Right now, millions of families are receiving monthly payments between $250 - $300 per child. These payments are helping to cut child poverty virtually in half.

However, this expanded Child Tax Credit is set to expire at the end of this year.

The House and Senate are finalizing the contents of the ten-year $3.5 trillion budget right now―and we have the opportunity to make these cuts in child poverty permanent.

We’ve signed petitions and sent letters to members of Congress. Today, we’re joining with our allies at the Children’s Defense Fund and other groups to call our members of Congress, urging them to make the expanded Child Tax Credit permanent. Your call is needed, whether or not you are receiving the CTC.

Here’s a suggested call script:

Hello, my name is _________. I live in [TOWN] and I’m a constituent of the [SENATOR/REPRESENTATIVE].

As Congress writes the details of the $3.5 trillion budget, I strongly urge the [SENATOR/REPRESENTATIVE] to make the expanded Child Tax Credit permanent, fully covering the poorest families and including all children regardless of immigrant status.

The expanded CTC is helping millions of families and cutting childhood poverty nearly in half.

[IF YOU ARE RECEIVING THE CTC, ADD PERSONAL DETAILS SUCH AS HOW THESE MONTHLY PAYMENTS ARE HELPING YOUR FAMILY]

I know how hard and expensive it is to raise a family in [YOUR STATE]. The expanded, monthly CTC payments will help parents meet the needs of raising children and ensure our families have everything they need to thrive. It will give parents in [YOUR STATE] the power to make decisions about what is best for our families.

I urge the [SENATOR/REPRESENTATIVE] to speak out about the need to make the expanded CTC permanent in the upcoming budget reconciliation package. Thank you for your time.

Together, we’re demanding Congress go big and bold and invest in our future. Thank you for your continued activism and support.