Following up after your meeting
Congrats! You had a successful meeting with your Congressperson and/or Senator, and/or their staff member(s).
Let’s close the loop by sending a follow up message.
Remember, just like our HFA work, it’s all about relationships. Continuing the conversation is a great way to keep HFA and MIECHV top of mind.
It is always important to follow up and thank them for the meeting!
You can also share any requested information or answer questions that came up during the meeting. Below is suggested email language to use as a template for a follow-up email message. We encourage you to reiterate an offer for a site visit if you made one. Site visits are a wonderful way to further build a relationship. And, as always, adapt this language to make it sound like you.
Email Template
Below is suggested email language to use for your follow-up email. We encourage you to adapt it to sound like you!
Dear [Congressman/woman + full name or staff name]:
Thank you for taking the time to meet with me [and anyone else who joined the meeting] about Healthy Families America and home visiting in [state]. We very much appreciate your commitment to children and families in [state] and look forward to staying in touch.
As we discussed during our meeting, the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) is due to be reauthorized this year. We would appreciate the Senator/Congressman/woman’s support of [reiterate key points made].
At some point in the future, we would be honored to welcome Rep./Sen.____ to join us for a site visit and meet our staff and families. I will stay in touch and hope you won’t hesitate to reach out anytime I can be a resource on home visiting in [state].
Thank you again.
Sincerely,
[Your name]
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