Abstinence-Only Education

Check out this funny video via Amplify and Advocates for Youth on taxpayer-funded abstinence only education.

Sex Ed Advocacy in NYC

On November 18, NARAL Pro-Choice New York and the National Institute for Reproductive Health hosted a roundtable to discuss the future of sex education in New York City. See photos here.

We also released our new report: "If You Expect Us to Make Healthy Decisions, We Need Sex Ed:" A Report on Sexuality Education in the New York City Public School System.

Young people talking about gender and sexuality

Reteaching Gender and Sexuality from PUT THIS ON THE MAP on Vimeo.

Congress introduces a bill to end abstinence-only funding!

Frank Lautenberg and Representative Barbara Lee have introduced a bill that would repeal Title V abstinence-only-until-marriage program funding.

Take action with Advocates for Youth

Federal Grant Funding!

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced $155 million in teen pregnancy prevention funding to support the implementation of evidence-based and innovative teen pregnancy prevention programs. For a full list of grantees by state visit www.hhs.gov/news/press/2010pres/09/teenpregnancy_chart.html.

LONGSHOT: Lured by new grant, some states reject abstinence-only funding

Check out this interesting article about states rejecting abstinence-only funding in favor of PREP.

New Funding Stream from OAH

The Office of Adolescent Health (OAH) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has just announced the availability of funds for states to assist pregnant and parenting teens and women.

PREP vs. Abstinence-Only Education

A New York Times article this week compares abstinence-only education programs of past years to Obama's more comprehensive Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP), which aims to help teenagers delay sexual activity and use protection if they do have sex. The $375 million over five years for PREP still comes with $50 million each year for abstinence-only education, however, even though abstinence-only programs have been demonstrated to be ineffective. Check out the article here.

SEANYC Meeting May 13

Save the date! The next SEANYC meeting will take place on Thursday, May 13 from 10am-noon. Stay tuned for details.

New NYC Condoms are here!

The new NYC Condoms are here! The new packages feature the simple but attractive image of a computer's "on" button. The condoms are available for free all over NYC. To learn where to find them, check out the city's website or call 311.

SEANYC Meeting March 18

Save the date! The next SEANYC meeting will take place on Thursday, March 18. Stay tuned for details.

New York City Condoms Contest

New York City Condoms are getting a new look! Finalists have been announced in a citywide NYC Condom Package Design Contest, and voting is open to the public until February 28. The current NYC Condom packages have a subway-inspired design, with letters and numbers in colored circles. Proposed new designs include a computer’s “on” button and an image of a subway train entering a tunnel. According to the New York City Department of health, the condom designs aim to “capture the city’s distinctive culture while promoting safer sex.”

Check out the finalists and vote for your favorite design HERE.

NYC condoms are available for free across the city. For more info about where to get free condoms, go HERE or call 311.

January 14th Meeting

Thank you to everyone who attended last week’s SEANYC meeting on January 14^th! We all discussed what our organizations are doing to improve sex education in New York. Check out the resources under the “Links and Documents” toolbar to get involved in getting comprehensive sex education in NYC. Don’t forget to participate in our photo campaign by taking pictures of you and your friends supporting sex education and posting it to our Flickr webpage!

The next SEANYC meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 11^th at 10am. Stay tuned for more info!