Agency Wide
Advocacy Program
E-Mail: advocacy@fserie.org

ADVOCACY

Advocacy is defined as the active support of an idea or cause; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something.

Your opinion matters and your elected officials want to hear from you. Use the links below for information or to contact elected officials.

US House of Representatives
Phone: 866-744-5669 (Toll Free in PA)
www.house.gov

US Senate
Phone: 202-225-3121 or 202-224-3121
www.senate.gov

White House
Phone: 202-456-1111 (Public Comment Line)
www.whitehouse.gov


Pennsylvania General Assembly
 www.legis.state.pa.us

Pennsylvania Governor
Phone: 717-787-2500
www.governor.state.pa.us


Erie County
140 West Sixth Street, Erie, PA 16501
Phone: (814) 451-6000
www.eriecountygov.org
 
Crawford County
903 Diamond Square, Meadville, PA 16335
Phone: (814) 333-7300 or (800) 982-9019
www.co.crawford.pa.us
 
Venango County
1174 Elk Street, Franklin, PA 16323
Phone: (814) 432-9500
www.co.venango.pa.us



THOMAS (The Library of Congress)
thomas.loc.gov
Legislative information from the Library of Congress.



Congress.org
www.congress.org
A public-service site that allows citizens to write or lookup their legislators via Capwiz·XC, register to vote and more.



PA PowerPort
www.state.pa.us
Information and links to Pennsylvania services, forms, elected officials, and more.

ADVOCACY COMMITTEE

Tom Vinca - FSNWPA, President and CEO
Debbe Linendoll - FSNWPA, Director of Marketing and PR
Rose Barr - Homeless Advocate
Jeanne Bender - Retired -CHAMPS, Erie School District
Charlotte Berringer - Erie County Dept. of Health
Nancy Chiappazzi - President of Arc Erie County
Kathy Czarnecki - Stairways
Rob Iddings - Sarah Reed Children's Center
Kit Jaskiewicz - Highmark
Rob McBride - Attorney
Jeff Natalie - Erie Kids
Angela Porfilio - Crime Victim Center
Gertrude Simmons - GECAC