PARENTS
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“A good father helps his daughter find her prince without kissing all the frogs.”
- Roland Warren, National Fatherhood Initiative
THE CASE FOR MAINTAINING ABSTINENCE EDUCATION
The President’s budget for Fiscal Year 2010 would eliminate abstinence education funding. The Obama Administration has instead requested the creation of yet another comprehensive sex education program, the “Teen Pregnancy Prevention” program. The House of Representatives has included this request in their annual appropriations bill that is now moving through Congress. CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL REPORT.
WHY ARE FATHER’S SO IMPORTANT?
BOYS WILL BE VIOLENT. By now, you may have seen news reports regarding the brutal beating death in Chicago of 16-year-old Fenger HS honor student, Derrion Albert. If you haven’t, you certainly will, because someone captured the tragic events on a cellphone. The footage shows a group of male teens kicking and striking Albert with splintered railroad ties during the attack. CLICK HERE TO READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE AS TO WHY FATHERS ARE SO IMPORTANT!
- Roland Warren, 6:57pm Blog Post, The Father Factor
You are an important part of spreading positive messages to the youth and adults of our community and region. You can help in many ways! Volunteers are valuable to us. We can use help at different times of the year with distribution of materials, focus groups, addressing mailings, etc. If you would like to join the team, contact us and let us know. Don’t have time to share? All of us have busy lives. You can help out financially at any time – Donate now. Remember: a connected teen is a protected teen. Thank you for helping connect teens to caring adults and information in our community.
Need help for your son or daughter regarding sexual health or pregnancy related concerns? Check out: www.firstchoiceclinic.com.
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