Suggested Community Partners
Many local organizations welcome clergy involvement in advocating for youth and health.
This is a partial list of local affiliates and organizations to contact when seeking speakers, resources, and community support for advocacy efforts. Click on links for national information and local resources.
General
- Civic organizations, such as the Junior League or Rotary Club
- Family planning clinics
- Health care providers
- HIV/AIDS community organizations
- Local Libraries
- Teachers’ Union
- Youth-serving organizations
Organizations
- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
- American Medical Student’s Association (AMSA)
- Big Brothers Big Sisters
- Board of Health/Heath Department
- Boys & Girls Clubs of America
- Centers for Disease Control
- Future of Sex Education (FoSE)
- Girls on the Run
- Girls, Inc.
- Gay-Straight Alliances (high school and college)
- INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence
- Law Students for Reproductive Justice
- National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW)
- National Organization of Women (NOW)
- NARAL Pro-Choice America
- Parent-Teacher Association
- Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
- Planned Parenthood
- Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
- Spiritual Youth for Reproductive Freedom/Seminarians for Choice
- YWCA
A Time to Speak Out: A Faith-Based Advocacy Guide for Sexuality Education
- Religious Leaders and Sexuality Education
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- Advocate in Your Community and State
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- Suggested Community Partners
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- Sexuality, Youth and Education in Faith Communities
- Multi-Generational Discussion
- People of Faith Support Sexuality Education
- Talking Points for Clergy
- Talking Points for School Officials
- Media Talking Points
- Sample Letters to the Editor
- Sample Letters to State Policy Makers
- Sample Letters to Congress
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