The GSUSA Office of Public Policy and Advocacy asks that
staff, volunteers and our board take action to support two legislative bills that will
benefit Girl Scouting and girls everywhere. The issues are summarized
below, but please go to www.girlscouts4girls.org/girlscouts/home/ where you will find
easy ways to contact your Congressional Representatives and Senators and
share the information through Facebook, Twitter, and other forms of social
media.Support the Healthy Media for Youth Act
We need your help to encourage your Members of Congress to
sponsor H.R. 2513/S.1354 today!
Kids are surrounded by media. From television to movies to
social media and new technologies, kids are consuming up to 10 hours of
recreational media each day. Unfortunately, media doesn’t always promote
healthy images of girls. Girl Scouts’ research tells us that girls are very
influenced by what they see in the media, and that it can have a significant
impact on their self-esteem, body image, and leadership aspirations.
To address this issue, Girl Scouts has worked with Congresswoman
Tammy Baldwin (WI) and Senator Kay Hagan (NC) on the Healthy Media for Youth
Act (H.R. 2513/S 1354). This legislation would:
· Provide
competitive grants for organizations like Girl Scouts, that provide media
literacy programming and leadership development that helps empower girls.
· Support
research to help us better understand the impact of media on youth
development.
· Create a
federal task force to develop voluntary recommendations that help the media
industry put forward healthy images of women and girls.
Take action today and send a message to your U.S. Representative and
Senator asking them to cosponsor this important bill that impacts all
girls. …
| Support the Families Beyond Bars ActTo be introduced in the 112th Congress |
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The Girl Scouts Public Policy and Advocacy is excited to
announce that Congressman Bobby Rush (D-IL) will soon be reintroducing the Families
Beyond Bars Act (FBB). This bill, which is modeled closely after
the Girl Scouts Beyond Bars (GSBB) program, provides grants within the
Department of Justice to carry out child-parent visitation programs for
children with incarcerated parents.
If enacted, the Families Beyond Bars Act would support
organizations like Girl Scouts, who provide important programming for crime’s
unseen victims. This bill could allow us to expand upon the success of
GSBB and replicate it nationwide. Passing this bill will not only help
GSUSA to better fund and serve existing GSBB troops, but also allow us to
create and support these invaluable programs in councils across the country.
If you have any further questions about the Families
Beyond Bars Act, please contact the Public Policy and Advocacy Office at
(202) 659-3780 or advocacy@girlscouts.org.
Thank you Team for making a difference in the lives of our girls!!!!
Warmly,
Lora
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