| | '''United Families International''' (UFI) is a nonprofit organization based in Mesa, [[Arizona]] which uses social science to preserve a future for the [[family]]. The organization has existed since 1978. | | '''United Families International''' (UFI) is a nonprofit organization based in Mesa, [[Arizona]] which uses social science to preserve a future for the [[family]]. The organization has existed since 1978. |
| − | UFI has created numerous publications -- the "Guide to Family Issues" series -- demonstrating the impact on families, communities, businesses and society that various forces play. These publications are distributed to citizens and policymakers alike to educate them about the value that healthy families play in society. These booklets are filled with peer-reviewed social science research. Among the topics covered are: [[abortion]], [[sexual orientation]], [[sexual education]], [[cohabitation]], [[marriage]], [[divorce]], [[euthanasia]], the impact of the [[mass media]] on families, and several others. | + | UFI has created numerous publications—the "Guide to Family Issues" series—demonstrating the impact on families, communities, businesses and society that various forces play. These publications are distributed to citizens and policymakers alike to educate them about the value that healthy families play in society. These booklets are filled with peer-reviewed social science research. Among the topics covered are: [[abortion]], [[sexual orientation]], [[sexual education]], [[cohabitation]], [[marriage]], [[divorce]], [[euthanasia]], the impact of the [[mass media]] on families, and several others. |
| | UFI is unique among pro-family organizations in that it is not [[religious]]-based and does not rely on religious text or arguments in its work to defend the family from harmful [[Leftist]] agendas. Among its programs are Defend Marriage, Stay Alive, and Restore Marriage, Canada! Stay Alive is a program currently active in nine African nations which instructs pre-adolescents in consequential thinking in order to protect them from HIV/[[AIDS]] infection and [[teen pregnancy]]. | | UFI is unique among pro-family organizations in that it is not [[religious]]-based and does not rely on religious text or arguments in its work to defend the family from harmful [[Leftist]] agendas. Among its programs are Defend Marriage, Stay Alive, and Restore Marriage, Canada! Stay Alive is a program currently active in nine African nations which instructs pre-adolescents in consequential thinking in order to protect them from HIV/[[AIDS]] infection and [[teen pregnancy]]. |