by Connie Reguli

For the 2021 Tennessee General Assembly – Family Forward is supporting –

HB 1545 (Weaver) / SB 1529 (Roberts)

Which will provide for the appointment of a special family advocate in cases involving DCS investigation and litigation. To focus on supporting families and family reunification.

Script: This is ___________ calling on behalf of families supporting child welfare reform in Tennessee and across the United States. We are working together through the Family Forward Project with over 15,000 members and we are asking you to support HB 1545 to appointment a family advocate in cases involving the Department of Children Services. It is a national trend to provide services to rehabilitate families prior to removal and encourage kinship placement when removal is required. This was adopted when Congress passed the Families First Act in 2018. As families and advocates who know this system, we know that this will provide a positive result for the families of Tennessee. Thank you.

Name	Address	Number	Email
Kelly Keisling – Chair	P. O. Box 577 Byrdstoen 38549	(615) 741-6852	rep.kelly.keisling@capitol.tn.gov
Rick Eldridge – Vice Chair	1303 Valley Home Road Morristown, TN 37813	(615) 741-6877	rep.rick.eldridge@capitol.tn.gov
Rebecca K. Alexander	3 Dove Tree Lane Jonesborough, TN 37659	(615) 741-2251	rep.rebecca.alexander@capitol.tn.gov
Bill Beck	102 Lakewood Dr. Madison, TN 37115	(615) 741-3229	rep.bill.beck@capitol.tn.gov
Rush Bricken	317 Shanondale Drive Tullahoma, TN 37388	(615) 741-7448	rep.rush.bricken@capitol.tn.gov
Dale Carr	2150 Murphys Chapel Dr. Sevierville, TN 37867	(615) 741-5981	rep.dale.carr@capitol.tn.gov
Michele Carringen	5329 Beverly Oaks Drive Knoxville, TN 37918	(615) 741-1721	rep.michele.carringer@capitol.tn.gov
Jesse Chism	361 West Shelby Drive Memphis, TN 38109	(615) 741-6954	rep.jesse.chism@capitol.tn.gov
Barbara Cooper	668 Birthstone Ave Memphis, TN 38109	(615) 741-4295	rep.barbara.cooper@capitol.tn.gov
Curtis Halford	127 Old Dyer Trenton Rd. Dyer, TN 38330	(615) 741-7478	rep.curtis.halford@capitol.tn.gov
Esther Helton	P.O. Box 9132 East Ridge, TN 37412	(615) 741-1934	rep.esther.helton@capitol.tn.gov
John Holsclaw JR.		(615) 741-7450	rep.john.holsclaw@capitol.tn.gov
Bud Hulsey	1913 Seaver Road Kingsport, TN 37660	(615) 741-2886	rep.bud.hulsey@capitol.tn.gov
Darren Jernigan	4837 Rainer Drive Old Hickory 37138	(615)741-6959	rep.darren.jernigan@capitol.tn.gov
Curtis Johnson	2599 Memorial Drive Ext. Clarksville, TN 37043	(615) 741-4341	rep.curtis.johnson@capitol.tn.gov
Mary Littleton		(615) 741-7477	rep.mary.littleton@capitol.tn.gov
Pat Marsh	2105 Hwy 130 East Shelbyville, TN 37160	(615) 741-6824	rep.pat.marsh@capitol.tn.gov
Jerome Moon	1804 Murphy Myers Road Mryville, Tn 37803	(615) 741-5481	rep.jerome.moon@capitol.tn.gov
Jason Powell	5133 Hilson Road Nashville, TN 37211	(615) 741-6861	rep.jason.powell@capitol.tn.gov
John Mark Windle	P.O. Box 707 Livingston, TN 38570	(615) 741-1260	rep.john.windle@capitol.tn.gov

Thank you team.

Connie Reguli