The mission of the Education Fund of Family Planning Advocates is to advance public policies that fulfill the rights of individuals to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services and education that are consistent with principles of justice, fairness and respect diversity, personal dignity and privacy.

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  • Health Care Providers from Across the Country Seek to Improve Services for Clients with Limited English

    To help meet the health care needs of the five million New Yorkers who speak a language other than English at home, the Education Fund of Family Planning Advocates of New York State held a cultural competency assessment training for health care providers. The event attracted providers from across the country, who worked with Family Planning Advocates staff and nationally recognized experts to assess compliance with Title VI Civil Rights legislation for language access.To learn more click here.

  • Policies Needed to Improve Language Access to Healthcare
    More than 20 percent of New York’s population is foreign-born and 2 million New Yorkers speak little or no English. Language and cultural barriers prevent many New Yorkers from receiving needed healthcare. On February 13, members of the legislature, immigrant women and representatives of health organizations will unveil a policy brief containing recommendations for improving language access across the country. Click here to learn more.

  • Commissioner Daines Announces Increased State Support for Family Planning
    During the keynote address at Family Planning Advocates’ Annual Meeting, New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Richard Daines announced that the Department of Health will add $2.2 million to this year’s family planning agency grants to cover the cost of emergency contraception. He also said that the Department will add a supplement to the Medicaid rate for Implanon and IUDs – two highly effective, but more costly, methods of birth control. The State will also cover the cost of critical follow-up services for family planning clients which were recently denied by restrictive federal policies. Click here to read Dr. Daines’ remarks.

  • Governor Spitzer Refuses Federal Funding for Flawed Abstinence-Only Sex Education Programs

    Family Planning Advocates cheered New York State’s announcement that it is refusing federal Title V funding for ineffective abstinence-only sex education programs. The State Department of Health cancelled all existing abstinence-only contracts under the federal Title V program. Beginning October 1, the State will redirect state funds to comprehensive sex education programs. For more information click here.