How to Ask
Texas Representatives need to hear your personal stories to understand why this funding is so important. Use our form to contact the legislator who represents you in the Texas House and explain why community attendants and direct care workers providing community-based services are essential to you, your family, or your friends.
Make edits to the email message or phone script before you send it to personalize it with your story.
Here are some examples of what you could share in your email message or phone call.
If you have your own community attendant/direct care worker:
- How does your community attendant/direct care worker help you during the day?
- What would happen/does happen when your community attendant/direct care worker is not available?
- Have you had trouble hiring a community attendant/direct care worker? How has that affected your day-to-day life?
If you are a family member of someone who has an attendant/direct care supporter:
- How has having a community attendant/direct care worker affected your family member? What about your family as a whole?
- Have you/your family member had issues hiring or retaining a community attendant/direct care worker?
