Legislative Action Center
You can make a difference in just 5 minutes. That's all it takes to learn about the issue and send a letter to your elected officials. The actions of our government have an enormous impact on the future of our children. History teaches us that every vote can matter. Use PACCA's Legislative Action Center to easily communicate with your elected officials and find out where they stand on the issues.To sign-up for our action alerts and emails click HERE.
CURRENT ACTIONS
ALERT DATE OPENED | OPEN/ CLOSED | ALERT DESCRIPTIONS & LINKS |
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7/16/2025 | OPEN | Next Step in the Budget Process -- the Senate Needs to Hear from You ... Yes, AGAIN! |
6/13/2025 | CLOSED | We are SO close! Tell PA House Members to Support Child Care Teachers!We need your help in the final days of budget negotiations to make sure the General Assembly hears how important the $55 million is, not only for the child care workforce, but for all the families and businesses our workforce supports. Email your PA Representative today and urge them to support Governor Shapiro’s $55 million child care workforce investment and HB 506 as they negotiate the final budget. |
5/19/2025 | CLOSED | Email the PA General Assembly TODAY - Ask Them to Support $55 Million for Child Care!We need to encourage all PA State Senators and Representatives to add their name to the Senate and House co-sponsorship memos “Investing in Pennsylvania’s Families by Strengthening the Child Care Workforce” |
4/16/2025 | CLOSED | Protect Head StartUpdate: The Trump administration has reversed course on a proposal to cut all funding for Head Start. Thank you to all who took action. Over 750 letters were sent to Congress from this alert. |
3/13/2025 | CLOSED | Child Care Recruitment and Retention in 2025-2026 PA BudgetUrge the PA General Assembly to include, at minimum, $55 million in new and recurring child care funding for teacher recruitment and retention in the final 2025-2026 budget. |
2/7/2025 | CLOSED | Thank you Governor ShapiroTuesday, February 4th, Governor Shapiro shared his fiscal year 2025-2026 budget with the General Assembly. Significant investments in the workforce were evident throughout the budget with the most significant being $55 million for child care teacher recruitment and retention. Please join us in thanking Governor Shapiro. |
FIND YOUR ELECTED OFFICIAL
Through its online advocacy tool, PACCA members can respond to advocacy alerts, identify their local legislators and send tailored messages to state and federal policymakers. To find an elected policymaker click on the link below and enter your address. The page will populate with the names of your PA Senate, PA House, and Federal House Member. By clicking on their link it will take you to their Homepage where you will be able to reach out via email and social media.
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Josh Shaprio (D) | Senator Dave McCormick (R)Send a message to Senator Casey by clicking HERE. | Senator John Fetterman (D)Send a message to Senator Fetterman by clicking HERE. | President Donald J. Trump (R)Send a message to President Trump by clicking HERE. |
