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APPENDIXAbstinence Education Resource Guide 1997. Not every listing in thisdirectory is faith-based, but the guide identifies particular programsas appropriate for religious group settings. Contact: Americans fora Sound HIV/AIDS Policy, P.O. Box 16433, Washington, DC 20041.(703) 471-7350.INVOLVING THE KEY PLAYERS52Parent-Teen Dialogue. Informal local dialogues between parents andtheir teens examine many contemporary topics, including sex, withina Jewish context. The B’nai B’rith Youth Organization (BBYO) alsodirects a national effort called “Mind, Body, Attitude” (M.B.A.), whichequips teen girls with the tools to make healthy decisions abouttheir bodies. Local chapters of BBYO also sponsor programs on topicslike safe sex. Contact: B’nai B’rith Youth Organization, 1640 RhodeIsland Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20036-3278. (202) 857-6600.Web: www.hubris.net/bnaibrith.org/bbyo/.The Catholic Chastity Curriculum Directory. A review of availablematerials that are acceptable under Catholic teaching. Contact: TheNational Conference of Catholic Bishops, 3211 Fourth St., NE,Washington, DC 20017. (202) 541-3070.1998 Directory of Abstinence Resources. This up-to-date catalog ofprograms and curricula includes many that are identified as havingChristian content. Contact: National Abstinence Clearinghouse, 801East 41st St., Sioux Falls, SD 57105. (888) 577-2966. Web:www.abstinence.net.FACTS. This value-based curriculum deals with many issues, includingdating, abstinence-until-marriage, and character education. Thecurriculum has three separate tracts—one for parents, one for junior-highkids, and one for senior-high teens. The organization alsooffers the Catholic family-life program, “Project Genesis.” Contact:Northwest Family Services, 4805 Glisan St., Portland, OR 97213.(503) 215-6377A Promise To Keep: God’s Gift of Human Sexuality. A Christianbasedprogram using videos, peer ministry, and dialogue activitiesto teach teens to be abstinent outside of marriage. The peer ministrycomponent is designed to have older, high school-aged studentsinteract with 6th to 9th graders. Contact: A Promise to Keep,1400 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, IN 46202. (317) 236-1478.
APPENDIXThe Role of Religious Congregations in Fostering Adolescent SexualHealth. A paper written by an experienced sexuality educationleader that details how communities of worship can build adolescentsexual well-being. Contact: The Religious Coalition forReproductive Choice, 1025 Vermont Ave., NW, Suite 1130,Washington, DC 20005, (202) 628-7700. Web: www.rcrc.org.Religion, Spirituality, and Sexuality. This annotated bibliographyincludes a broad range of resources, including curricula for religioussettings, that encourage a comprehensive approach. One ofthese resources, “Family Sexuality Education: A Course forParents,” by Rev. Joe Leonard, is a five-unit, twelve-hour coursethat includes exercises for teenagers. Contact: Sexuality Informationand Education Council of the United States (SIECUS), 130 West42nd St., Suite 350, New York, NY 10036-7802. (212) 819-9770.Web: www.siecus.org.Christian Sex Education Set. Published by the Southern BaptistConvention, the set contains Boys and Girls—Alike and Different (forages 4-7), My Body and Me (for ages 8 and 9), Sex! What’s That? (forages 10-13), Sexuality: God’s Gift (for ages 14-17), and Christian SexEducation: Parents and Church Leader Guide. Also available, “TrueLove Waits,” a popular abstinence campaign used in many faith settings.Teens sign commitment cards to abstain from sex before marriage.Supporting materials include promotional items, like t-shirtsand jewelry, and religiously-based sex education information in fourlanguages. Each item is also available separately. Contact: LifeWayChristian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention, 127 NinthAve. North, Nashville, TN 37234, (615) 251-2000.53THE FAITH COMMUNITY
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