Please Contact Legislators to Support NAZ Families

Dear NAZ Supporters,

We are asking you to contact state legislators today and tomorrow to encourage them to support House File 3172—a bill to bolster the groundbreaking work at the Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ). The bill is currently being worked on by a conference committee of House and Senate members. This bill will help NAZ reach our goal of enrolling 3,000 North Minneapolis children on a “cradle to career” path to college. Strong early evidence shows that the NAZ approach is working!

Sample language is provided below, as well as a list of contact information. We are grateful for your help!

Sample Email/Phone Language

I’m asking for your support for House File 3172, which provides $1.1 million for the Northside Achievement Zone’s (NAZ) work to permanently close the achievement gap and end poverty in North Minneapolis. This funding will increase the number of low-income North Minneapolis families who can enroll in NAZ and become leaders in community transformation that will bolster an educated workforce for our entire state.

The NAZ approach is already showing early results in North Minneapolis - arguably one of the most distressed areas in our state:

• Young NAZ scholars are more likely to be ready for kindergarten. • NAZ scholars are jumping ahead substantially in reading and math through after school and summer programs. • NAZ reduced housing instability for 1/3 of enrolled families.

With your support, NAZ can serve as an incubator for best practices for the entire state. Please support the full $1.1M proposal.

Committee Member and Key Legislator Contact Information

Senate Committee Members:

Dick Cohen: 651-296-5931, [email protected]

Tony Lourey: 651-296-0293, [email protected]

Chuck Wiger: 651-296-6820, [email protected]

David Tomassoni: 651-296-8017, [email protected]

Terri Bonoff: 651-296-4313, [email protected]

House of Representative Committee Members:

Lyndon Carlson: 651-296-4255, [email protected]

Tom Huntley: 651-296-2228, [email protected]

Tim Mahoney: 651-296-4277, [email protected]

Paul Marquart: 651-296-6829, [email protected]

Jean Wagenius: 651-296-4200, [email protected]

Your Legislator:

To find your representatives, please follow this link

Additional Legislative Leaders to Contact (not on the committee):

Speaker of the House Paul Thissen: 651-296-5375, [email protected]

Minority Leader : 651-296-5364, [email protected]

Senate Majority leader Tom Bakk: 651-296-8881, [email protected]

Assistant Minority leader Katie Sieben: 651-297- 8060, [email protected]

Deputy Minority Leader Jeff Hayden: 651-296-4261, [email protected]