History
Students for Life of America (SFLA) began as American Collegians for Life in 1988. Since then, it has evolved into a national non-profit organization with a professional staff who are overseen by a board of directors. SFLA works to provide students with the resources they need to overturn Roe v. Wade and to end abortion.
SFLA recognizes that college students are the future generation of leaders and activistswithin the pro-life movement and yet have been an overlooked sector of pro-life activity. In the past, the college pro-life movement has lacked stability. Typically a campus group will start, grow, see the active members graduate, and will, all too often, struggle to overcome this transition. SFLA is working to reverse this trend.
SFLA collaborates with student groups in order to: educate pro-life college students aboutthe issues of abortion, euthanasia, and infanticide; identify pro-life student leaders; equip college pro-lifers with the training, skills and resources to be effective and successful; and promote student activity to other local, college and national groups. SFLA offers thisstability and support by providing campus groups with the needed resources to keep the groups active including: educational materials, activism ideas, training, networking opportunities, internship programs, and an annual conference in Washington, D.C. All of this strengthens and fuels the pro-life movement on the college campus.
Since SFLA hired its staff in August of 2006, they have launched an historic Pro-Life Field Program dedicated to starting college pro-life groups across the United States. SFLA has started over 278 new campus pro-life groups, growing the number of active pro-life groups from 181 in August of 2006 to 492 in May of 2009. There are now Students for Life groups in 43 states. In 2008, SFLA saw its annual conference almost double in 1 year, selling out with 800 students. SFLA continues to sell out its national conference.
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