Remember to stress that Cal-SAFE has had enormous success in increasing the graduation rates among teen parents, and that the Program serves two generations of children. The Escondido Cal-SAFE Program worked with KPBS in San Diego to create a beautiful video that can also be used to educate any stakeholder group about the importance and impact of the Program. You can access the clip here.

Cal-SAFE Resources

Please use these resources as you talk with stakeholders about the Cal-SAFE Program. Remember, when using templates, it's best to insert some information that's specific to your legislative state districts and your agency. Anecdotes and success stories are especially powerful.

Cal-SAFE Education Campaign Brochure—An informational piece you can use when talking with stakeholders.

Cal-SAFE Call to Action Insert—A companion piece to the brochure, this insert explains actions being taken to save the Cal-SAFE Program and ways you (and others) can help.

Cal-SAFE Two-Page Policy Brief—A background sheet on Cal-SAFE and the impact it has on communities and families

Cal-SAFE Sample Letter Template—a formal template to use when advocating for Cal-SAFE

Cal-SAFE Sample Local Support Letter Template—Use this letter to highlight local Cal-SAFE Programs and impacts; great for use with your state district legislators!

Cal-SAFE Sample Letter Template for Students—Students and former students can use this template when writing letters to state legislators.

Cal-SAFE Research, Costs, and References—Statistics and research related to Cal-SAFE

Support Letters from Cal-SAFE Students—These heart-felt letters from Cal-SAFE students are a great tool to use when talking with legislators and staff. If you can't bring your own students to a meeting, this is the next best thing! (Except for having your own students write their own letters, of course!)

Link to AB 1152—The bill to preserve Cal-SAFE funding

Find Your Legislators—A site that allows you to search for your Assemblymember and Senator

Advocacy Tips and Explanations—Need help constructing a letter? Want to know how to write an OpEd piece ("Opposite the Editoral")? Or maybe you just need to better understand the advocacy process. This site has what you need!

Legislative Reports: The latest reports are in for evaluation on the California School Age Families Education Program! Use these to educate your school district personnel and local decision-makers about the importance of the Cal-SAFE Program!

• Two-page Summary of Twelve-Year Evaluation Report
  This 2-page document can serve as an effective advocacy tool in explaining what you and your colleagues do to serve the needs of expectant and parenting students. It gives key facts about the Cal-SAFE Program and summarizes major positive outcomes accomplished over the past 12 years of its existence. 

• Twelve-Year Evaluation of the Cal-SAFE Program: 2000-12
  This report summarizes the status of The Cal-SAFE Program's progress in meeting its goals set by the California State Legislature. It covers from the first year of implementation (Aug 1999) to June 2012. It includes graphs that show the number of students and children served over the 12 years, along with the Cal-SAFE Program outcomes such as graduation, repeat birth, low birth weight, and childhood immunization rates compared to state and national rates. 

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