO PRograms<\/a><\/span><span><a href = \"https:\/\/coenet.org\/people\/maureen-hoyler\/\">about our president<\/a><\/span><span><a href = \"http:\/\/pellinstitute.org\/\">the pell institute<\/a><\/span><span><a href = \"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/\">press releases<\/a><\/span><span><a href = \"https:\/\/coenet.org\/state-leadership\/\">state leadership<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\n\n\r\n<section id=\"block-3b535da4100058dff2bb05c0cc0d8bc7\" class=\"cta-pullout-wrapper cta-pullout alignfull coe-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"cta-pullout-inner wow animate fade-in-stagger\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-text\">Not sure of your congressional district or who your member is? 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<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker wow\">press release<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-medium wow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/press-release\/the-council-for-opportunity-in-education-launches-inaugural-award-for-institutional-effectiveness-to-scale-trio-student-support-services-practices-campus-wide\/\" target=\"_self\">The Council for Opportunity in Education Launches Inaugural Award for Institutional Effectiveness to Scale TRIO Student Support Services Practices Campus-Wide<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-card__meta wow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card post-card--vertical with-image \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image to-square bg-img\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t style=\"background-image: url(' https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/news_and_impact_trio_achievers_coeac2025_annual_conference_chicago-500x500.jpg ')\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/press-release\/the-council-for-opportunity-in-education-announces-2025-national-trio-achiever-award-recipients\/\" class=\"link-reset link-overlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                    <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click to view the page: The Council for Opportunity in Education Announces 2025 National TRIO Achiever Award Recipients<\/span>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker wow\">press release<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-medium wow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/press-release\/the-council-for-opportunity-in-education-announces-2025-national-trio-achiever-award-recipients\/\" target=\"_self\">The Council for Opportunity in Education Announces 2025 National TRIO Achiever Award Recipients<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-card__meta wow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card post-card--vertical with-image \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image to-square bg-img\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t style=\"background-image: url(' https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/27Williams-04-vqgh-articleLarge-500x417.jpg ')\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/pat-williams-a-champion-who-gave-wings-to-trios-defiance\/\" class=\"link-reset link-overlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                    <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click to view the page: Pat Williams: A Champion Who Gave Wings to TRIO\u2019s Defiance\u00a0<\/span>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker wow\">Blog<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-medium wow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/pat-williams-a-champion-who-gave-wings-to-trios-defiance\/\" target=\"_self\">Pat Williams: A Champion Who Gave Wings to TRIO\u2019s Defiance\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-card__meta wow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tby <span class=\"author\">Arnold L. Mitchem<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card post-card--vertical with-image \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image to-square bg-img\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t style=\"background-image: url(' https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/trio_programs_in_the_news_summer_2025_new_hampshirt_hassan_senator-500x456.jpg ')\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/news\/trio-in-the-news-summer-2025\/\" class=\"link-reset link-overlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                    <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click to view the page: TRIO in the News, Summer 2025<\/span>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker wow\">In the News<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-medium wow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/news\/trio-in-the-news-summer-2025\/\" target=\"_self\">TRIO in the News, Summer 2025<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-card__meta wow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card post-card--vertical with-image \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image to-square bg-img\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t style=\"background-image: url(' https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/news_impact_college_students_trio_budget_institutions-500x500.jpeg ')\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/why-trumps-budget-proposal-betrays-a-generation-of-low-income-college-students\/\" class=\"link-reset link-overlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                    <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click to view the page: Why Trump\u2019s Budget Proposal Betrays a Generation of Low-Income College Students<\/span>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker wow\">Blog<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-medium wow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/why-trumps-budget-proposal-betrays-a-generation-of-low-income-college-students\/\" target=\"_self\">Why Trump\u2019s Budget Proposal Betrays a Generation of Low-Income College Students<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-card__meta wow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tby <span class=\"author\">Alejandra Campoverdi and Aaron Brown, Ph.D.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card post-card--vertical with-image \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                    <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click to view the page: Federal Cancellations of Upward Bound Grants Signal Broader Threat to College Access Programs<\/span>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker wow\">Advocacy Update<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-medium wow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/federal-cancellations-of-upward-bound-grants-signal-broader-threat-to-college-access-programs\/\" target=\"_self\">Federal Cancellations of Upward Bound Grants Signal Broader Threat to College Access Programs<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-card__meta wow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card post-card--vertical with-image 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