NAEA - National Abstinence Education Association

Action Alerts: Archive

» November 28, 2008: Hundreds of organizations sign letter asking President-elect Obama to continue abstinence education for youth.

» June 5, 2008: Read the Pitts-Boren Dear Colleague letter in support of Title V Funding for Abstinence Education.

» May 20, 2008: Read the letter asking Presidential Candidate John McCain to support abstinence education

» May 8, 2008: Read the letter in support of continued CBAE Funding to be sent to the Senate Appropriations Committee.

» March 5, 2008: Read the Terry-McIntyre Dear Colleague letter in support of Community Based Abstinence Education (CBAE) funding.

» Voice Your Choice: Advocacy Guide for Abstinence Education
(Acrobat PDF, 980KB)

» November 20, 2007: Help Secure CABE Funding! Email your name, title, organization, city and state to sign on to these letters being sent to President Bush, and to the House and Senate Chairmen of the Appropriations Committee. One letter with all of the signatures will be compiled and sent to the President and Congress

» October 3, 2007: Opponents of Abstinence Education rally support for legislation that could kill funding for Title V. Tell your Congressman to Vote NO on HR 819.

» August 1, 2007: New language introduced for Title V which is harmful to abstinence education. Call your Congressmen today and ask them to support Title V and CBAE as they are currently defined!

» July 19, 2007: CBAE is being debated by the full House this week. Encourage your House Member to vote for abstinence education funding within the Appropriations Bill without any amendments.

» July 30, 2007: Title V separated from TMA bill. Call your House Member today and let them know that you do not support TMA reauthorization without Title V linked to it for continued funding!

» July 19, 2007: Title V was approved for a three-month extension last week. Sign the congressional letter encouraging reauthorization of Title V for FY 2008.

» July 16, 2007: CBAE is being debated by the full House this week. Encourage your House Member to vote for abstinence education funding within the Appropriations Bill without any amendments.

» July 16, 2007: Title V was approved for a three-month extension last week. Sign the congressional letter encouraging reauthorization of Title V for FY 2008.

» July 16, 2007: Contact the District Office for your member of Congress today to schedule a meeting with the Member during the August Recess to further encourage support for both CBAE and Title V.

» July 11, 2007: House passes 3-month extension of Title V funding. Contact Members of Congress about the importance of continued funding beyond this extension!

» July 11, 2007: House Appropriations Committee votes to increase CBAE funding by $28 million. As this is being debated by the full House in the coming weeks, continue to educate Members of Congress about the importance of CBAE funding

» June 28, 2007: Senate gives Title V funding 3-month extension. Contact your Representative today!

» June 25, 2007: Senate Appropriations Committee cuts CBAE abstinence education funding by $28 million. Demand a restoration of original funding levels

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