5 Ways to Help Us

1.   Today, please read the Joint Council Position Paper on I-600A Renewals at www.jcics.org.

2.   Today, send an email in support of the Joint Council Position Paper on I-600A Renewals to Joint Council at advocate@jcics.org and the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute at mark@ccainstitute.org.

a.       Joint Council will deliver a petition supporting an immediate resolution, including all emails, to USCIS on October 18^th.  To be sure that your email is included, please send your email no later than October 16^th. 

3.   Today, go to Adoption for All: the Fairness for Families Petition and sign the petition. 

a.       Joint Council, in collaboration with Adoption For All organizers David Yurkovich and Dianne Pearce, will present the petition and all signatories to Congressional leaders on October 18^th.  To ensure that your signature is included, please sign the petition no later than October 16^th.

4.    On October 14^th, 15^th, and 16^th, contact your Congressional representatives, both in the House and Senate. 

a.       Joint Council is working with Members of Congress and seeks their participation in resolving this issue. 

b.      You can find your Senators’ phone numbers and email addresses at www.senate.gov.

c.       You can find your Representative’s phone number and email address at www.house.gov.

d.      Include the following in your calls and emails.

·         A brief explanation of the situation.

·         “I/we understand that USCIS is actively engaged in seeking a resolution to the I-600A issue.  I/we respectfully ask the Senator/Congressperson to contact USCIS and express their support of efforts to find an immediate resolution to the I-600A Extension issue.”

·         A kind ‘thank you’.

5.      Stand ready to expand and intensify your efforts if needed.

Joint Council may contact you with a revised Call To Action if needed