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Contact Your Legislators!
It's critical to let legislators, community members and the media know about what's happening with funding for youth programs. Don't assume that they are aware of every cut in the budget proposal! We need to speak out now and make sure that every stakeholder understands the dire consequences of eliminating funding for teen programs!
Find out who your state legislators are
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.
Governor's Contact Information:
Governor Schwarzenegger
State Capitol Building
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-445-2841
Fax: 916-558-3160
Resources For Promoting Your Programs and Saving Funding for Teens
Resources to help save AFLP and Cal-LEARN
Background information on proposed cuts and impacts
Cal-LEARN Overview and Information
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.
Sample letter and talking points on Cal-SAFE Operations staff
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