Updates, Blogs AND ANSWERS
IMPORTANT UPDATES
UFI Issue Updates
Your Kids Need to Hear It from You, First!
Fall is the time of excitement and curiosity as children head back to school. It’s can also be a time of great concern for parents who might wonder what disturbing ideologies are being taught to their children. Our children are bombarded with troubling messages not...
Getting Past the Myths of “Gender-Affirming” Care
European countries that pioneered “gender-affirming” care for individuals who identify as transgender are now pumping the brakes. Within the last couple of years, Sweden, Finland, France, and now Great Britain are realizing that what has been touted as the best...
Decline to Sign! School Choice in Arizona has made great strides, but there’s still work to do!
August 31, 2022 School Choice in Arizona has made great strides. But there’s still work to do! The Arizona legislature recently signed into law groundbreaking legislation, HB2853, that will give parents greater control over their students’ education. The law expanded...
Today’s Parental Battleground: Gaining Empowerment for Our Children’s Education
Interestingly, Religious Freedom and Parental Rights are usually the top two concerns of individuals who are interested in the pro-family effort. Today’s Issue Update addresses how parental rights have been steadily eroded over the last few decades, but then provides...
Women and Girls Need Your Help. Protect Title IX!
This past June, “in celebration” of the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the US Department of Education released their proposed changes to Title IX regulations – changes that would dramatically alter the future for women and girls in federally funded activities and...
Is the Supreme Court an ally in the defense of religious freedom?
July 26, 2022 Some say “the sky is falling” when it comes to the future of religious freedom. But is it? Yes, religious freedom is clearly under attack. There are legislative actions, executive orders, and government regulations pending that threaten religious...
LEARN MORE
UFI Blog
Learn about family issues from a wide variety of contributors.
Learning From the United and Divided Nations
March 18, 2023 by Mylie Critchlow Being at the United Nations has been an overall unimaginable experience. With so many different cultures and backgrounds on every corner, I never know who I might have the chance of meeting. Whether it was the kind, Ethiopian woman in...
Children Deserve a Happy and Healthy Home
March 10, 2023 by Abby Cherry Facing the truth that you will never live under the same roof as both of your parents at the same time is something I wish no one in the world had to experience. Growing up, I was blessed to be raised in a home with a mom and a dad. I was...
Empowering Families through Education
March 10, 2023 by Shelby Allen The United Nations is full of a variety of people who come from different nations, speak different languages, and have different beliefs. It’s amazing to see so many people with all of these differences coming together working towards...
UN Reality Check – Change Starts With You!
March 10, 2023 by Marinda Loertscher When I think of the United Nations, I think of world leaders coming together in an organized effort to shape better opportunities and circumstances for people around the world. This is what I expected when I came to the United...
United at Heart
March 9, 2023 by Dawsen Goodfellow Today I took my first steps into the world of policy and it happened to be at the 67th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in the middle of Manhattan in New York City. Me, a simple BYU-I student from Southern Nevada is...
A Fish in Different Waters
March 9, 2023 by Jaren McClure The United Nations is a place that I only thought existed in dreams and movies, where people rigorously debate policy to change the world. That was my perception of the United Nations before I had the opportunity to experience it myself...
GUIDE TO FAMILY ISSUES
Learn About Family Issues
Our mission is to strengthen and defend the family, with focus in the following areas:
Family
Marriage
Life
Human Sexuality
Parents
Religion