Federally funded Jacksonville abstinence program has ties to ‘Kill the Gays’ Ugandan pastor

[Zephie]

Source: The Florida Independent

Project SOS, a Jacksonvile-based abstinence education program, has received more than $6.5 million in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services since 2002 — including $454,000 in September 2010. This despite the fact that the group has been cited for teaching false information about HIV and is a supporter of Ugandan pastor Martin Ssempa, one of the most outspoken advocates of legislation in that country that prescribes the death penalty for homosexuals.

Project SOS’ federal funding came through the Administration of Children and Families, an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services, via grants for Community Based Abstinence Education and a Healthy Marriage Demonstration grant. The abstinence education funding is made available through Title V. of the Social Security Act. A provision of Title V requires that states provide a $3 match for every $4 in federal money.

Project SOS was founded in 1993 by former St. Johns County School Board member Pam Mullarkey and provides abstinence-only programs to public schools in several Florida counties.

At least two national watchdog groups, however, call into question the program’s accuracy and efficacy.

Read more: http://floridaindependent.com/22289/federally-funded-jacksonville-abstinence-program-has-ties-to-%E2%80%98kill-the-gays%E2%80%99-ugandan-pastor

[tanyev]

1. Killing people is A-OK, but by God, don't you dare use birth control!

[ehrnst]

2. They also got a grant from the PGA...

Here's who to contact:

[email protected]

[Dappleganger]

5. THANK YOU--just sent an email to them!

We live in that area so it's of great concern to me.

[Dappleganger]

3. Not surprising in the least...

This city never continues to disgust me.

[Crowman1979]

4. Next to defense spending cuts, this would be the next program I would put on the chopping block.

[Raster]

6. No shit! Abstinence education? Physical self-loathing training is more like it.

Not one federal dime should go to anything religious EXCEPT for feeding the hungry, comforting the sick and helping the needy - all without preaching or proselytizing.

[Shallah Kali]

7. visit their site and see what your tax $ was used for

http://www.projectsos.com/

also please check out a petition against funding this program and sign if you agree:
https://www.change.org/petitions/us-health-and-human-services-no-funding-for-groups-with-ties-to-kill-the-gays-legislation