Atlanta Office 575 DeKalb Industrial Way Suite 104-140 Decatur, Georgia 30030 404-817-0499 (office) 404-377-7995 (fax) Executive Dir.: Al Cole Regional Dir.: Claire Hertzler
The Parents Academy on the Sexualized Culture This interactive four-hour course with multiple presenters equips parents to talk with their children and teens about how to develop healthy sexuality and decode the sexual messages of our culture. The Parents Academy gives parents a comprehensive look at how the culture sexualizes children and youth and helps them set strong boundaries. Registration fee: $35 per person or $50 for a couple. The 18-Year Sex Talk A two-hour interactive presentation available for parent groups in a home (invite friends and neighbors) or church at no charge. Offers an overview of the sexualized culture and equips participants to talk with their children about sex and the messages of the culture. What Every Parent Needs to Know About... Four-week series for parent groups, Sunday School. Includes: Wireless Technology & Mobile Entertainment, Raising Kids in a XXX Culture, Addressing the Sexualized Culture, Leaving a Godly Legacy. Self-led or National Coalition can lead. Four-booklet set: $10. To schedule any of the above, contact Claire@nationalcoalition.org. Volunteering The National Coalition’s Atlanta office can use your help with event and other activities. To learn more, call Claire at (404) 817-0499. The New Sexual Revolution  This is a presentation for parents regarding tools on talking with your child or youth about sex and the sexualized culture.  The materials were developed by a team of Atlanta parents in conjunction with the Atlanta office of the National Coalition in response to the 2005 “Sex and Young America “ presentation made at Perimeter School by Jack Samad, senior vice president of the National Coalition.  The parent presentation was piloted in four homes in the spring of 2006.  If you would like to schedule this in your home for your friends and neighbors or in your church, please contact Claire Hertzler at (404) 817-0499 or Claire@nationalcoalition.org .  We are currently scheduling homes for the fall.  There is no charge. Any presentation mentioned above may be scheduled for your group by contacting Claire Hertzler at (404) 817-0499 or Claire@nationalcoalition.org at no charge, though honorariums to the National Coalition are welcomed. The National Coalition's Atlanta office has worked for the past seven years to stop human trafficking, a modern-day form of slavery, raising public awareness about the commercial sexual exploitation of minors and shaping public policy. Restore & Rescue Campaign Launched in Atlanta If you or your organization would like more information or a presentation on the human trafficking situation in Atlanta, call 404-817-0499  or e-mail: claire@nationalcoalition.org Current Projects: Church Outreach Taking Sex and Young America into churches, schools, and youth organizations, beginning with a Parents Night Establishing consulting relationships with church staffs and seminaries Making presentations on Safe in Our Care, Hear my Sister’s Cries, Resurrecting Courtship, The Triple-A Effect of the Internet, SafeSurfing, and The Addictive Nature of Pornography Victim Assistance Working by invitation with specific groups to prevent trafficking and prostitution Offering a local HelpLine and referral service to victims Legal and Public Policy Child Internet Protection Bill passed in 2006 requires Internet filters in all public and school libraries that receiving state funds. What YOU can do in Atlanta: Join the Intercessory E-Prayers Join the E-Campaigners on urgent local and national issues Volunteer for special events, speakers bureau, tech support, fund-raising, office staff Make referrals of folks dealing with sexual addictions, abuse, or whose loved one is to local HelpLine at 404-817-0499 Invite us to your church or group to present one of the topics above Invite us to consult with your staff on how to begin the conversation on sexual issues.              Contact Claire@nationalcoalition.org or call 404-817-0499 Accomplishments include: Successful in getting the pimping of minors law changed from a misdemeanor to a felony and revoking the licensing of the Gold Club; launching Victoria’s Friends; three annual Religious Alliance Against Pornography luncheons and one all-day workshop; Four CEU-approved Sexual Addiction Conferences attracting 300-350 licensed therapists; Fox 5 news segment on addiction to pornography; Victim Assistance Helpline; training 82 Sunday School teachers, other leaders in one church on “Safe In Our Care.”