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INVOLVING THE KEY PLAYERS46IT TAKES TWO and Worth TheWait Pregnancy PreventionLegacy Resource GroupTom Klaus, PresidentP.O. Box 700Carlisle, Iowa 50047(515) 989-3360Fax: (515) 989-3391Email: legacyrg1@aol.comwww.legacyrgl.comNational Black Religious Summiton SexualityReligious Coalition for ReproductiveChoiceRev. Carlton Veazy, Executive Director1025 Vermont Ave., NW, #1130Washington, DC 20005Phone: (202) 628-7700Fax: (202) 628-7716Email: info@rcrc.orgWebsite: www.rcrc.orgUniting Congregations for YouthDevelopmentSearch InstituteAnn Betz, Project ManagerThresher Square West700 South Third St., Suite 210Minneapolis, MN 55415Phone: (612) 376-8955 or(800) 888-7828Fax: (612) 376-8956Website: www.search_institute.orgOther useful resourcesSIECUS Report, October/November1997 (Volume 26, Number 1)Sexuality Information and EducationCouncil of the United States(SIECUS)Monica Rodriquez, Director ofEducation130 West 42nd St., Suite 350New York, NY 10036-7802(212) 819-9770Fax: (212 ) 819-9776Email: siecus@siecus.orgWebsite: http://www.siecus.orgEvery article in this issue of thebimonthly publication would be helpful toprogram planners. Of particular interestare “The Journey of Sexuality Educatorsto Faith Communities” by Maggi Ruth P.Boyer and Ann Marie Donohue, as well as“The Sexuality Education Programs ofReligious Groups and Denominations” byElma Phillipson Cole. Also, SIECUS hasnumerous annotated bibliographies ofresources related to spirituality,religion, and sexuality.Roehlkepartain, Eugene C. (1998).Building assets in congregations: Apractical guide for helping youthgrow up healthy. Minneapolis, MN:Search Institute. (Cost: $18.95.To order, call Search Institute at800-888-7828.)This resource offers practical ideas forcongregations that want to engage in youthdevelopment through asset building.Chapter titles include: “Helping YouthGrow Up Healthy: A New Vision forCongregations,” “Developmental Assets: AFramework for Focusing CongregationalLife,” “Integrating Asset Building intoProgramming for Youth,” and “Reachinginto the Community for Asset Building.”
APPENDIXNine Tips to Help Faith Leaders andTheir Communities Address TeenPregnancyIntroductionResearch is beginning to show what many of us have long knownfrom working with teens—that religious faith and a strong moralsense play vital roles in protecting teenage boys and girls from tooearlysexual activity and teen pregnancy. For example, according tothe 1995 National Survey of Family Growth, 48 percent of 15- to19-year-old girls said that they were virgins, and nearly one-half ofthese young women said that the main reason they had abstainedfrom sex was that it was against their religion or morals. Clearly,the role of faith in preventing teen pregnancy is a vital and importantone. By teaching and preaching religious values, faith communitiescan help shape the character of our children and give themanswers to their most heartfelt questions.To support faith communities in this regard, the National Campaignto Prevent Teen Pregnancy’s Task Force on Religion and PublicValues has compiled Nine Tips to Help Faith Leaders and TheirCommunities Address Teen Pregnancy. This brochure summarizes awealth of experience and advice from faith leaders around the country.The members of the Task Force—religious and secular leadersrepresenting a broad ideological spectrum and a range of faith traditions—hopethese tips encourage religious leaders of all faithsand denominations to take on issue of teen pregnancy in the contextof their religious beliefs. At the end of the tips, you will also find alist of helpful books, lesson plans, and other educational resourcesavailable from a number of religious and secular organizations.47THE FAITH COMMUNITYTeen pregnancy and birth rates in the United States have begun todecline, although it remains true that our nation still has the highestrates in the industrialized world by far—with nearly one millionteen pregnancies every year. Communities of faith know that teenpregnancy is a complicated problem. They also know that their workwith young people must compete with messages from a wider culture——————————————This is an eight-page brochure from the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy.To order, contact the National Campaign, 2100 M St., NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC20037, www.teenpregnancy.org. First five copies free. Bulk orders available for purchase.
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