It’s very important for nonprofit organizations and their supporters to share concerns, questions, and stories of local impact with our representatives in Congress. If you’re not sure where to start, check for some tips below as well as contact information for our federal legislators. We’ll keep updating and adding to it as we learn more and find new resources like local town hall meeting dates.
Ways you can advocate
- Share stories, data, and resources with elected officials to illustrate the implications of their decisions on the communities they serve.
- Educate legislators by providing them with data, research, stories, and general information about key issues.
- Produce data and research that highlights pressing needs for your organization in the communities you service.
- Participate in a town hall and ask your elected officials questions about their policy positions.
- Call your elected officials’ offices to weigh in on legislative and funding issues.
- Meet with your members of Congress in person while they are at their in-district offices or meet with their staff from their in-district offices.
- Organize and mobilize your community partners to speak up, take action, and advocate for the needs of your organization.
Contact information
Federal legislators representing Newaygo, Lake, Mecosta, and Osceola counties:
Congressman John Moolenaar
Website: moolenaar.house.gov/contact
Washington DC Office
246 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202.225.3561
Caledonia Office
8980 North Rodgers Court
Suite H
Caledonia, MI 49316
Phone: 616.528.7100
Clare Office
431 North McEwan Street
Clare, MI 48617
Phone: 989.802.6040
Senator Elissa Slotkin
Website: slotkin.senate.gov/contact
Washington, DC Office
SH-825B/C Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202.224.4822
Senator Gary Peters
Website: peters.senate.gov/contact
Washington, D.C. Office
Hart Senate Office Building
Suite 724
Washington, D.C. 20510
Phone: 202.224.6221
Grand Rapids Office
Gerald R. Ford Federal Building
110 Michigan Street NW
Suite 720
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Phone: 616.233.9150
