News
Update and Call Information
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The next scheduled call will be on Tuesday, May 12th, from 1-2PM
PowerPoint Presentation for Training on Working with Your Community to Promote Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Resources
Resources to Use with School Boards to Preserve Cal-SAFE
Template Letter to School Boards
Resources to Use in General and with Legislators to Preserve Cal-SAFE
Cal-SAFE Position Paper (created with the assistance of CCDAA) Please ALWAY print this position paper on yellow paper, and attach your card at the bottom as there is no contact information. In addition, please attach a cover letter with your information and the specific ask (see the paper for the three options). Use this to contact key decision makers in Sacramento and your district.
Cal-SAFE One-Page Policy Brief
Federal Impact of Cuts to Cal-SAFE (courtesy of Charlene Clemens and the Cal-SAFE Advisory Group)
Cal-SAFE Regulations and Impact (courtesy of Charlene Clemens and the Cal-SAFE Advisory Group)
Cal-SAFE Legislative Report and Evaluation Data
Resources for General Use and to Support Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Talking Points for Legislative Visits
No Time for Complacency 2008 Update
Fact Sheet for Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Post Cards for Teen Pregnancy Prevention (courtesy of the LA Coalition)
Petition To Save TSO, MIP and I&E
Sample Letter to the Editor
A sample of a letter sent regarding budget cuts
Sample #2
This is a letter shared by Planned Parenthood Shasta Diablo. The topic
is not saving our programs, but demonstrates generally how to write a
letter to the editor.
Link to YouTube Video
Thanks to Planned Parenthood Mar Monte and the young men from their MIP
program. This is an example of a short, youth-created video that can be
used to promote your programs and show their worth. You could also
create a video that includes youth talking directly about the benefits
they've gotten from MIP/TSO/I&E/AFLP programs, and how the cuts will
hurt them.
National Campaign Press Release
Dollar Bill Template
This is a publisher file, which is editable. To find local teen birth
costs, go to
www.teenpregnancy.org and use their calculator, or use the formula
from No Time for Complacency. Send the dollar bills, with
teen/parent/other stakeholder comments, to your legislators by using the
links to the right.
Legislative roster
Courtesy of On the Capitol Doorstep
Governor's Contact Information:
Governor Schwarzenegger
State Capitol Building
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-445-2841
Fax: 916-558-3160
Welcome
Cal-SAFE Cuts
With Cal-SAFE being placed in tier 3 of education funds, we are facing some very real danger to the program. We continue to encourage you to approach legislators on this issue, especially Republican legislators who are either from your district or serve on any education-related committees (for more information about the committees, see the legislative roster). In addition to state-level action, though, we believe that local action is desperately needed.
Now is the time to contact your school board, school district leadership, and local decision-makers to come up with a plan for keeping Cal-SAFE programs intact. Tier 3 funds can be shifted between any tier 3 program, so it's critical that educators and leaders understand what the Cal-SAFE program is, and why it's so important to the success of our schools and most importantly, our students. We have created template materials specifically designed for use with school boards, school district personnel, and community members. Please feel free to use the templates provided here and make changes as necessary to serve local purposes.
To find out who your state legislators are, visit the site below:
http://www.legislature.ca.gov/legislators_and_districts/legislators/
your_legislator.html
To contact your federal legislators, use the information provided here:
U.S. Senate
Dianne Feinstein (202) 224-3841
Barbara Boxer (202) 224-3553
U.S House of Representatives
To find your district representative, go to http://www.house.gov/ and enter your zip code into the search field.
Contact your legislators TODAY to inform them of the impacts that
these cuts will have on the youth of California!
REMEMBER: Educating legislators is NOT lobbying! Nonprofits have the right to educate lawmakers about their issues and their programs!
We strongly recommend that you use as a resource the No Time for Complacency Report to highlight taxpayer costs associated with teen births. We suggest that in addition to your state representatives, you also contact your federal legislators to alert them to the disastrous impact that these cuts will have on California's youth.