NAEA - National Abstinence Education Association

Advocacy

Action Alerts

» June 5, 2008: Ask your Representative to sign the Pitts-Boren Dear Colleague letter in support of Title V Funding for Abstinence Education.

» May 20, 2008: Organizations: Sign your name to this letter asking Presidential Candidate John McCain to support abstinence education

» May 8, 2008: Organizations: Sign your name to this letter in support of continued CBAE Funding to be sent to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Email NAEA with the subject "Senate CBAE Letter" and include your organization's name, city and state. Deadline for sign on is May 22.

» March 5, 2008: Tell your Representative to sign on to the Terry-McIntyre Dear Colleague letter in support of Community Based Abstinence Education (CBAE) funding. Deadline for sign-on is March 14.

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

» Archive

 

Background

» October 2, 2007: HHS Instructions for Title V Funding Extension Awards (PDF, ~65k)

» September 19, 2007: NAEA urges Governors to Accept Title V Funding

» July 30, 2007: Members of four key Congressional Committees responsible for abstinence education funding listed by state. (PDF, ~135kb)

» July 3, 2007: Who’s In Bed with the Sex-Ed Lobby? by Valerie Huber, NAEA Executive Director

» June 21, 2007: Letter from Congressman Lee Terry requesting support for Title V funding (and the congressmen who signed it) (PDF, ~1.4mb)

» June 21, 2007: Letter from Congressman Vitter requesting support for Title V funding (PDF, ~100kb)

» June 18, 2007: Abstinence Education: Setting the Record Straight (PDF, ~70kb)

» June 8, 2007: The Mathematica Study in Context (PDF, ~65k)

» May 8, 2007: Read the letter sent to President Bush urging continued support for abstinence education.



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Click here to find out if your member of Congress is on one of the four key committees that determine abstinence education funding.

Call Your Members
of Congress!

Call (202) 224-3121 and ask for your senator's and/or representative's office telephone number. Or, click here for an online telephone directory.


Tips for Communicating with Elected Officials

Here are some tips and guidelines for phoning, writing and emailing your representatives.

Guidance for Non Profit or Federally Funded Organizations

NAEA offers the following guidance for its members in regard to their lobbying and other political
activity.