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8:35pm
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8:50pm
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[Drive time: 20 minutes]
9:10pm
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RON
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First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton
Remarks at the YWCA Battered Women's Shelter
July 27, 1998
Thank you Mary. Thank you for being here today, for the example of your courage and your
generous spirit and reminding all of us how important it is that we create that community that the
mayor referred to. It is such a pleasure to be back in Cincinnati and doing something with the
YWCA. This is what I did last time and I am delighted to be here again doing it.
I know that you will have a very special event tonight when this shelter is formally opened and
ready to receive the women who will need its services. And I want to thank and congratulate
your executive director, Charlene Ventura, who was with me last time and who has continued to
demonstrate extraordinary leadership on behalf of the Y, on behalf of women and on behalf of
community building. And I want to congratulate you Charlene.
And I am especially pleased to be here with your mayor. You know Mayor Qualls has a national
reputation for coming up with common sense solutions to difficult problems and bringing people
together to work on behalf of the common good. I personally wish we had more people like her
in Washington with that attitude because she has worked hard to improve the lives of the
residents of this city. And by doing so, she has given more citizens opportunities for home
ownership. She has worked to improve the schools, to promote economic development, and she
has always been a powerful voice on behalf of women and on behalf of issues such as domestic
violence.
We have come together to celebrate the opening of this shelter. I don't think there is a person
here who does not wish that we did not have to be here to celebrate the opening of this shelter. I
believe that all of us wish that the problem it represents and the services it provides were not
necessary. But unfortunately that is not yet possible for us to say.
This shelter truly is state of the art. Having just taken a tour of it, I am very impressed by the
obvious love, commitment and vision that went into creating it. Now you may not know that
every ten seconds, a woman is hurt by her spouse, partner or friend. And I have heard that here
in Cincinnati, family violence accounts for one-third of all the calls to which the police respond.
Yet in too many communities, unlike Cincinnati, domestic violence is considered a private
matter and people look the other way. But the people of Cincinnati, under the leadership of the
mayor and the Y and all of you, have refused to turn away. You have recognized the depth of the
problem and committed yourself to solving it. You have said that no woman should ever fear for
her life in her own home.
Well your priority is our national priority as some of you know. The President for his own
personal reasons, going back into his own childhood and the story of his own mother, has been
committed to stopping domestic violence. He and all of us fought hard for the passage of the
Violence Against Women Act in 1994, ensuring that for the first time the federal government
would adopt a comprehensive approach to combating domestic violence and sexual assault.
This bill combined tough new penalties with programs to prosecute offenders and provide
services to help women victims of violence. It established a new grant program called the
S.T.O.P. Violence Against Women Formula Grants Program. And S.T.O.P. stood for standards,
training, officers and prosecutors. And the goal of these grants was to help law enforcement
agencies and communities respond better to violent crimes against women.
Today, I think it is fitting that on the occasion of the opening of this amazing shelter, and I am
always a little reluctant to say this because I have not been in every shelter in the country, but --
let me put it this way -- there is certainly no better shelter anywhere in our country. And on the
occasion of the opening of this shelter, I am pleased to announce at this moment in Washington,
the Justice Department is releasing a report on the effectiveness of the S.T.O.P. grants program.
This report, evaluates the S.T.O.P. grants, was written by the Urban Institute for the Department
of Justice. And it looks at what is happening in Cincinnati and around the country to change the
way we deal with domestic violence. And it will not be a surprise to you, because Cincinnati has
been on the forefront, that we are making progress.
For example, forty-two states now set a minimum level of domestic violence training for police
recruits -- something they didn't do before. And domestic violence is not only one of the most
common calls to police officers; it is one of the most common reasons police officers are injured
in the line of duty.
And with the tragic reminder that we all have in our nation of the ways in which our law
enforcement officers put their lives on the line to protect all of us -- that we saw at the Capitol --
it is important that our law enforcement officers are well trained. Also importantly, these grants
have strengthened grassroots victims services programs, including shelters like this one.
I am very pleased that the YWCA of Cincinnati was the recipient of a $154,000 S.T.O.P. grant in
1996 and again last year in 1997. And this year it is expected that S.T.O.P. funds will be used to
enhance the invaluable work of this new center. I am pleased that overall, under the
administration's leadership, we have tripled the federal funding for battered women shelters.
I know when Alice Paul House opened its doors in 1978 it was among the first.such shelters in
our nation. Now with this new shelter you have nearly tripled the number of women and
children who will be protected, who will find safety, and as Mary reminded us, find hope and
opportunities as well.
You have created a very cheery place for children, including the play room, the bedrooms and
this schoolroom. And I know that all of you who have supported this venture will stay involved
with it. From the YWCA to local foundations; from the US Department of Housing and Urban
Development to the members of Bethel Baptist Church; from city and state community
development funds to the Cincinnati Horticultural Society to the Creative Cottage Quilt Outreach
Project, which has made over 100 quilts to cover all the beds in this center; from the largest
donation to the smallest -- you have all made a difference.
As a result, I am seeing progress in our struggle against domestic violence. Non-lethal domestic
violence has gone from -- and just listen to these numbers -- in 1993, 1.1. million incidents, down
to 840,000 in 1996. Now that is a 23% decline, but that is still way too many. Fatal incidents
have dropped from 2,300 in 1993 to 1,800 in 1996 -- a 22% drop. So we are making progress
together. We are building that community that the Mayor has talked about and worked so hard to
see take place.
But of course much work remains to be done. And I want to encourage all of you to keep doing
what you are doing. Because Cincinnati and the YWCA here truly are examples for the rest of
the country. And I want to thank the media who are covering this for not revealing the address
and location, or giving any identifying characteristics in their coverage, because certainly the
anonymity of the women who come here and the anonymity of the location are central to
ensuring the safety of every woman and every child who comes through the doors.
But I want to end where I started, by saying that one day we can come back here together to
celebrate the closing of this shelter, because the problem which it represented -- domestic
violence and abuse, will be a thing of the past. And we will have reached all those who are
abusers with the information, the education, the punishment that they need to deter them and
prevent them from continuing their abuse. And we will have enabled all women to speak for
themselves and protect themselves and their children so that this shelter will be a relic of a past.
Now that will take some time, but I hope I am around to see it. I hope that all of us who are here
are around to see it.
But in the meantime, it gives me such a great sense of appreciation to know that here in
Cincinnati is a place that any woman and any child that needs your help can come and receive it
in a setting that honors and respects her dignity and gives her the support she needs.
Thank you all very much.
July 24, 1998
HIGHLIGHTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AT
THE OPENING OF A NEW SHELTER FOR BATTERED WOMEN IN CINCINNATI
DATE:
Monday, July 27
LOCATION:
YWCA Battered Women's Shelter
Cincinnati, Ohio
EVENT TIME:
2:35 pm to 3:40 pm
FROM:
Neera Tanden
I.
PURPOSE
To spotlight the problem of domestic violence by attending the opening of a new battered
women's shelter in Cincinnati, and by releasing a new Department of Justice report detailing how
federal Violence Against Women grants are helping communities combat violence against women.
II.
BACKGROUND
Overview
At this event to mark the opening of the new YWCA Battered Women's Shelter, you will
highlight the Administration's commitment to combating domestic violence, discuss the progress
that has been made during the Administration, and underline our continued commitment to fight
this problem plaguing so many communities. During the event, you will release a new report,
titled Evaluation of the STOP Formula Grants to Combat Violence Against Women, which
details the effectiveness of a grant program authorized under the Violence Against Women Act in
fighting domestic violence at the local level.
You will first tour the new YWCA shelter with Cincinnati Mayor Roxanne Qualls and YWCA
Executive Director Charlene Ventura. You will then proceed to a speaking program that will
feature you, Ms. Ventura, the Mayor and Mary Leslie-Bryant, a victim of domestic violence.
During the program you will mark the opening of this new shelter, which is dedicated to the
protection of women and children fleeing violent homes.
New Report: Evaluation of the STOP Formula Grants to Combat Violence Against Women
This report, written by the Urban Institute for the Department of Justice, documents the effective
use of a set of formula grants, STOP (Services, Training, Officers and Prosecutors) grants, which
were authorized by the Violence Against Women Act. The STOP Violence Against Women
Formula Grants are designed to help prevent, detect, and stop violence against women, including
domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. They support states and localities in their efforts
to develop and strengthen effective law enforcement and prosecution strategies to combat violent
crimes against women, and to develop and strengthen victim services in these cases. States make
subgrants to communities to finance efforts to create locally responsive approaches that
encourage collaboration among all sectors. Since October 1995, the Administration has awarded
more than $411.6 million in STOP grants to all 50 states and 6 territories. This report assesses
the progress and accomplishments of the STOP program through January 1998 by examining the
subgrants made by states to local communities. The report includes the following key findings:
There has been a shift in the manner in which states and local communities are addressing
violence against women. The STOP planning and grant-making process is beginning to
change interactions among law enforcement, prosecution, and non-profit, non-governmental
victim service agencies so that victims' needs are better addressed.
STOP funding has resulted in improved police handling of domestic violence incidents,
improved inter-agency coordination, establishment of multi-disciplinary response teams, and
anticipated higher conviction rates.
Forty-two states now set a minimum level of domestic violence training for police recruits.
Profiles of the subgrant awards to local communities indicate that:
Over 50% have been used to combat domestic violence, and the rest have been used for
sexual assault and stalking.
Over 70% of subgrants benefit victims services at the local level, including battered
women's shelters and other services; therefore, victims services received more funding
than any other category of funding.
Victims are direct users of nearly three-quarters of the funded projects, and since the
enactment of the law, more money is directly benefiting victims. Most of these grants are
being used to support direct services to the public, including services to victims to help
them through the justice system, or help them with personal needs such as counseling or
safety; services to offenders; services to children or youth; and public education or
awareness.
Progress on Domestic Violence Under the Clinton Administration
The number of female victims of non-lethal intimate violence declined from 1.1 million in 1993 to
840,000 in 1996 - a 23% decline, according to a report by the Department of Justice's Bureau of
Justice Statistics issued last March. In addition, this report, titled Violence by Intimates: Analysis
of Data on Crimes by Current or Former Spouses, Boyfriends, and Girlfriends, found that the
number of victims of lethal intimate violence has declined from 2300 in 1993, to 1,800 in 1996, a
22% decline. The report also found that slightly more than half of female victims of intimate
violence live in households with children under the age of twelve. This report supports the
Administration's efforts to raise awareness and indicates that those efforts have helped ensure the
progress that has been made. [See attached, "Clinton Administration Accomplishments on
Domestic Violence."]
The New Shelter-- the YWCA's Battered Women's Shelter
The new facility is designed to accommodate up to 60 women and children, which will nearly
triple the capacity of the only other shelter in the region, the Alice Paul House. The new shelter
includes an industrial kitchen, an increased number of bedrooms and bathrooms, a sprinkler
system and specific recreation and learning spaces set aside for women and children. As one of
the nationwide YWCA's premier shelters, it will offer counseling and advocacy services, with a
focus on improved counseling directly for children.
The purchase and renovation of the shelter space, which cost $1.6 million, was funded through a
$400,000 grant from the Office of Housing and Urban Development, $185,000 from the city and
county community development funds, and close to $1 million from foundations, corporations,
women's organizations, area churches, and individuals. Additional federal Violence Against
Women grants, the United Way and a surcharge on marriage license and divorce fees will cover
ongoing operating costs for the new shelter. Women will enter this new shelter during the first
week of August.
The YWCA of Cincinnati
The YWCA has played a leadership role on the issue of domestic violence in Cincinnati over the
last two decades. In 1976, the YWCA and Women Helping Women held the first public hearing
on domestic violence in Greater Cincinnati, raising the issue before the community for the first
time. In 1978, the YWCA opened the Alice Paul House, which was one of the first of seven
battered women's shelters opened nationwide. The YWCA has started a hotline for victims of
domestic violence and assault and designed an intervention program for men. In 1996, this
hotline, which was funded by a grant from the State of Ohio's-Office of Criminal Justice Services
and a federal Violence Against Women Grant, received more than 9,000 calls.
Mayor Roxanne Qualls' Record on Domestic Violence
Mayor Qualls, the first popularly elected woman mayor of the city of Cincinnati, was reelected to
the office in November, 1997. As Director of the Northern Kentucky Rape Crisis Center in 1975,
Mayor Qualls helped develop a home-based shelter program using private homes as refuge for
women and children fleeing domestic violence. As a member of Cincinnati's City Council since
1991, she has supported funding for women's shelters and other programs. In 1992, she led the
opposition to an effort to overturn the Cincinnati Police Division's mandatory arrest policy for
domestic violence, which remains in place today. In 1994, Mayor Qualls received the YWCA's
Women of Achievement Award.
Domestic Violence in the Cincinnati community
Hamilton County, which includes the city of Cincinnati, had 5,998 arrests in connection with
domestic violence in 1996, and in Greater Cincinnati, family violence comprises one-third of all
calls to which the police respond. Federal Violence Against Women grants have supported
several efforts to combat domestic violence in Cincinnati. Ohio's Office of Criminal Justice
Services has seen an increase in federal grants from $426,364 in FY 1995 to $4,996,000 in FY
1998. These funds have been used for such initiatives as a hotline for deaf and hearing impaired
victims of domestic violence, the creation of a court-watch law enforcement advocacy liaison for
sexual assault, and culturally-specific materials on domestic violence. In particular, the YWCA of
Cincinnati received $154,289 in 1996 and 1997 in Violence Against Women Grants to fund
several efforts to reach out to underserved communities. The YWCA expects similar funding this
year, and will use the funds for the operation of its new shelter.
III.
PARTICIPANTS
Speaking Program
-The First Lady
-Mary Leslie-Bryant, a victim/survivor of domestic violence
-Roxanne Qualls, Mayor of Cincinnati
-Charlene Ventura, Executive Director of the YWCA of Greater Cincinnati
The audience will be made up of survivors, staff, and friends of the shelter.
IV.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
Upon arrival, you will be greeted by Mayor Qualls, Charlene Ventura, and Jeane Goings,
the outgoing YWCA President;
You, Mayor Qualls, and Charlene Ventura will proceed to the living room where Charlene
Ventura will describe the various functions of the shelter; (POOL PRESS)
You, Mayor Qualls, and Charlene Ventura will then tour the bedroom area, the office
area, and the child care center; (CLOSED PRESS)
Upon conclusion of the tour, the group proceeds outside;
You, Charlene Ventura, Roxanne Qualls, and Mary Leslie-Bryant are then announced on
stage;
Charlene Ventura makes welcoming remarks and introduces Roxanne Qualls;
Roxanne Qualls makes remarks and introduces Mary Leslie-Bryant;
Mary Leslie-Bryant makes remarks and introduces you.
You make remarks, and upon conclusion, you have the option to work a rope line.
V.
PRESS PLAN
Open Press / WH photo.
VI.
REMARKS
Provided by Christy Macy.
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Greater Cincinnati
Downtown
Media Advisory
898 Walnut Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
For Immediate Release
Phone 241-7090
Contact: Charlene Ventura
Clermont
55 S. Fourth Street
Executive Director, 361-2120
Batavia, Ohio 45103
Phone 732-0450
YWCA of Greater Cincinnati
Business Address
Alice Paul House
Opens New Battered Women's Shelter
898 Walnut
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Phone 961-2604
For 19 years, the YWCA has operated the Alice Paul House, the only emergency shelter for
Business Address
battered women and their children in Hamilton County. The shelter houses only 21 women
House of Peace
55 S. Fourth Street
and their children at one time, and there are approximately 15-20 families at a time on the
Batavia, Ohio 45103
Phone 753-7282
waiting list at any given time. The need for a larger facility is urgent.
On Monday, July 27, the YWCA will open a new facility that will accommodate up to 60 women and
children, nearly tripling the current shelter capacity. It is being dubbed as the "premier shelter" for this
population nationwide. The shelter has been created as a result of in-depth feasibility studies conducted by
Julia Montier Ball and Associates and KZF, Inc. They determined the necessity for a new facility that can
provide safe housing for an increased number of women and children, and a physical space that is
comfortable and designed to meet the special needs of this population in crisis. The success of the YWCA's
recent capital campaign allowed us to purchase a new building and make necessary renovations, including an
industrial kitchen, increased number of bedrooms and bathrooms, a sprinkler system, accessibility for
disabled individuals and appropriate spaces for the women and children. As well as providing shelter and
protection at a confidential location, counseling and advocacy will be offered to the women and children to
prevent further incidents of abuse. The new facility will allow the YWCA to increase and improve the
programming offered to the children. The children's area will provide space for academic, play and
counseling programs. The facility will also include a private outdoor play area. In an effort to impact the
families who are affected, the YWCA has continuously provided safe housing and progressive programming
that is specifically geared toward preventing the cycle of abuse.
Funding for the $1.6 million dollar purchase and renovation of the new facility comes from the $400,000
dollar grant from the Office of Housing and Urban Development, $185,000 from the city and county
community development funds, and approximately $1 million from foundations, corporations, women's
organizations, area churches, and individuals. Charlene Ventura, YWCA Executive Director said, "We are
pleased that the last $1 million included hundreds of individuals whose small or large donations will make
them and the whole community the owners of the shelter and these programs." For example, Bethel Baptist
Church pledged one dollar for every member of its congregation and the Cincinnati Horticultural Society is
planting a butterfly garden as well as creating an outdoor area for the women and children that will promote
healing and tranquillity. Creative Cottage Quilt Outreach made over one hundred quilts to adom the beds of
the women and children.
Ongoing operating cost will be provided from funds from the Women Against Violence Act, a surcharge on
marriage license and divorce fees, and United Way.
The YWCA is a membership movement working to emnower women and eliminate racism.
CHARLENE VENTURA
Biographical Information
Charlene Ventura is the Executive Director of the YWCA of
Greater Cincinnati. In 1977 her leadership led to the
establishment and funding of the first shelters for battered
women in our community (the YWCA Alice Paul House and House
of Peace). She founded Amend, a unique program to counsel
male abusers, and has served as a consultant on domestic
violence issues to the National Levi Strauss Foundation.
Ventura's publications include, "This Ad Insults Women,"
"How to Handle Sexual Harassment in the Workplace," and
"Women at Work." She also co-produced two PBS
documentaries: "Small Rooms" and "Pink Collar Ghetto." In
1984, Ventura directed a $2.1 million fund-raising effort to
save Cincinnati's historic YWCA building, converting part of
it into housing for the elderly. She is, currently staffing
a $4.6 million campaign to purchase a new and expanded
battered women's shelter and renovate the downtown YWCA
Headquarters to include a licensed daycare center for
mothers on public assistance. In addition, she serves on
the Advisory Committee of the Junior League and the
Charlotte R. Schmidlapp Fund.
Awards and Honors:
= Selected by Redbook Magazine as one of Ohio's Ten
Outstanding Young Women (1978).
- The ABC Jefferson Award for Greatest Public Service
(1978).
- Ohio Women's Hall of Fame (1989).
- Charles P. Taft Civic Gumption Award (1991).
- The Human Relations Award of The National Conference of
Christians and Jews (1991).
- The President's Award of the Public Relations Society of
America (1992).
- The "Women Who Dared" Award from The National Council of
Jewish Women (1997).
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Mayor Roxanne Qualls
801 Plum Street, Room 150, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Office Phone: (513) 352-3250. Office Fax (513) 352-5201
Home Phone: (513) 751-5153, E-mail: [email protected]
Roxanne Qualls was reelected Mayor of the
CAREER DEPTH
City of Cincinnati in November of 1997.
1993 Present
Mayor, City of Cincinnati
She was first elected mayor in 1993 and
1991 Present
Cincinnati City Council
was elected to city council in 1991. She is
*1983 1991
Cincinnati Citizen Action and its Toxic Action Project
the first popularly elected woman mayor of
Director (1985-91), Associate Director (1983-85)
the city.
1984 1985
Administrative Assistant, Councilmember Marian Spencer
1981 1983
Re: Crafters (Remodeling Co. ). Owner and Manager
1977 1979
Mayor Qualis has prioritized making all
Women Helping Women, Executive Director
1975 1977
Northern Kentucky Rape Crisis Center, Director
neighborhoods livable communities and
1974
Northern Kentucky Senate on Aging,
Cincinnati's downtown a dynamic urban
Community Coordinator
center. She introduced the "Zero Tolerance
1973 - 1974
Bond Hill Community Education Program.
Initiative: A Campaign to Take Back Our
Assistant Director
Neighborhoods" to fight absentee slum
landlords and clean up Cincinnati's
BOARD MEMBERSHIPS
neighborhoods.
1995 - Present
National Association of Regional Councils
First Vice President (1997)
Calling public education the "best economic
Second Vice President (1996), Board Member (1995)
1992 Present
OKI Regional Council of Governments, Inc.
development tool of a city," she co-chaired
President (1995, 1996)
the recent campaigns to pass the Cincinnati
First Vice President (1994)
Public Schools tax levies and she co-chairs
Second Vice President (1993)
the Cincinnati Youth Collaborative, a
Executive Committee (1992-Present)
public/private partnership dedicated to the
1994 . Present
Cincinnati Youth Collaborative, Co-chair
improvement of public education. Mayor
1994 Present
Retirement System of the City of Cincinnati, Trustee
Qualls also initiated ARTWORKS to
1993 Present
Center for Voting and Democracy
provide meaningful summer employment
Advisory Board (1994-Present)
for city youth.
Board Member (1993-1994)
1989 Present
Shuttlesworth Housing Foundation
Advisory Board (1991-Present)
Recognizing that Cincinnati's unusually low
Board Member (1989-1991)
homeownership rate robs people of the
1989 1991
Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority
opportunity to create financial stability and
Chairperson (1990-1991)
undermines neighborhoods, Mayor Qualls
Commissioner (1988-1991)
led the effort to form the Cincinnati Home-
1976 1977
Covington Family Health Clinic, Board Member
ownership Partnership. Under her
1973 1978
Northern Kentucky Catholic Commission on Social
leadership, the City of Cincinnati and the
Justice, Board Member
Homebuilders Association sponsor an
ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS
annual center city home show, Citirama.
1997 - Present
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Mayor Qualis first began working to
Member of the National Advisory Board
promote homeownership opportunities prior
1993 Present
Junior League Community Advisory Council
to her election to council when she served
1993 1994
March of Dimes Health Professional Advisory Committee
as a board member of the Shuttlesworth
Housing Foundation, which makes down
TASK FORCES AND COMMISSIONS
1989 1992
payment assistance grants to low-income
Lower Price Hill Task Force
1988 1991
people.
Solid Waste Advisory Committee of the State of Ohio
1987 1990
Solid Waste Task Force of the City of Cincinnati
Chairperson (1988-1990)
As part of her effort to make government
Member and Vice Chair (1987-1988)
accessible. Mayor Qualls conducts weekly
Mayor's Night In meetings, where anyone
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
can come see her without an appointment.
National Homebuilders Association, Public Official of the Year, Region C, 1997
Honorary Doctorate. Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. 1996
Since her election as mayor, she has
Ohio Public Employees Lawyers Association Award for Outstanding Service, 1996
championed regional cooperation and has
Mayors' Institute on City Design, April, 1996
focused her efforts on the development of a
National Association of Social Workers, 1996 Public Official of the Year,
light rail in the I-71 corridor and a regional
State and Cincinnati Region
YWCA, 1994 Women of Achievement Award
transit system for the tri-state area.
Cincinnati Women's Political Caucus, 1993 Outstanding Achievement Award
Soroptomists. 1993 Woman of Distinction
Girl Scouts, 1992 Woman of Distinction
City of Cincinnati
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MAYOR ROXANNE QUALLS' RECORD ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
July 24, 1998
Roxanne Qualls has actively worked for programs to serve women victimized by domestic
violence and to strengthen law enforcement programs against violence since her professional
career began in the nonprofit sector. In 1975, as the Director of the Northern Kentucky Rape
Crisis Center, Roxanne Qualls instituted a home-based shelter program, where victims of
domestic violence and their children could take refuge in private homes with caring citizens. As.
the Executive Director of Women Helping Women, a local women's advocacy group, Roxanne
Qualls established a domestic abuse counseling, education and court advocacy program.
As a member of Cincinnati's City Council since 1991, Mayor Roxanne Qualls has continued to
aid the individuals and organizations who work to make a difference in the lives of victims of
domestic violence and their families. She has supported CDBG funding for women's shelters
Council. and other programs and has supported the efforts of the Domestic Violence Coordinating
In 1992, Mayor Qualls led the opposition to the Hamilton County Criminal Justice Task Force's
attempt to overtum the Cincinnati Police Division's mandatory arrest policy for domestic
violence cases. A resolution was passed by Council on December 16, 1992, which expressed the
City's opposition to the County's recommendation. The arrest policy remains in place, thereby
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THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION:
FIGHTING TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
"I call on American men and women in families to give greater respect to one another. We must
end the deadly scourge of domestic violence in our country."
-- President Clinton, State of the Union Address, 1996
Domestic Violence - A National Problem
In 1996, approximately 840,000 women were victimized by violence perpetrated by an
intimate.
In that same year, 1,800 murders were attributable to intimates; nearly three out of four of
these had a female victim.
Violence by an intimate accounts for about 21% of the violent crime experienced by women.
Slightly more than half of female victims of intimate violence lived in households with
children under the age of 12.
In 1996, 65% of all intimate murders were committed with a gun.
[Bureau of Justice Statistics, Violence by Intimates, 1998]
The Clinton Administration has taken strong steps to fight domestic violence. The
President fought for and signed the Violence Against Women Act, as part of the 1994 Crime Act.
For the first time, the federal government adopted a comprehensive approach to fighting domestic
violence and violence against women, combining tough new penalties with the programs to
prosecute offenders and help women victims of violence. The passage of the Violence Against
Women Act was a crucial turning point in our national effort to break the cycle of domestic
violence.
The Act forged a new strategy to fight domestic violence:
Provided $1.6 billion over five years to hire more prosecutors and improve domestic
violence training among prosecutors, police officers, and health and social services
professionals.
Provided for more shelters, counseling services, and research into effective public
education campaigns.
Made interstate domestic violence and harassment a federal offense.
Outlawed the possession of firearms by those who are subject to a restraining order.
Required states to honor protective orders issued in other states and gave victims the right
to mandatory restitution and the right to address the court at the time of sentencing.
The Violence Against Women Act is the cornerstone to the President's efforts to fight domestic
violence. The Administration continues to build on this achievement in order to work to prevent
and eliminate domestic violence.
WORKING TO COMBAT VIOLENCE
Bolstered local law enforcement, prosecution and victims' services to better address
violence against women through $275 million in state grants. Over the next four years, a total
of $800 million in federal funds is authorized to assist states as they restructure their law
enforcement response to address violent crimes against women. Since October 1995, the
Administration has awarded more than $411.6 million in S*T*O*P (Services, Training, Officers
and Prosecutors) Violence Against Women Grants to all 50 states and 6 territories for
restructuring their criminal justice systems to respond better to domestic and sexual violence.
Extended the Brady Bill to deny handguns to anyone convicted of family violence. Under
the law, anyone who commits an act of family violence against a spouse or child would be
prohibited from having a gun. The law also adds domestic violence convictions to the "Brady
Checklist" sent to local law enforcement for a background check prior to each handgun sale from
a federally licensed firearms dealer.
Signed the Interstate Stalking Punishment and Prevention Act of 1996, which makes it a
federal crime to cross state lines intending to injure or harass another person.
Working with local prosecutors to stop domestic violence. The Department of Justice
awarded states $60 million to encourage policies of arrest of domestic violence offenders at the
local level. Another $1.5 million was disbursed under the National Stalker and Domestic
Violence Reduction Program to improve the collection, handling, and accessibility of crime data.
HELPING PROVIDE RESOURCES TO VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE
Created the Violence Against Women Office. In March of 1995, President Clinton named
Bonnie Campbell, former Attorney General of Iowa, to be Director of the Violence Against
Women Office at the Department of Justice. In making the announcement, the President noted
"for the first time in history, the federal government becomes a full time partner in the fight to
curb violence against women." The Department's Violence Against Women Office leads the
comprehensive national effort to combine tough new federal laws with assistance to states and
localities to fight domestic violence and other crimes against women. It is a national resource for
all those involved in this national problem.
Established nationwide 24-hour domestic violence hotline providing immediate crisis
intervention, counseling and local shelter referral to victims across the country. The hotline has
received over 118,000 calls from all over the country, since it was launched by President Clinton
on February 21, 1996.
More than tripled funding for battered women's shelters. In 1993, the federal government
spent $20 million on battered women's shelters. In FY 1997, the Clinton Administration spent
$72 million. And it has spent even more on related services, such as community outreach and
prevention, children's counseling, and linkages to child protection services. Overall, the Clinton
Administration has granted states, territories, and Indian tribes over $200 million to support the
system of 1,400 emergency shelters, safe homes, and related services nationwide.
Compensating victims of violence. Through the Department of Justice's Office for Victims of
Crime, the Administration has provided $92 million to help compensate crime victims, including
domestic violence survivors, for their losses; provide victims with emergency shelter, food and
medical care; and improve, through police-and court-training, how the criminal justice system
handles their cases.
Helping victims gain access to the legal system. On June 20, 1996, President Clinton
announced $46 million in grants to localities to utilize community policing to combat domestic
violence. The Justice Department's Office of Community-Oriented Policing Services has funded
grants to over 300 jurisdictions for innovative community policing strategies aimed at curbing
domestic violence. In addition, the Justice Department has encouraged mandatory arrests policies
for the primary aggressor in domestic violence cases by awarding grants to 122 communities
which are pursuing this strategy to combat violence.
Strengthening the health care system's ability to screen, treat, and prevent family and
intimate violence. The Clinton Administration is helping to train those in the medical profession
to identify and deal with the problem of battered women. These efforts include development of a
framework for evaluating health care provider training programs; surveying all medical schools to
determine the extent to which students are being prepared to deal effectively with issues of family
and intimate violence; and working with national nursing organizations to begin collaborations
and the development of a national nursing strategy on dealing with domestic violence.
LEADING A NATIONAL EFFORT TO RAISE AWARENESS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
The Advisory Council on Violence Against Women. President Clinton created the Advisory
Council Against Women on July 13, 1995. Co-chaired by Attorney General Janet Reno and
Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala, the Council consists of 47 experts --
representatives from law enforcement, media, business, sports, health and social services, and
victim advocacy -- working together to prevent violence against women and raise awareness of
this pressing problem.
Raising awareness in the federal workplace. President Clinton signed an executive
memorandum on October 2, 1995, requiring all federal departments to begin employee awareness
efforts on domestic violence. The Justice Department has distributed more than 90,000 copies of
a domestic violence awareness booklet entitled "Stop the Cycle of Violence." In addition, this
year, Secretary Shalala announced the completion and distribution of workplace violence
guidelines for employees of the Department of Health and Human Services with a special section
addressing domestic violence. These guidelines both help create and support a work environment
in which potentially violent situations in HHS are prevented and effectively addressed and increase
employee understanding of the nature of workplace violence.
FIRST LADY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
TALKING POINTS
YWCA BATTERED WOMEN'S SHELTER
CINCINNATI, OHIO
JULY 27, 1998
Thank you, Mary, for that kind introduction. But thank you more for your courage, and
Vice Bryant
for your generous spirit. It's a pleasure to join you and Mayor Qualls and YWCA
Executive Director Charlene Ventura for this important event. I've heard that Mayor
Qualls has a reputation for coming up with common-sense solutions to difficult problems
-- I wish we had more people like her in Washington, D.C. I know she's worked hard
to improve the lives of Cincinnati's residents -- by expanding home ownership
opportunities; improving city schools; and promoting economic development. And that
she's been a powerful voice on behalf of women and shelters such as this one.
I'm also pleased to join YWCA's Executive Director Charlene Ventura -- who has done
so much to mobilize this community around the issue of domestic violence.
We have all come together today because domestic violence remains one of the most
devastating problems facing women in America today." Every 10 seconds, a woman is
hurt -- by a spouse, partner, or boyfriend. And I've heard that here in Cincinnati --
family violence accounts for one third of all the calls to which the police respond. Yet in
too many communities -- domestic violence has been considered a "private matter." Too
many people look the other way.
The people of Cincinnati -- the YWCA -- all of you -- have refused to turn away.
You've recognized the depth of the problem -- and have committed yourselves to ending
domestic violence, and improving the lives of some of the most vulnerable in our
society. You've said: No woman should ever fear for her life in her own home.
As many of you know, stopping domestic violence has been a top priority of this
Administration as well. We fought for and passed the Violence Against women Act in
1994 ensuring that for the first time, the federal government would adopt a
comprehensive approach to fighting domestic violence and sexual assault. This bill
combined tough new penalties with programs to prosecute offenders and services to help
women victims of violence. And it established the STOP Violence Against Women
Formula Grants program -- to improve the way law enforcement agencies and
communities respond to violent crimes against women.
Today, I'm pleased to release a report that documents the effectiveness of this grant
program. The new report [Evaluation of the STOP Formula Grants to Combat Violence
Against Women] written by the Urban League for the Department of Justice --
demonstrates a shift in the way states and local communities are addressing domestic
violence.
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For example, 42 states now set a minimum level of domestic violence training for police
recruits. STOP funding has also improved interagency coordination, and helped establish
multi-disciplinary response teams. Perhaps most importantly, these grants have
strengthened grass roots victims services programs - including shelters like this one. I'm
pleased that the YWCA of Cincinnati was the recipient of a $154,000 STOP grant in
1996 and again last year -- and that this year, it's expected that STOP funds will be used
to enhance the invaluable work of this new center. I am particularly proud that overall,
this Administration has tripled the federal funding for battered women's shelters.
Because it's here -- in places like this -- where the real progress is made. I know that
when the Alice Paul House opened its doors in 1978, it was among the first such shelters
in the nation. And today, with the opening of this new shelter, you've nearly tripled the
number of women and their families who will finally be protected from harm; who can
pull their children together again in safety; who can start a new life. Thanks to all of you,
women like Mary, who've known violence and pain and fear, can find safety,
opportunity, support, and at long last - hope.
I'm particularly pleased that you've put so much thought into creating a cheerful and
positive space for children here at the new shelter. Because all of us know that in these
tragic situations -- the children are perhaps the greatest casualties. Thanks to you, they
will have special spaces to play, and learn, and heal.
The widespread support for this new project is also worth celebrating. I know that
Charlene Ventura has been a powerful force at the YWCA for developing much needed
programs like this one that improve the lives of women and families throughout the
community. I've also learned how this entire community has joined together in a
public/private partnership to support the expansion of this shelter -- and by doing so --
has raised not only money but public awareness about this terrible crisis in our midst.
the u.s. Department of
I want to congratulate all of you who have supported this effort. From the YWCA to
local foundations; from/Housing and Urban Development to the members of Bethel
Baptist church; from city and state community development funds to the Cincinnati
Horticultural Society -- which is planting a butterfly garden for women and children -
and the Creative Cottage Quilt Outreach project which has made over one hundred
quilts to cover the beds in this center. From the largest donation to the smallest --
you've shown your support. And you're making a difference.
As a result of the important services that communities like this one provide for abused
women - as well as the increased federal funding for the prosecution, treatment and
prevention of domestic violence -- we are making progress. A Justice Department
report released this year confirms that domestic violence has declined dramatically since
the beginning of the Clinton Administration. [Non lethal domestic violence incidents
have gone from 1.1 million in 1993 to 840,000 in 1996 a 23% decline. Fatal incidents
have dropped from 2300 in 1993 to 1800 in 1996 a 22% drop.]
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But of course much work remains to be done. Far too many women still live with
violence and fear every day of their lives. I want to thank all of you for the work you
have done -- and the work you will continue to do -- to end domestic violence here in this
community, and across the nation.
One day, I would love to be able to return to this building, and celebrate its closing.
Because then we would know that we had fulfilled our most cherished dream: that every
woman would feel safe and secure in her own home; and that every child would be loved
and nurtured and protected. Until that time -- thank you for all the work you are doing to
bring us closer to that day.
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HEADLINE: First Lady Cites Programs in Reducing Violence Against Women
DATELINE: WASHINGTON, July 27
BODY:
At the opening of a battered women's shelter in Cincinnati today, First Lady Hillary Rodham
Clinton announced the release of a Department of Justice report on national efforts to combat violence
against women. The report, "Evaluation of the STOP Formula Grants to Combat Violence Against
Women," details the accomplishments made as a result of funding provided annually to the states,
territories, and the District of Columbia under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.
Overall, the report notes, there has been a shift in how the states and local communities address violence
against women. The evaluators documented that the STOP planning and grant-making process has been
the catalyst for improving how law enforcement, prosecution and nonprofit victim service agencies are
working together.
"This report confirms that we are making progress toward the reduction of domestic violence in the
United States," said First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton. "However, we must continue to fight this
problem that, tragically, is a part of the daily lives of too many women."
Forty-two states have set a minimum level of domestic violence training for police recruits, and a survey
of state prosecutors found that the majority also provide training in domestic violence. STOP funds
support this training. The report cites improved police handling of domestic violence
incidents, interagency coordination, establishment of multi-disciplinary response teams and higher
conviction rates. There is also increased victim cooperation and satisfaction.
"We are pleased that this report also cited the value of the technical assistance we provide to the states,"
added Laurie Robinson, Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs, the agency
that administers the grants. "This support, which includes such things as regular, on-site consultations
and the development and dissemination of resource materials, assists the states with a range of activities
from planning to modeling best practices tested elsewhere in the nation."
The Act, part of the President's 1994 Crime Bill, provides funding to the states through the STOP
(Services, Training, Officers, Prosecutors) grants for law enforcement, prosecution and victim services
to prevent and respond to violence against women. Each state, territory and the District of
Columbia receives a specific amount based on a population-based formula. The report being released
today details the achievements realized thus far through STOP funding.
In Fiscal Year 1995, the first year, the STOP program allocated $26 million nationwide. In Fiscal Year
1996, it grew to $130 million, $ 145 million in FY 1997 and $172 million in FY 1998.
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July 28, 1998, Tuesday, WESTERN ZONE
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HEADLINE: Hillary Clinton visits to boost Democrats
First lady tours local shelter
She calls YWCA home among best in U.S.
BYLINE: B.G. GREGG
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First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton was given more than a personal tour of a Cincinnati battered
women's shelter Monday: She received a firsthand account of domestic violence.
"One year ago, a person who I trusted and loved physically and emotionally put me into near insanity,"
said Mary Leslie Bryant, who described herself as a battered woman and is a former resident at the
YWCA's previous shelter, the Alice Paul House.
violence." "Safe havens such as this new shelter are necessary for women and children to get away from abuse and
Mrs. Clinton, who was here supporting local Democrats in congressional races, stopped by the new
women's shelter for about an hour after a fund- raiser at Music Hall.
The first lady was the featured attraction at an event for Cincinnati Mayor Roxanne Qualls, a candidate
in the 1st Congressional District; Ted Strickland, the Democratic incumbent in Ohio's 6th Congressional
District; and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC).
Ms. Bryant and Mrs. Clinton met before the first lady toured the new YWCA Battered Women's Shelter,
which will replace the Alice Paul House and start serving up to 60 women next week.
The two women then toured the 11,300-square-foot shelter together.
Mrs. Clinton seemed impressed with the stately former mansion that includes 10 bedrooms, indoor and
outdoor play areas for children, counseling areas, an elevator, an industrial kitchen, a laundry area and a
butterfly garden. Its location is kept secret.
"There is certainly no better shelter in our country," Mrs. Clinton said after her tour, which was led by
Charlene Ventura, executive director of the YWCA, and included Ms. Qualls, who is battling
Republican Steve Chabot for his congressional seat.
She told a crowd of about 50 people, most of whom had helped raise the $1. 6 million needed to
rehabilitate the shelter, that domestic violence has been a priority during her husband's administration.
She released a U.S. Department of Justice report that showed the federal government spent more than $
411 million in the past three years to fight domestic violence.
The report examined the effect of the Services, Training, Officers, Prosecutors (STOP) grants to prevent
and respond to violence against woman. The grants were established in the Violence Against Women
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The report, prepared by the Urban Institute for the National Institute of Justice, found that the money
was being used to increase police training, help domestic violence victims, improve communication
among community agencies and many other services.
Sadly, Mrs. Clinton said, domestic violence has not yet been wiped out and there is still a need for
shelters.
"I don't think there is a person here who does not wish we didn't have to be here," she said, adding that
one day, "this shelter will be a relic of a past."
"Now that will take some time, but I hope I am around to see it."
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wished she didn't have to be at Cincinnati's new battered women's shelter, and hoped the day will come
when shelters aren't needed. Mary Leslie Bryant, left, gave her a tour., The Cincinnati Enquirer - Glenn
Hartong; Mrs. Clinton and Cincinnati Mayor Roxanne Qualls chat at a Music Hall fund-raiser for
Democrats.
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TALKING IT OVER
HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
August 5, 1998
Five years ago this week, the first bill my husband signed after taking office
went into effect -- the Family and Medical Leave Act.
Before then, too many Americans -- Americans like George and Vicki Yandle
-- had to choose between spending precious time with a loved one and losing
their jobs.
In January 1987, George and Vicki's youngest daughter, Dixie, was diagnosed
with cancer. Doctors amputated her left leg and immediately began
chemotherapy.
During Dixie's illness, both the Yandles took time off from work to care for her
-- and both were fired from their jobs.
In September 1992, Congress passed the Family and Medical Leave Act and
sent it to President Bush, who vetoed it. But the following year, my husband
signed the FMLA, and in August, it became law.
Sadly, though, this was too late for the Yandles. Dixie had died in April. She
was 17.
Since 1993, millions of Americans have taken advantage of the FMLA's
protections. The law allows workers in companies of 50 or more - 88 million
people -- to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave in a 12-month period for the
birth or adoption of a child, to care for a seriously ill child, spouse or parent or
to recover from their own serious illness. While on leave, the employee's job
and health insurance are protected.
Let me share a letter I received from Lynne Wade, of Highlands Ranch, Colo.,
who took advantage of her rights under the FMLA:
"I am writing to let you know that two months ago my husband died of
congestive heart failure after several years of illness.
"Because your husband signed into law the Family and Medical Leave Act, I
was able to transport him to doctor appointments and hospital visits.
"The act enabled me to keep my job and bring him comfort at the end of his
life. I will be eternally grateful."
Thanks to the FMLA, Lynne did not spend the critical last months of her
husband's life worrying about whether or not she would have a job after he
died.
According to a bipartisan commission's report called "A Workable Place," over
80 percent of FMLA leave is used to care for serious illnesses. Mike and Molly
Goodson of St. Paul, Minn., though, took back-to-back FMLA leave when their
two daughters were born.
Many of Mike's male co-workers told him they wished they, too, had taken
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time off when their children were born. Molly agreed: "I think it's great that
more men are taking leave." As a matter of fact, 42 percent of all FMLA leave
is taken by men.
A new study from the Families and Work Institute tells us that family leave is
not only good for workers; it's also good for business. Despite concerns that the
FMLA would burden companies with administrative hassles and expenses, 84
percent of employers find that the benefits of providing family and medical
leave offset or outweigh the costs. In fact, many businesses note reduced
employee turnover, enhanced productivity and improved morale. And nine out
of 10 employers agree that the law is easy to administer.
Elizabeth Carlson, Director of Human Resources for the National Futures
Association for over 10 years, reports, "I feel confident that I speak for all
levels of management when I say that our experience with this leave policy
has been very positive."
E-SOURCE, an information service company in Boulder, Colo., chose to adopt
FMLA leave policies for its 48 employees although it was not required to do so.
Chief Financial Officer Joan Wright considers the benefit a "real plus for
recruitment" that more than pays for itself in employee retention, loyalty and
lower administrative costs.
She argues that the FMLA should be expanded to include smaller companies
such as hers because it's "the right thing to do."
I agree. Now that we've seen how important this law has been for America's
workers, why not extend its reach? Why exclude those who work in smaller
companies? In times of family crisis, shouldn't they, too, be able to take job-
protected leave?
And what about other family obligations? Shouldn't we, at the same time,
recognize the importance of routine commitments, such as parent-teacher
conferences or medical appointments? Isn't it time to expand the FMLA to
allow workers 24 hours of leave each year to meet these responsibilities?
When my husband signed this bill into law, he declared, "Family and medical
leave is a matter of pure common sense and a matter of common decency." It's
about letting Lynn Wade spend her husband's last days caring for him without
fear of losing her job. It's about letting Mike and Molly Goodson take the time
to welcome their newborn daughters into the world.
It's about respecting the rights and responsibilities of all Americans as they
struggle to balance work and family.
For more information about the FMLA, you can call the U.S. Department of
Labor at 1-800-959-FMLA.
To find out more about Hillary Rodham Clinton and read her past columns,
visit the Creators Syndicate web page at www.creators.com.
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Philip Touitou, Manager, Tatou
Christine Traina, Kimberly Hotel Director of
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UPSTAIRS GREETERS:
Ann Pleshette Murphy, Editor-in Chief, Parents
Magazine
John Heinz, CEO, Gruner & Jahr Publishing
1:30 pm-
PARENTS MAGAZINE 1998 CHILD CARE AWARDS
2:05 pm
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-Ann Pleshette Murphy presents the awards to the
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-The First Lady departs.
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PARTICIPANTS: 140 guests expected.
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CONTACT: Ann Pleshette Murphy 212/499-2050
2:10 pm
DEPART Waldorf-Astoria
EN ROUTE Henry Street Settlement Urban Family
Center
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2:30 pm
ARRIVE Henry Street Settlement Urban Family Center
130 Baruch Place, New York, New York
GREETERS:
Danny Croninfeld, Executive Director, Henry
Street Settlement
Verona Jeter, Director, Homeless Services, Henry
Street Settlement
2:35 pm-
MEET & GREET #1
2:40 pm
Maintenance Room
Henry Street Settlement Urban Family Center
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Audrey Rosenman, Chairman of the Board
Christopher Angell, President of the Board
Dale Burch, Board Member
Julio Colon, Secretary of the Board
Frederic S. Papert, Board Member
Drew Schiff, Board Member (Karenna Gore's husband)
Frances Primus, Board Member
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Henry Street Settlement Urban Family Center
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NOTE: [Cameras depart/print remains]
-Discussion commences.
-Verona Jeter closes the discussion.
-The First Lady departs.
PARTICIPANTS: 11 guests (see briefing book)
CONTACT: Howard Wolfson 212/459-9898
3:35 pm-
MEET & GREET #2
3:40 pm
Adjacent Room
Henry Street Settlement Urban Family Center
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3:45 pm
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GREETER: Robin Wall, Director of Operations, Mail
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3:55 pm-
TOUR
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Henry Street Settlement Urban Family Center
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PARTICIPANTS:
The First Lady
Robin Wall, Director of Operations, Mail Room
Verona Jeter, Director, Henry Street Settlement
Two graduates of Henry Street Settlement
SCHEDULE FOR HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1998
CONTACT: Danny Croninfeld 212/766-9200
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SCHEDULE FOR HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
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-Intermission (20 minutes).
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-How Long Has This Been Going On?
-I Got Rhythm.
-An American in Paris.
BOX PARTICIPANTS: see briefing book.
PARTICIPANTS: 890 guests expected.
CONTACT: Jay Golan 212/903-9650
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Brian Stokes Mitchell, soloist
Frederika Von Stade, soloist
9:20 pm-
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Orchestra Room
Carnegie Hall
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GREETERS: Henry and Marie-Josee Kravis
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September 23, 1998
WOMEN'S VIOLENCE EVENT
FIRST LADY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
Campaigning with U.S. Senate Candidate Chuck Schumer
EVENT:
Violence Against Women Event
DATE:
Wednesday, September 23, 1998
LOCATION:
Henry Street Settlement Urban Family Center
265 Henry Street
New York, NY 10002
TIME:
2:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m.
FROM:
Craig T. Smith and Craig Hughes
I.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this event is to illustrate a key difference between Senate candidate Chuck
Schumer and Senator Al D'Amato -- Schumer's support of the Violence Against Women
Act, which 'Amato opposed.
II.
BACKGROUND
Rep. Chuck Schumer was a co-author of the 1994 Crime Bill, including the Violence Against
Women Act (VAWA). VAWA funds were given to the State of New York, which in turn
awarded the Henry Street Settlement $37,225. The Settlement is using that money to, among
other projects, set up a computer lab to train the women in work skills to help them find
gainful employment.
The Henry Street Settlement was New York's first transitional shelter for homeless families.
Henry Street is considered a model, combining housing and domestic support services in a
cost effective way.
Note: Daniel Kronenfeld, the Executive Director of the Settlement, was named one of
President Clinton's 50 Faces of Hope in 1993, honoring his dedication to and work with
Henry Street.
Progress on Domestic Violence Under the Clinton Administration
The number of female victims of non-lethal intimate violence declined from 1.1 million in
1993 to 840,000 in 1996 - a 23% decline, according to a report by the Department of
Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics issued last March. In'addition, this report, titled Violence
by Intimates: Analysis of Data on Crimes by Current or Former Spouses, Boyfriends, and
Girlfriends, found that the number of victims of lethal intimate violence has declined from
2300 in 1993, to 1,800 in 1996, a 22% decline. The report also found that slightly more than
half of female victims of intimate violence live in households with children under the age of
twelve. This report supports the Administration's efforts to raise awareness and indicates that
those efforts have helped ensure the progress that has been made. [See attached, "Clinton
Administration Accomplishments on Domestic Violence."]
Evaluation of the STOP Formula Grants to Combat Violence Against Women
The Urban Institute wrote a report for the Department of Justice which documents the
effective use of a set of formula grants, STOP (Services, Training, Officers and Prosecutors)
grants, which were authorized by the Violence Against Women Act. YOU released this
report at a July 27, 1998 event in Cincinnati, OH, with Mayor Roxanne Qualls (D). The
STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grants are designed to help prevent, detect, and
stop violence against women, including domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
They support states and localities in their efforts to develop and strengthen effective law
enforcement and prosecution strategies to combat violent crimes against women, and to
develop and strengthen victim services in these cases. States make subgrants to communities
to finance efforts to create locally responsive approaches that encourage collaboration among
all sectors. Since October 1995, the Administration has awarded more than $411.6 million in
STOP grants to all 50 states and 6 territories. This report assesses the progress and
accomplishments of the STOP program through January 1998 by examining the subgrants
made by states to local communities. The report includes the following key findings:
There has been a shift in the manner in which states and local communities are addressing
violence against women. The STOP planning and grant-making process is beginning to
change interactions among law enforcement, prosecution, and non-profit, non-
governmental victim service agencies so that victims' needs are better addressed.
STOP funding has resulted in improved police handling of domestic violence incidents,
improved inter-agency coordination, establishment of multi-disciplinary response teams,
and anticipated higher conviction rates.
Forty-two states now set a minimum level of domestic violence training for police
recruits.
Profiles of the subgrant awards to local communities indicate that:
Over 50% have been used to combat domestic violence, and the rest have been used
for sexual assault and stalking.
Over 70% of subgrants benefit victims services at the local level, including battered
women's shelters and other services; therefore, victims services received more
funding than any other category of funding.
Victims are direct users of nearly three-quarters of the funded projects, and since the
enactment of the law, more money is directly benefiting victims. Most of these grants
are being used to support direct services to the public, including services to victims to
help them through the justice system, or help them with personal needs such as
counseling or safety; services to offenders; services to children or youth; and public
education or awareness.
III.
PRESS PLAN
The roundtable and tour portions of the event will be open to pool press only.
IV.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
YOU, accompanied by Rep. Schumer, arrive at the Henry Street Settlement and are
greeted by Danny Kronenfeld, Executive Director of the Settlement, and Verona Jeter,
Director of the Settlement.
YOU proceed inside and meet briefly with the Board of Directors for the Settlement
(bio's attached).
Audrey Rosenman
Christopher Angell
Dale Burch
Julio Colon
Frederic S. Papert
Drew Schiff -- Karenna Gore's husband.
Frances Primus
Women's Shelter Staff
Frances Drayton, Director of the Shelter for Battered Women
Millie Guzman, Director of the Shelter for Battered Women
YOU participate in a round-table discussion. (POOL PRESS)
Rep. Chuck Schumer
Daniel Kronenfeld, Executive Director of the Henry Street Settlement
Verona Jeter, Director of the Henry Street Settlement
Frances Drayton, Director of the Shelter for Battered Women
DeVoynne Profit
Iris Lopez
Ardella Brown
Ramela Benitez
Isabel Olivos
Bernadette Daniels
FORMAT: Henry Street Director Verona Jeter makes brief remarks and introduces
YOU. YOU make remarks and open up the roundtable for discussion.
After the roundtable, YOU proceed to a private, closed meeting with current residents of
the Shelter for Battered Women, where YOU are introduced to several families from the
shelter:
Sharon Yates, daughter Shanita and son Omar.
Elizabeth Velez
Theresa Yates, daughters Jaleesa and Xyltasia.
Evelyn Alviero, daughter Jahera and son Jaun.
YOU proceed back to the motorcade, where YOU are driven around the block, to the
other side of the facility.
YOU and Rep. Schumer tour Mailroom portion of the facility.
Upon arrival at the Mailroom facility, YOU are met by Robin Wall, the Director of
Operations of the Mailroom, and two former residents of the Shelter, Ardella Brown
and Bernadette Daniels. (POOL PRESS AT END)
YOU depart.
V. REMARKS
To be provided by speechwriting.
VI.
ATTACHMENTS
Bio's of the Henry Street Settlement Board of Directors.
Talking Points.
Henry Street Settlement
Battered Women's Shelter
Greeters:
Daniel Kronenfeld, Executive Director, Henry Street Settlement
Verona Middleton Jeter, Chief Administrator, Homeless Services,
Henry Street Settlement
Members of the Board (in Meet and Greet)
Audrey Rosenman, Chairman of the Board
Christopher Angell, President of the Board
Dale Burch
Julio Colon, Secretary of the Board
Frederic S. Papert
Drew Schiff N.B. Mr. Schiff is Karenna Gore's husband.
Frances Primus
Two Staff members (tbd)
Background Information
The Mailroom at
Henry Street Settlement
The Mailroom at Henry Street Settlement was founded in 1986 as a small business in order to
help homeless mothers develop job skills. It serves as a mailhouse for commercial and non-
profit organizations, stacking, sorting, bundling mail and delivering it to the Post Office.
There are 12-20 workers on the job at any one time during the day, with a total of 30 employees.
These employees are all current or former homeless parents at Henry Street. The Settlement has
a full time staff that helps these employees transfer from Henry Street into the private sector.
They are working with local corporations, such as Pfizer, who has an arrangement with Henry
Street to hire workers for the Pfizer mail room when they have openings.
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DIO for Frances Drayton,
Currently Director of The Battered Women's Shelter for Henry Street Settlement, Ms.
Drayton manages this twenty -four hour facility juggling the Supervision and
administration of staff development, training, security and building maintenance.
She previously coordinated the Henry Street Settlement "Self Help" component
administering transitional services to newly relocated families assisting in their
acclimation from shelter to economical independence. As Coordinator for the "Intensive
Case Management and the Emergency Shelter Grant Programs her focus was to
prevent the recurrence of homelessness for "High Risk" families.
Frances Drayton's education experience includes a Masters Degree in Social Work
from Adelphi University, and Associates in early childhood development from Malcolm
King College. She is a participant in the N. Y. C., Inter-Agency Council for Domestic
Violence and other Community Coalitions. Ms, Drayton also volunteers for New York
women against Rape (N.Y.W.A.R.), the community Tenant Patrol, and Senior Citizens
activity program.
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Bio for Milagros Guzman,
As the Assistant Director of the Battered Women's Shelter for Henry Street Settlement,
Ms. Guzman's responsibilities include ensuring the safety and quality of living for the
women residing at the shelter. Closely monitoring Program Operations and the
supervision of her staff, she evaluates their performance to further ensure the health
and social well being of the residents. Thus, coordinating residents participation in
group activities, on site and outside health services as well as housekeeping and other
necessary services in compliance with the codes and guidelines of the Department of
Social Services.
Holding a Bachelors Degree in Human Services, as Group Facilitator and Caseworker
Ms. Guzman has worked in the field of Social Work for over eighteen years.
SENI
Biography of
Robin D. Wall
Current job responsibilities:
December 1988 to present. Director of Operations. Henry Street Settlement Mailing Services.
Responsible for supervision of mailroom training staff, orientation, customer service, troubleshooting
equipment, supervision of mailroom assistant and drivers. Act as a consultant to Mailing Services
customers on the issue of postal regulations and how to maximize their savings on mass and bulk
mailings. Have trained over 450 homeless heads of households helping them to be more financially
independent.
October 1989 to Present. Site Coordinator. Manhattan Youth and Recreation Resources. Responsible
for the supervision of staff and activities for the MYRR Southbridge Teen Lounge.
Previous Experience:
July 1987 to July 1988. General Electric/ RCA. Employment Specialist Worked with refugees
teaching "English as a Second Language", "World of Work", and western cultural and business
practices. Also responsible for job placement of students in entry level and professional jobs and
colleges.
Education:
Florida A& M University. Tallahassee, Florida 32307. Marketing and Public Relations major.
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HENRY
STREET
SETTLEMENT
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TEL 212/766-9200 FAX 212/791-5710
Daniel Kronenfeld, Executive Director, Henry Street Settlement
Daniel Kronenfeld has been working and consulting on the crises that face our urban arcas for
over thirty years. He has been the catalyst for many of the innovative programs which have
made Henry Street a nationwide leader in finding effective solutions to persistent urban
problems. In 1993, Mr. Kronenfeld was named one of President Clinton's 50 Faces of Hope,
honoring his dedication to and work with Henry Street.
Daniel Kronenfeld has served as Executive Director of Henry Street since 1985. From 1972 to
1985, he helped to found and directed the Settlement's Urban Family Center, New York City's
first transitional shelter for homeless families. The Urban Family Center remains one of the
most effective transitional housing programs for homeless families in the country, and is now
acclaimed as an international model, combining housing and support services in a cost-effective
way. Over the years, the UFC has been cited as an exemplary transitional shelter by the
Municipal Ans Society of New York, the Sidney Hillman Foundation, "The New York Times,"
and ABC-TV news.
Prior to coming to Henry Street, Mr. Kronenfeld was a professor at Columbia University's
School of Social Work from 1969 to 1972. From 1962 to 1969, Mr. Kroncnfeld worked for
Mobilization for Youth, the pioneering anti-poverty program, where he eventually became the
Director of Community Organizing.
Mr. Kronenfeld has consulted on homelessness for the New York City Housing Authority, the
Settlement Housing Fund, and the Long Island Jewish/Hillside Project. He has also provided
consulting services for the Treatment of Multi-problem Families in Residential Settings for the
Community Service Society.
Additionally, he has provided his expertise by serving on the Boards of the Semlement Housing
Fund. St. James Family Center, the Citizens Committee for Children, and the Fourth World
Movement. He currently co-chairs the Emergency Alliance for Families Board. Previously, he
served on the Commission on Human Services in Public Housing.
Mr. Kronenfeld graduated Cum Laude from the City College of New York in 1954 and attended
the University of Wisconsin and the Columbia University School of Social Work, where he
received his MSW and the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Award. In 1993, he was
awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the City University of New York. In that same year, he
was also honored with the Hunter College's President's Medal at the Brookdale Center on
Aging.
CARNEGIE HALL
Seprember 23, 1998
Welcome to the opening of Carnegie Hall's 108th season! Tonight's Opening Night
gala celebrares one of the first American composers to disrill the country's character
with his genius-the peerless George Gershwin. The enrire Board and staff of Carnegie
Hall are proud to present this program with some of our finest artists from the worlds
of classical music and musical theater, from Michael Tilson Thomas and the San
Francisco Symphony to award-winning guest soloises Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes
Mirchell and Frederica von Stade, joining together in a contennial rribute to the man
whose work contributed so much to each of rhese realms.
We would like to offer special rhanks to Lizabeth and Frank Newman, the evening's ca
chairs, for their leadership and support of this gala evening. Many thanks in addition
to the members of the Gershwin family, who have lent so much support and unique
background material for rhe Hall's three-year Gershwin Centennial Project that
culminates in tonight's gala.
This is R special year of celebration, as the centennial not only of the Gershwins, but of
the five boroughs of New York City. By 1898, Carnegie Hall was already establishing
itself as an acoustic marvel and a global destination of music lovers and acclaimed
performers alike. As the city continued to grow and flourish, so did Carnegie Hall, and
the Hall has muly been borh a beneficiary and a parricipant in the current renaissance
of New York City.
The 108th season is part of this renaissance. That Carnegie Hall's mandate is to
continue to presenr the finest music and arristry on Its stage is understood. The plans
for the upcoming year are further proof that, Increasingly, the name Carnegie Hall will
also be associated with creating fresh approaches to engaging our audiences both
intellecrually and emorionally, locally and globally. From programs such as
CarnegieKids for pre-schoolers, to the Hall's Neighborhood Concerts performed ar
senior cirizen centers, Carnegie Hall seeks to reach the enrire age spectrum of its
community. The Hall's focus widens to the national arena in the American Composers
Orchestra's "20th Century Snapshors" series, celebraring a century of American music.
And at the international level, the Distincrive Deburs series represents a collaboration
with thirteen European concert halls that will present debut recitals by outstanding
emerging young artists.
Carnegie Hall flourishes and continues to reach for new heights, expanding its reach
while remaining dedicated to artistic brilliance-all thanks to rhe continuing support of
our family and friends, our Trustees and our city, state and nation. To use a properly
Gershwinian phrase: Who could ask for anything more?
Acts l. Wall
Isaac Stern
Sanford L Weill
President
Chairman
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Opposite page First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and Isans Storn
CARNEGIE HALL
CARNEGIE HALL: 107 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE
For more than a century, Carnegie Hall has set the standard for excellence in performance. Its
walls have echoed with applause for the world's outstanding classical artists, as they have for the
greatest popular musicians of our time and for the many prominent dancers, politicians, authors,
and crusaders who have appeared on its stage. From Gustav Mahler to Liza Minnelli, from John
Philip Sousa to Leopold Stokowski, from Fats Waller to Woodrow Wilson, and from Ignace Jan
Paderewski to Luciano Pavarotti, Carnegie Hall has been host to them all.
The idea of Carnegie Hall was born in the spring of 1887, on board a cruise ship carrying
conductor Walter Damrosch and millionaire industrialist Andrew Carnegie. By that summer,
Carnegie had agreed to help build Damrosch's dream; a world-class concert hall in New Tork
City. Construction of the Hall began in 1890; on May 15 of that year Mrs. Carnegie cemented
the comerstone in place with a silver trowel from Tiffany's, a memento she would keep on her
mantelpiece for the rest of her life. The building, with its striking Italian Renaissance-style
façade of terra cotta and iron-spotted brick, was completed in the spring of 1891.
The five-day opening festival attracted the cream of New York society to performances by the
Symphony Society and the Oratorio Society under the direction of Damrosch and the famed
Russian composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Horse-drawn carriages lined up for a quarter mile
outside the Hall on opening night, May 5, 1891, choking the streets, while inside, the Main Hall
was jammed to capacity. One newspaper reported, "Tonight, the most beautiful Music Hall in
the world was consecrated to the loveliest of the arts. Possession of such a hall is in itself an
incentive for culture."
Tchaikovsky's opening-night appearance set an auspicious precedent for the array of classical
musicians and conductors to whom the Hall would become the essential venue in the United
States. Henceforth, a success at Carnegie Hall would be the litmus test of greatness. Among the
artists who have appeared at Carnegie Hall throughout the years are Sergei Rachmaninoff,
Vladimir Horowitz, Arthur Rubinstein, Josef Hofmann, Van Cliburn, Gustav Mahler, Arthur
Nikisch, Willem Mengelberg, Sir Thomas Beecham, Leopold Stokowski, George Szell, and
Bruno Walter. The great American orchestras have been a staple of Carnegie Hall programming
since the Hall's first decade, when both the Boston Symphony and Chicago Symphony made
their first visits. Over the years it has become a home away from home for the orchestras of
Philadelphia, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Cincinnati, and Washington, D.C., among others.
Early jazz was first heard at Carnegie Hall in 1912, in a concert of early African-American music
by James Reese Europe's Clef Club Orchestra. The Hall has since featured a cavalcade of jazz
greats that has included Fats Waller, W. C. Handy, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Billie
Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Parker, Oscar Peterson, Sarah Vaughan, Gerry
Mulligan, Mel Tormé, Miles Davis, and John Coltrane. A 1938 concert by Benny Goodman and
his band, one of the most celebrated events in Carnegie Hall history, marked a turning point in
the public acceptance of swing. Duke Ellington made his Carnegie Hall debut in 1943 with the
New York premiere of his tone poem Black, Brown and Beige.
While performance history was being made nightly on the Hall's stages, a different kind of
artistic activity buzzed above the concert hall. Between 1894 and 1896, a series of additions
were made to the Carnegie Hall building for the creation of revenue-producing working and
residential studios. These quickly became among the most desirable spaces in town, and
attracted such tenants as the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (which took up residence in
1896), and artists including Charles Dana Gibson, Frederick S. Church and Childe Hassam.
Isadora Duncan was one of the first dancers to work in a studio regularly; Leonard Bernstein was
living in Studio 803 at the time of his historic 1943 New York Philharmonic debut; and Marlon
Brando was regularly ambushed by fans in the hallways when he was a studio resident in the
1950s. Today, the studios continue to serve as a hive of creative activity, housing artists,
photographers, music teachers, dance schools, architects, modeling agencies, and exercise
arts. instructors. They contribute to Carnegie Hall's identity as a city of the arts within the city of the
After Andrew Carnegie's death, New York realtor Robert E. Simon bought the Hall, eventually
turning it over the management to his son, Robert E. Simon, Jr. It remained profitable until the
mid-1950's, but as its profitability fell, Mr. Simon begar looking for a suitable benefactor.
Unable to find one, he put the Hall up for sale. By the end of the decade, Simon had run out of
options. The date of March 31, 1960 was set for its demolition. Although many wanted to save
the Hall, it was at the eleventh hour that the Committee to Save Camegie Hall, headed by Isaac
Stern, was able to stop the impending demolition. On May 16, 1960, as a result of special state
legislation, New York City was permitted to purchase Carnegie Hall for $5 million, and a new
nonprofit organization called The Carnegie Hall Corporation was chartered. Stem was elected its
president and remains so today. (And at an historic event on January 29, 1997, the Carnegie Hall
Board of Trustees paid tribute to Isaac Stem by dedicating the Main Hall to him with the
honorary name "The Isaac Stem Auditorium.")
Not only had Carnegie Hall been saved, it had been reborn as a public trust. This was the
moment of Carnegie Hall's birth as a nonprofit organization, and the beginning of its history as a
public-private partnership. But by the late 1970's, concerns were already mounting about the
physical condition of the Hall, and when a 1981 architectural evaluation showed just how serious
was the need for renovation. While the exterior of Carnegie Hall underwent various changes as
the decades passed, the structure itself had continued to age. For many years, only patchwork
repair and renovation was possible. In 1985, Carnegie Hall celebrated the 25th anniversary of its
"saving" by announcing a $60 million capital campaign committed to the restoration and
renovation of the building. On May 18, 1986, Carnegie Hall closed its doors and on December
15 of that same year, reopened with a completely refurbished main lobby, box office, recital hall,
Main Hall and backstage area.
The year 1986 began a succession of major milestones in Carnegie Hall's recent history. During
these years, the Hall has witnessed extraordinary strides in programming and a renewed
commitment to excellence in every aspect of its operation. Philanthropic funds received and the
Carnegie Hall "family" of committed supporters have grown directly in response to this
excellence. That a new plateau had been reached was evident to all by the end of the 1990-91
season, when Carnegie Hall marked its centennial with a season-long international celebration
encompassing more than 150 events and featuring an unprecedented roster of the world's great
artists in Carnegie Hall and Weill Recital Hall concerts, culminating in an internationally
televised Centennial Day Gala on May 5, 1991. Later that month, Sanford I. Weill was elected
the Hall into its second century.
Chairman of the Board of Trustees, joining Carnegie Hall President Isaac Stem in leadership of
With an eye on the 21st century, Executive Director Judith Arron (named general manager in
1986, and executive director in 1988) emphasizes an increased role for education, which has
been a part of Carnegie Hall's tradition since its opening. She has said, "in order to have a
significant impact on the development of culture in this country, we must take a leadership
position in education in the schools, with our audiences, and on the professional level.
Everything Carnegie Hall does has the potential to have an educational component." This is
borne out by a current total of up to 11 educational programs each season, ranging from events
for pre-schoolers, to LinkUP!, a classical music program conducted in New York City public
schools, to Family Concerts and workshops for teachers and music professionals. And finally, a
$75 million Endowment Campaign to ensure the institution's financial security, announced in
January of 1995, has already achieved and surpassed its goal.
Today Carnegie Hall presents more than 100 concerts and events each year, ranging from
orchestral performances, chamber music, recitals, and choral music to folk, music theater, and
jazz. Judith Arron and her artistic and programming staff exercise both discernment and
logistical expertise in its selection of artists and repertoire, presenting balanced seasons that
fecture the world's preeminent musicians and ensembles in engaging programs on approximately
20 different subscription series, including regular series by the American Composers Orchestra,
the Orchestra of St. Luke's, the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, and the New York Pops.
In recent seasons, Carnegie Hall has added to its season several annual series, each with a
particular focus: the "Distinctive Debuts" series, a collaboration of Carnegie Hall with several
European concert halls designed to give rising young artists international exposure, and
"Making Music," a Weill Recital Hall series which was designed to focus on living composers
and the creative process of composing. In January 1995, Carnegie Hall announced the
institution of the first Composer's Chair position in the history of the Hall. The Composer's
Chair is a collaborator in virtually all of the Hall's creative activities, including contemporary
music programming, the commissioning program, and educational projects. Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
began her four-year term as the inaugural appointee to the Carnegie Hall Composer's Chair in
July 1995.
The Rose Museum at Carnegie Hall, opened in April, 1991, exhibits historical memorabilia from
the Hall's archives, as well as special exhibitions relating to themes in concert programming. In
addition to the presentations of the Carnegie Hall Corporation, a wide range of independently-
produced events contribute to the rich variety of performances that is the Carnegie Hall tradition.
Carnegie Hall's international reputation for excellence gives every artist who stands on the
Hall's stage the feeling that they are standing on a base of history, anchored by a tradition of
excellence. For Carnegie Hall is more than bricks and mortar. It is a living entity: a participant
in the dreams and defining moments of the world's most esteemed performing artists, and an
embodiment of the aspirations of all those who have striven, on both sides of the footlights, to
sustain our musical culture and convey it to future generations. Although the Hall bears Andrew
Carnegie's name, he was but the first of its many benefactors. Each decade has brought forth
those, like Isaac Stem, who helped keep the dream alive so that it might continue to inspire, and
those who have given the dream new dimensions and directions so that it might continue to
grow.
JANUARY 1997
Carnegie Hall pays tribute to Isaac Stern with the honorary dedication
of the main auditorium in his name
Private gala benefit adds $15 million to Endowment Fund
The career of Isaac Stern and the growth of Carnegie Hall since 1960 represent an unprecedented partner-
ship between on artist and an institution. Many organizations, large and small, have been created by on
individual to perpetuale his or her arlistic or educational vision. Isaac Stern's vision, since he galvanized the
forces to save Carnegie Hall from the wrecking ball in 1960, was to deliver Camegie Hall to the future
with ali possible support and respect for the fellow artists who have made its name a global touchstone for
excellence, and 10 enlist a broad <pectrum of patrons and volunteers to share in that responsibility to serve
future generations of concertgoers,
Thanks to Isaac Stern's charisma and energy. a dynamic synergy between artist and audience has Less. et
into motion at Carnegie Hall. This was celebrated by the outpouring of support for a gala tribute to Isaac
Stem on January 28, 1997. with the addition of over $15 million to the Endowment Compaign for Carnegie
Hall, culminating with the honorary dedication of the main auditorium in his name. Seven hundred and Iventy
five attendees, seated on the stage extended over the length of the Parquet and in the First Tior, heard trib-
utes to Mr. Stern from the President (via videotaped message) and Mrs. Clinton, Mayor Giuliani, and the
three most recent chairmen of Camegie Hall - Richard A. Debs, James D. Wolfensohn, and Sanford I. Weill.
It is difficult to grasp the enormily of the challenges faced by the founding Camegie Hall Board of Trustees
in 1960. and the distance traveled - in only one generation - in the Hall's brief life as a nonprofit organi-
zation. Isaac Slern, as the Hall's first and only President, foresaw the absolute need lo stabilize the Hall's
superb programming by creating ils own series of concerts, and to build up assets of all kinds to support il
- physical, financial, emotional, and psychological. One by one these challenges were mel, in increasing
order of complexity and risk.
just over ten years ago, Carnegie Hall celebrated the restoration of the performance halls, thanks to a $60
million building compaign and the generosity of the philanthropic community. Only one thing was lacking:
the security of a truly solid financial foundation. Andrew Carnegie believed that the Hall, once built, should
rely on the public to balance its annual operations. Even in his lime, however, this proved unfeasible -
and throughout its incamation as a nonprofit organization, Carnegie Hall has relied on the help of thou-
sands of generous donors for just under 25 percent of its annual budget. Yet such a year-to-year existence
carries the danger of responding to a crisis with insufficient resources, of choking off growth before it can
take rool, of clouding the vision required to reach new heights. Under the leadership of Isoac Stern and
Sanford I Weill, a $75 million Endowment Campaign was announced in January 1995.
AI the close of its centennial season in 1991, Carnegie Hall had merely $3 million in endowment,
providing under I percent of the Hall's annual budget. Today, this figure is over $75 million, and interest
income is expected to provide almost 5 percent of the Hall's annual budget to significantly enhance the
season's offerings. This ability lo transpose funding into compelling programming is Carnegie Hall's
indisputable measure of success, and the true tribute to Mr. Siern. We are grateful to our Annual Fund
donors for their loyal support in providing the lifeblood of this institution on a season-to-season basis, and
to our Endowment Fund donors for supplementing that generous support with major commitments.
Oppositopage First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and Isaac Stern
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VERONE MIDDLETON JETER - Chief Administrator
Homeless Services
Verona Middleton Jeter has been a leader in efforts to improve conditions and services
for homeless families and children and battered women in New York City for over 20
years. She approaches her work with a unique combination of both extraordinary
professionalism and compassion In her career, she has addressed the problem of
family homelessness and family violence at all levels, from direct service social worker to
policymaker.
Job or volunteer work of candidate and contributions she has made toward social
change:
Ms. Jeter currently works as Chief Administrator of all Homeless Transitional Services at
Henry Street Settlement. Prior to this executive position at the settlement house, she
worked as the Director, Associate Director and Social Worker of the Urban Family
Center, Henry Street's internationally-recognized model program for homeless families
and battered women. In her various roles at Urban Family Center, Ms. Jeter created
and implemented an approach toward providing housing and services to homeless
families and battered women which became New York City's leading model for such
programs.
Through her work at Urban Family Center, Ms. Jeter demonstrated to the nation and the
City that homeless families could, with appropriate and humane assistance, become
stable, self-sufficient members of the community. Ms. Jeter helped shatter the negative
myths about homeless families and continues to do so today.
Ms. Jeter has created innovative approaches to homelessness and poverty. She led the
development of one of the first publicly funded shelters for battered women in New York
City in the 1970s. She created a program, "Self Help Support Project", utilizing formerly
homeless parents to help current and former residents of the Urban Family Center
become permanently re-housed. She instinctively recognized the strengths of the
families with whom she worked, and their desire to become independent and learn job
skills, and started a mail presort business as part of the Urban Family Center's
Employment Program. This was one of the first client run businesses in the country and
successfully demonstrates that poor and homeless women want to work and gain self-
sufficiency
Current affiliations through which candidate has made social change:
She serves a as member of:
Mayoral Commission to Combat Family Violence
New York City Task Force on Family Violence
Emergency Alliance for Homeless Families and Children
Past affiliations:
She taught and advised masters' level students for 10 years at the Adelphi University
School of Social Work.
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She was a member of the:
New York City Commission on Homelessness (Cuomo Commission) 1991-92.
Manhattan Borough President's Task Force on Housing for Homeless Families (1986-
87)
She has published and presented extensively on the subject of homelessness and
battered women, -particularly as they affect the Black and Latin families with whom she
has worked.
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Rosenman, Mrs. Audrey - Chairman of the Board
Audrey Rosenman was born and raised in New York City. She attended the Dalton
School and was graduated from Emma Willard School in Troy, New York. She first
became involved in Henry Street during World War II, when she often came down with
her mother to help color diet charts for the neighbors. Mrs. Rosenman graduated from
Barnard College in 1956. Fourteen years later, she entered graduate school, and received
a Masters Degree in Social Work from Columbia University School of Social Work in
1992.
Mrs. Rosenman worked as a case worker at The Jewish Board of Guardians from 1972 to
1979, then went into private practice and supervised the psychiatric staff at the
Buckingham School (1979-1982). In 1981, she became the Counselor to the Chapin
School.
She has two daughters from her first marriage and one granddaughter. She plays lots of
tennis and bridge, travels extensively, and spends time at her house in Amagansett.
(9/26)
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NEW
YORK
Angell, Christopher C. - PRESIDENT OF THE BUARD
Christopher C. Angell is a managing partner of the trusts and estates department of Patterson,
Belknap, Webb & Tyler LLP. An honors graduate of Harvard College (B.A. 1966), he received
the J.D. degree from Harvard Law School in 1969. He specializes in estate planning and
administration, international estate planning and representation of tax-exempt organizations.
Mr. Angell is president of The Emily Davie and Joseph S. Komfeld Foundation, which makes
grants in the fields of medical ethics and public education. Mr. Angell is currently the President of
Board of Directors of Henry Street Settlement. He also serves on the boards of other civic
organizations. Mr. Angell is a member of the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar
Association and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. He has served on the
Committee on Trusts, Estates and Surrogate's Courts of the Association of the Bar of the City of
New York. (6/96)
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(ID 3947)
MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS
98-99 Season
Attn: CLAI
P.
MUSIC DIRECTOR
The San Francisco Symphony 1998 Visa National Tour
GERSHWIN CENTENARY OPENING GALA
fr: Freggt
Wednesday, 23 September 1998 at 7:00 pm
-
Camegie Hall
New York City
MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS, conductor and pianist
arr. SOUSA
The Star Spangled Banner
(01)
GERSHWIN
Overture to of Thee / Sing
(OS)
GERSHWIN
Second Rhapsody for Orchestra with Piano
(18)
MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS, piano
GERSHWIN
Catfish Row Suite with Scenes from Pargy & Bess
(31)
Catfish Row (orchastra)
"Summertime" (McDonald)
Hurricane (orchestra)
"Bess, You is My Woman Now" (McDonate and Machel()
"My Man's Gane Now (McDonald)
There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York (MRCHOLD)
Good Mornin'. Sistuh! (orchestra)
unannounced encore:
"pp Airt't Necessarity Sc° (McDonaid and Milchell)
AUDRA McDONALD
BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL
INTERMISSION
20
GERSHWIN
Fascinating Rhythm'
(13)
How Long Has This Been Going Oni"
"Γ Got Rhythm
FREDERICA VON STADE, mezzo-sprano
GERSHWIN
An American in Paris
(18)
unannounced encore:
GERSHWIN (arr. Dragon)
March from Strike Up the Band
(02)
Total (88)
Visa is the official touring sponsor of the San Francisco Symphony for the 1998-99 season.
7/22/98 mk 8/5/98 msh 8/27/96 mah 9/9/98 msh 9/14/98
Hil
-1998 18:11
P.01
TOTAL P. 006
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Angell, Christopher C.- PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD
Christopher C. Angell is a managing partner of the trusts and estates department of Patterson,
Belknap, Webb & Tyler LLP. An honors graduate of Harvard College (B.A. 1966), he received
the J.D. degree from Harvard Law School in 1969. He specializes in estate planning and
administration, international estate planning and representation of tax-exempt organizations.
Mr. Angell is president of The Emily Davie and Joseph S. Kornfeld Foundation, which makes
grants in the fields of medical ethics and public education. Mr. Angell is currently the President of
Board of Directors of Henry Street Settlement. He also serves on the boards of other civic
organizations. Mr. Angell is a member of the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar
Association and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. He has served on the
Committee on Trusts, Estates and Surrogate's Courts of the Association of the Bar of the City of
New York. (6/96)
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NEW YORK STAFF ADV UFC
Burch, Dale J.
Dale Burch has been a dedicated member of the Board of Directors of Henry Street Settlement
since 1970. After graduating from the Brearley School in 1960 and the Villa Mercede in Florence
in 1962, Mrs. Burch worked at internationally-recognize museums, including the National
Gallery of Art (1962-1968) and the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1968-1970). She is married to
Robert L Burch III, who is the Chief Executive Officer of Jonathan Manufacturing. They have
two children, Robert L. Burch IV, who is attending Princeton University and Catherine C.W.
Burch, who is enrolled at the Trinity School. (1/96)
SEP-21-1998 18:56
NEW YORK STAFF ADV OFC
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Colon, Julio - Secretary Board of Directors
For over two decades, Julio Colon has been responsible for the planning and development of
numerous projects in the areas of housing rehabilitation, economic development, open space
development, youth programs as well as a founding member of many neighborhood organizations.
Mr. Colon began his community involvement in 1969 at the Henry Street Settlement, where he
managed numerous youth and social service programs and helped to set the stage for the
rehabilitation of the Loisaida community as one of the movements co-founders. In 1994, Mr.
Colon received the Governors award for Hispanic Americans of Distinction presented by
Governor Mario M. Cuomo.
Presently Mr. Colon is the President of Renaissance Economic Development Corporation, a
community development financial institution certified by the U.S. Department of Treasury. He
also serves as Secretary to the Board of the Henry Street Settlement, and is a Board member of
the Hispanic Federation of New York City, Manhattan Neighborhood Renaissance LDC and the
Community Advisory Board of Chase Bank. He attended New York University and received a
B.A. degree in Political Science and a Masters in Management and Real Estate Finance. (9/97)
SEP-21-1998 18:56
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P.010
Papert, Frederic S.
Frederic Papert is the President of the 42nd Street Development Corporation and its subsidiary,
The 42nd Street Fund. The private, not-for-profit corporation, founded in 1976, was responsible
for a number of West 42nd Street renewal projects, including Theatre Row, the NYPD stables
and headquarters, Riverbank West, and the City at 42nd Street, the predecessor of the City/State
42nd Street Development Project.
He is a past president of the Municipal Art Society of New York (1976-1977) and serves on its
Board and Executive Committee. He is a trustee and vice-president of the Henry Street
Settlement, a trustee of Project Find, the St. Luke's Orchestra, Settlement Housing Fund, and a
member of the Board of Visitors of the CUNY Graduate Center.
Between 1957 and 1978, Papert was chairman and president of The PKL Companies (formerly
Papert, Koenig, Lois), an advertising agency.
He holds a Bachelor of Journalism degree from the University of Missouri (1946), is married with
two daughters and lives in New York. (7/93, bio provided by Mr. Papert)
SEP-21-1998 18:57
NEW YORK STAFF ADV OFC
Schiff, Andrew N. (Dr.)
Andrew N. Schiff, MD is the Associate Director, Primary Care Residency at New York Hospital,
a position he has held for the last year. He is an instructor in medicine and is a member of Cornell
Internal Medicine Associates. He has been involved with the primary care program, in one
capacity or another, since be was an intern in the program in 1990.
Dr. Schiff had worked for the Clinton/Gore transition at the Department of Health and Human
Services to interface HHS programs with the then evolving health reform. Following this, he
worked for former HEW Secretary Joseph A. Califano, Jr. to address addiction and substance
abuse policy in New York City.
Dr. Schiff has also served on the New York State Governor's Health Care Advisory Board and
currently serves on the financial aid committee for Cornell University Medical College and on the
residency selection committee at the New York Hospital. Outside of the hospital, Dr. Schiff is
Chairman of the Advisory board of the Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia
University. He is a Board member of the Visiting Nurse Service. (3/96)
THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION:
FIGHTING TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
"I call on American men and women in families to give greater respect to one another. We must
end the deadly scourge of domestic violence in our country."
- President Clinton, State of the Union Address, 1996
Domestic Violence - A National Problem
In 1996, approximately 840,000 women were victimized by violence perpetrated by an
intimate.
In that same year, 1,800 murders were attributable to intimates; nearly three out of four of
these had a female victim.
Violence by an intimate accounts for about 21% of the violent crime experienced by women.
Slightly more than half of female victims of intimate violence lived in households with
children under the age of 12.
In 1996, 65% of all intimate murders were committed with a gun.
[Bureau of Justice Statistics, Violence by Intimates, 1998]
The Clinton Administration has taken strong steps to fight domestic violence. The
President fought for and signed the Violence Against Women Act, as part of the 1994 Crime Act."
For the first time, the federal government adopted a comprehensive approach to fighting
domestic violence and violence against women, combining tough new penalties with the
programs to prosecute offenders and help women victims of violence. The passage of the
Violence Against Women Act was a crucial turning point in our national effort to break the cycle
of domestic violence.
The Act forged a new strategy to fight domestic violence:
Provided $1.6 billion over five years to hire more prosecutors and improve domestic
violence training among prosecutors, police officers, and health and social services
professionals.
Provided for more shelters, counseling services, and research into effective public
education campaigns.
Made interstate domestic violence and harassment a federal offense.
Outlawed the possession of firearms by those who are subject to a restraining order.
Required states to honor protective orders issued in other states and gave victims the right
to mandatory restitution and the right to address the court at the time of sentencing.
The Violence Against Women Act is the cornerstone to the President's efforts to fight domestic
violence. The Administration continues to build on this achievement in order to work to prevent
and eliminate domestic violence.
WORKING TO COMBAT VIOLENCE
Bolstered local law enforcement, prosecution and victims' services to better address
violence against women through over $400 million in state grants. Over the next four years, a
total of $800 million in federal funds is authorized to assist states as they restructure their law
enforcement response to address violent crimes against women. Since October 1995, the
Administration has awarded more than $411.6 million in S*T*O*P (Services, Training, Officers
and Prosecutors) Violence Against Women Grants to all 50 states and 6 territories for
restructuring their criminal justice systems to respond better to domestic and sexual violence.
Extended the Brady Bill to deny handguns to anyone convicted of family violence. Under
the law, anyone who commits an act of family violence against a spouse or child would be
prohibited from having a gun. The law also adds domestic violence convictions to the "Brady
Checklist" sent to local law enforcement for a background check prior to each handgun sale from
a federally licensed firearms dealer.
Signed the Interstate Stalking Punishment and Prevention Act of 1996, which makes it a
federal crime to cross state lines intending to injure or harass another person.
Working with local prosecutors to stop domestic violence. The Department of Justice
awarded states $60 million to encourage policies of arrest of domestic violence offenders at the
local level. Another $1.5 million was disbursed under the National Stalker and Domestic
Violence Reduction Program to improve the collection, handling, and accessibility of crime data.
HELPING PROVIDE RESOURCES TO VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE
Created the Violence Against Women Office. In March of 1995, President Clinton named
Bonnie Campbell, former Attorney General of Iowa, to be Director of the Violence Against
Women Office at the Department of Justice. In making the announcement, the President noted
"for the first time in history, the federal government becomes a full time partner in the fight to
curb violence against women." The Department's Violence Against Women Office leads the
comprehensive national effort to combine tough new federal laws with assistance to states and
localities to fight domestic violence and other crimes against women. It is a national resource for
all those involved in this national problem.
Established nationwide 24-hour domestic violence hotline providing immediate crisis
intervention, counseling and local shelter referral to victims across the country. The hotline has
received over 118,000 calls from all over the country, since it was launched by President Clinton
on February 21, 1996.
More than tripled funding for battered women's shelters. In 1993, the federal government
spent $20 million on battered women's shelters. In FY 1997, the Clinton Administration spent
$72 million. And it has spent even more on related services, such as community outreach and
prevention, children's counseling, and linkages to child protection services. Overall, the Clinton
Administration has granted states, territories, and Indian tribes over $200 million to support the
system of 1,400 emergency shelters, safe homes, and related services nationwide.
Compensating victims of violence. Through the Department of Justice's Office for Victims of
Crime, the Administration has provided $92 million to help compensate crime victims, including
domestic violence survivors, for their losses; provide victims with emergency shelter, food and
medical care; and improve, through police-and court-training, how the criminal justice system
handles their cases.
Helping victims gain access to the legal system. On June 20, 1996, President Clinton
announced $46 million in grants to localities to utilize community policing to combat domestic
violence. The Justice Department's Office of Community-Oriented Policing Services has funded
grants to over 300 jurisdictions for innovative community policing strategies aimed at curbing
domestic violence. In addition, the Justice Department has encouraged mandatory arrests
policies for the primary aggressor in domestic violence cases by awarding grants to 122
communities which are pursuing this strategy to combat violence.
Strengthening the health care system's ability to screen, treat, and prevent family and
intimate violence. The Clinton Administration is helping to train those in the medical
profession to identify and deal with the problem of battered women. These efforts include
development of a framework for evaluating health care provider training programs; surveying all
medical schools to determine the extent to which students are being prepared to deal effectively
with issues of family and intimate violence; and working with national nursing organizations to
begin collaborations and the development of a national nursing strategy on dealing with domestic
violence.
LEADING A NATIONAL EFFORT TO RAISE AWARENESS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
The Advisory Council on Violence Against Women. President Clinton created the Advisory
Council Against Women on July 13, 1995. Co-chaired by Attorney General Janet Reno and
Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala, the Council consists of 47 experts --
representatives from law enforcement, media, business, sports, health and social services, and
victim advocacy -- working together to prevent violence against women and raise awareness of
this pressing problem.
Raising awareness in the federal workplace. President Clinton signed an executive
memorandum on October 2, 1995, requiring all federal departments to begin employee
awareness efforts on domestic violence. The Justice Department has distributed more than
90,000 copies of a domestic violence awareness booklet entitled "Stop the Cycle of Violence."
In addition, this year, Secretary Shalala announced the completion and distribution of workplace
violence guidelines for employees of the Department of Health and Human Services with a
special section addressing domestic violence. These guidelines both help create and support a
work environment in which potentially violent situations in HHS are prevented and effectively
addressed and increase employee understanding of the nature of workplace violence.
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton
Talking Points
Violence Against Women Event with
U.S. Senate candidate Chuck Schumer
September 23, 1998
The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) illustrates the difference between Chuck Schumer
and Al D'Amato. Chuck Schumer stood up to the NRA to put 100,000 cops on the street, to ban
assault weapons, and to pass VAWA as part of the 1994 Crime Bill. Al Amato voted against
the Crime Bill.
The Henry Street Settlement is one example of many success stories in New York and across the
country which received federal funding through VAWA. Henry Street was New York's first
transitional homeless shelter, and is now acclaimed as an international model. They are using the
VAWA funds to establish a computer lab to train the women at the shelter in work skills to help
them find gainful employment.
When it comes to the key issues that women care about, Al 'Amato cannot be trusted to
do the right thing. Women can trust Chuck Schumer. He has a 100% pro-woman, pro-
choice voting record. But Schumer does more that simply vote the right way, he is a
leader in making a real difference in the lives of women.
Schumer wrote the 1994 Crime Bill which put 100,000 police on the streets, banned
assault weapons, and created the Violence Against Women Act, for the first time making
domestic violence a federal crime with stiff penalties. D'Amato voted NO.
Schumer's law lifted the veil of secrecy on violence against women. The bill included
the National Domestic Violence Hotline which as logged thousands of calls from
desperate and frightened women and children needing help. It funded battered women
shelters for those who fear for their lives and have no place to turn.
Al Amato voted NO on this bill. He turned his back on those with no place to turn.
But the NRA was happy about it.
When Al D'Amato had to choose between the narrow, extremist special interests of the
National Rifle Association and the common interests of women, he stood with the NRA.
When it comes to issues of concern to women -- choice, protection from domestic
violence, school lunches and immunization for our children -- we can trust Chuck
Schumer. Al D'Amato has proven time and again that he is no friend to the women of
New York, and America.
Al D'Amato broke his bond of trust with women when he sided with the special interests
and opposed the Violence Against Women Act. Chuck Schumer has earned the trust of
women and families in New York with his deeds and his leadership.
The women and families of New York can trust Chuck Schumer. Al D'Amato? Too
many lies for too long.
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-The First Lady takes a photo on the South Portico
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TIME/LIFE Building
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Phone: 212/522-1804
Fax: 212/522-2793
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1:40 pm
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Chair of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen
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-Thomas Kean introduces the First Lady.
-The First Lady makes remarks.
-Upon conclusion of the First Lady's remarks,
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-Christina Ferrari introduces Brandon Marcado
from Inwood House, and presents check with the
First Lady.
-Brandon Marcado makes brief remarks.
-Ann Moore concludes program and escorts the
First Lady out.
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MOTORCADE MANIFEST
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Cafeteria Ante-Room
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Hold: AIDS Program Office, 12E12
Phone: 212/562-4197
Fax: 212/562-3916
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-Carlos Perez, Executive Director, Bellevue
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and Read.
-Dr. Barry Zuckerman makes brief remarks and
introduces Dr. Leora Mogilner, Director, Reach
Out and Read, Mt. Sinai Hospital.
-Dr. Leora' Mogilner makes brief remarks and
introduces Richard Robinson, Chairman and CEO,
Scholastic Corporation.
-Richard Robinson makes brief remarks and
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-Patricia Schroeder makes brief remarks and
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-The First Lady makes remarks.
-Upon conclusion of remarks, the First Lady has
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Phone: 212/562-4197
Fax: 212/562-3916
Staff Hold: AIDS Program Office, 12E12
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Fax: 212/562-3916
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Room by Perri Klass, Medical Director, National
Reach Out and Read, and Dr. Benard Dreyer,
Medical Director, of Bellevue Pediatric Resource
Center.
-The First Lady takes her seat at the front of the
room.
-The First Lady reads a book to the children.
-The First Lady departs.
PARTICIPANTS: 11 children
CONTACT: Linda Van Schaick 212/562-3165
3:35 pm
DEPART Bellevue Hospital
EN ROUTE NYU Child Study Center
[drive time: 5 minutes]
MOTORCADE MANIFEST
(b)(7)e
3:40 pm
ARRIVE NYU Child Study Center
GREETERS:
Dr. Harold Koplewicz, Director
Dean Robert Glickman, NYU Medical Center
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3:45 pm-
DROP-BY NYU Child Study Center
4:00 pm
NYU Child Advocacy Center
Hold: Room 127B
Phone: 212/263-6622
Fax: 212/263-0484
Staff Hold: Room 130
Phone: 212/263-6622
CLOSED PRESS/NYU PHOTO/WH PHOTO
FORMAT:
-Dr. Harold Koplewicz, Director, and Dr. Glenn
Hirsch, Assistant Director, NYU Child Study
Center, lead the First Lady on a tour of video
monitoring room, therapy room, and the
interactive computer learning area.
CONTACT: Peter Manning 212/473-3752
4:05 pm
DEPART NYU Child Study Center
EN ROUTE Waldorf-Astoria
[drive time: 10 minutes]
MOTORCADE MANIFEST
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4:15 pm
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GREETERS:
4:30 pm-
DOWN TIME
6:30 pm
ASTOR ROOM GREETERS:
Bobbie Handman, People for the American Way
Norman Lear, Chairman, People for the American Way
6:30 pm-
PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY RECEPTION
7:00 pm
Astor Room
Waldorf-Astoria
Attire: Black tie
Hold: FLOTUS Suite
OPEN PRESS
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FORMAT:
-Carol Shields, President, People for the American
Way, introduces the First Lady.
-The First Lady makes remarks.
-The First Lady has the option of working a
ropeline on departure.
PARTICIPANTS: 400 guests
CONTACT: Bobbie Handman 212/944-5820
7:05 pm
DEPART Waldorf-Astoria
EN ROUTE Cipriani Building, 55 Wall Street
[drive time: 25 minutes]
MOTORCADE MANIFEST
(b)(7)e
7:30 pm
ARRIVE Cipriani Building, 55 Wall Street
GREETERS:
Peter Manning, Producer, Child Advocacy Award
Dinner
Brooke Neidich, Chairman, NYU Child Study Center
Dr. Harold Koplewicz, Director, NYU Child Study
Center
Ann Tenenbaum
Tom Lee
BACKSTAGE GREETERS:
John Corzine, Event Chairman
Jay Oliva, President, NYU
Dean Glickman, NYU Medical School
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7:30 pm-
NYU CHILD ADVOCACY DINNER
8:30 pm
Main Room
Cipriani Building
55 Wall Street
Attire: Business
Hold: Club Room East Conference Room
Phone: 212/797-9255
Fax: 212/363-4324
Staff Hold: Club Room East Office
Phone: 212/797-9255
OPEN PRESS (for remarks) /WH PHOTO
FORMAT:
-The First Lady is announced into the room and
escorted to her seat by John Corzine.
-Nine minute video on the NYU Child Study Center
is shown.
-Brooke Neidich, Chairman, NYU Child Study Center,
makes brief remarks and introduces Jay Oliva,
President, NYU.
-Jay Oliva makes brief remarks and introduces
Dean Glickman, NYU Medical School.
-Dean Glickman makes brief remarks and introduces
Dr. Harold Koplewicz, Director, NYU Child Study
Center.
-John and Joanne Corzine, Event Co-Chairs, present
the First Lady with Child Advocacy Award.
-The First Lady makes remarks.
-The First Lady has the option of working a
ropeline on departure.
PARTICIPANTS: 250 guests
CONTACT: Peter Manning 212/473-3752
8:35 pm
DEPART Cipriani Building, 55 Wall Street
EN ROUTE Marriott Marquis
[drive time: 25 minutes]
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MOTORCADE MANIFEST
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GREETERS:
Rosie o' Donnell
Maureen Crimmins, Rosie O'Donnell's sister
Dan Crimmins, Rosie O'Donnell's brother-in-law
Michael Smith, Executive Director, For All Kids
Foundation
John Kalinski, Resident Manager, Marriott Marquis
9:00 pm-
FOR ALL KIDS FOUNDATION DINNER
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Broadway Ballroom
Marriott Marquis
45th & Broadway
Attire: Black tie
Hold: Palace Room
Phone: 212/536-4968
Fax: 212/536-4905
Staff Hold: Wintergarden Room
Phone: 212/536-4969
CLOSED PRESS/WH PHOTO
FORMAT:
-The First Lady proceeds to her seat unannounced.
-Rosie O'Donnell introduces Bette Midler.
-Bette Midler shows a video and presents award to
Jane and Michael Eisner.
-Jane and Michael Eisner accept award.
-Rosie O'Donnell introduces Mary Tyler Moore.
-Mary Tyler Moore shows video and presents award
to Melinda and Bill Gates.
-Melinda and Bill Gates accept award.
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-Rosie O' Donnell introduces Whoopi Goldberg.
-Whoopi Goldberg shows a video and presents
award to the First Lady.
-The First Lady accepts award and makes remarks.
-Rosie O' Donnell closes award presentation and
introduces Barry Manilow.
-The First Lady may depart or stay for the Barry
Manilow performance (45 minutes).
PARTICIPANTS: 650 guests expected.
CONTACT: Rita Barry 212/506-3207
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EN ROUTE Waldorf-Astoria
[drive time: 10 minutes]
MOTORCADE MANIFEST
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RON
Waldorf-Astoria
New York, New York
WEATHER FORECAST FOR WASHINGTON, DC: Variably cloudy in the
morning, becoming mostly sunny and cooler. Low 47. High 68.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR NEW YORK, NEW YORK: Periods of clouds and
sunshine. Low 40. High 63.
WASHINGTON, DC EVENTS:
KENNEDY CENTER
Exploring Russian Ballet
The Magic Fire
Sarah Rothenberg, pianist, and NSO musicians
Shear Madness
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton
People Magazine/Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy Luncheon
New York City, NY
December 1, 1998
(The first part of the speech was cut off of the audio tape. Therefore, the first six paragraphs may
not correspond exactly with Mrs. Clinton's remarks as delivered. Please do not quote directly
from this section.)
I want to start by thanking our co-hosts, Ann Moore and Pat Fili-Krushel, for organizing
this luncheon and for using their powerful voices to make a difference in the fight against teen
pregnancy. I had the honor in May 1997, to present Ann with an award at the White House for
all she's done to educate Americans, young and old, about the tragedy of teen pregnancy and
what they can do to prevent it.
And I'm told that I, in turn, have also distinguished myself in her magazine. It seems that
back in 1993, I became the first person ever to be on both the best-selling and the worst-selling
covers of PEOPLE in the same year. So I want to thank PEOPLE, not only for being such
wonderful hosts to us all, but also for taking another chance on me today.
That next year, PEOPLE did indeed take a another chance on a cover. As Ann tells it, it
was during the days of O.J., Tanya Harding, and Susan Smith -- and they decided instead to put
teen pregnancy on the cover, and fill the pages with the real voices of teen moms.
And this is what they had to say: "Ever since I've had Caitlin, I haven't felt like a
teenager. I've felt like a mom." "I didn't think I'd get pregnant." And finally, "I made a
mistake and I'm going to have to live with it. But I won't have a normal life." These are the
voices all young people must hear.
And I want to thank the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy and each of you
for working to make that possible so that all children can live like children should today and
grow up to lead this country tomorrow.
I remember at the State of the Union in 1995, when my husband challenged parents and
leaders across the country to create a National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. After the
applause died down, a group of dedicated individuals rolled up their sleeves and got to work.
Many are in this room today. I especially want to thank Governor Tom Kean, for taking on this
cause, championing it, and making it bipartisan right from the beginning. I also want to thank a
woman who has made this her
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life's work and that's Belle Sawhill, who served in my husband's first Administration in the
Office of Management and Budget. She really pulled together this entire campaign with her
commitment, her vision, and her economist's expertise. And, Belle, it could not have been done
without you.
Then, of course, bringing Sarah Brown in was a stroke of genius because she knew as
much about teen pregnancy and infant mortality -- often two related subjects -- as anybody in the
country.
I think you remember shortly after I moved in to the White House, Sarah came to see me
and we sat together and kind of ran through all the ideas we could imagine about what we could
do to address this and related issues. She brought to her leadership position not only dedication
and understanding, but a real personal stake in it, being a mother of three teenage daughters.
And so Sarah has come with personal and professional credentials.
Sarah told some of us recently that she had met with a group of teenage boys in Austin,
Texas, and when it came time for questions, one of the young men raised his hand. And she
thought it would be the kind of question she's heard from many people about what we can do
about teen pregnancy, but instead he asked a very different question. He asked, "What's wrong
with teen pregnancy?" And that was an important question for Sarah to be asked and for him to
ask because, for a lot of people coming out of different traditions and backgrounds, coming from
families where maybe their own mother was a teen mother, it is sometimes difficult to make the
case as forcefully as we would like that what might have been acceptable and even doable fifty
years ago, is no longer really a possible option for most young people who need more education
and more support and face far more temptations than were faced by generations a few decades
back. So what's wrong with teenage pregnancy is really a question that each of us has to answer
over and over and over again until we've reached everyone like that young man who really
doesn't know.
From the very first days, the Campaign has worked to answer that question. When it first
came together in late 1995, the President chaired a meeting at the White House where diverse
leaders like Ann Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, David Hamburg, Sarah Brown, and Belle Sawhill
outlined their vision for this campaign. They saw it as a real partnership between the public and
the private sectors, between business and not-for-profits, between community groups and
parents. And so they were already on target in thinking of the ways we could address and answer
that young man's question.
In large measure, because of this partnership we are now at a turning point in the struggle
against teen pregnancy. Teens are getting the message that teen pregnancy is a one-way ticket --
and not just to dreams deferred but to the ending of dreams. Fewer teens are now getting
pregnant, fewer teens are giving birth, and fewer teens are having abortions. So we are being
successful on all three fronts: fewer pregnancies, fewer births and fewer abortions. More
teenagers are understanding their responsibility, working up the courage that it takes to say no, or
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being smart and responsible enough to use contraceptives. And perhaps the most important and
best news of the last several years is that the birth rate for African American teenagers has
dropped a full 21 percent. And that is an astonishing accomplishment. I want personally to
commend the African American community across this country parents and church groups and
community leaders, who all came together and demanded something better of their children and
set higher expectations.
Now we know, though, that there are many young people for whom this is still a very real
life challenge, and so we have a lot of work ahead of us. And we have some particular groups of
people that we have to be concerned about. Young women become pregnant for a host of
different reasons. Some don't understand why it's a bad idea, like the young man in Austin who
asked the question. Some, though, are coerced by older boyfriends and men, and we need to
protect these young girls better than we do now. Others are behind in school, are having
problems at home and see this as a way out, see it as way that they can gain maturity, status and
somebody to love them. So there is a complex of reasons that we have to address.
And we need to do everything we can using every strategy at our disposal to try to reach
every single teenager. And the Administration working with the Campaign is doing just that.
For example, under the new welfare reform law we're telling unmarried teen parents that they
have to stay in school and live at home or with a responsible older adult in order to receive
assistance, including the transition assistance and education assistance they need. There will be
more second chance homes where girls can learn the skills to become good parents and avoid
getting pregnant again. There will be more abstinence education programs. We are also
supporting innovative teen pregnancy programs that reach about 30 percent of American
communities and are designed specifically for the communities they address, such as the
Administration's new "Girl Power" campaign we are working on with athletes, girl scouts, and
others to help girls who often fall victim to the minefields of adolescence to stay healthy and stay
confident and stay away from the dangers of pregnancy. We are also working with young men, a
very important part of this equation. I was pleased that the President's plan for after-school
programs was successful in this last budget. It provided more than $200 million to give young
people safe and supervised places to go after school to keep them away from the crime and
sexual activity that too often occurs between 3 and 8 p.m. on every single school day. But we
still have four in 10 young women getting pregnant at least once in their teens, and our nation is
still paying an annual cost of $7 billion related to health and social and other kind of needs.
We also have a problem with Hispanic youngsters, and I was particularly pleased to
notice on the guest list that we have representatives from our Hispanic American media. For the
first time in history, Hispanic youngsters have the highest teenage birth rate in our nation. They
are also now the group most likely to attempt suicide and most likely to leave high school -- a
full 30 percent drop out and many never even enroll. So although we've made progress in the
African American community, which has gotten so much attention in the last several years, we
need now to put equal amounts of attention in the Hispanic American community. And again the
reasons are very complex, especially among new immigrants and their children coming from
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countries very diverse in Central and South America. There are different messages that have to
be used to reach these young people. But I think all of us should be very concerned about not
only the high teenage birthrate but the high suicide attempt rate among Hispanic young people.
So we've go a lot to do ahead of us. But I think if we continue on the path the Campaign
has charted; if we recognize that we're not going to reach young people by lecturing at them or
handing them a brochure but need to be much more active in their communities, in their schools,
in their churches. And if we are much more realistic in talking to them about their lives, then we
know we can make a difference. And I've noticed in the media some of the ways you've done
that to reach our teenagers, and I want to thank you. Some of you know that we usually scan
magazines read by teenagers. You know, it's all about how girls look, what boys want, how you
can make yourself more attractive and more appealing. The message is just a constant one of
how the most important thing in the world is to find some boy who thinks that you're special and
then have a relationship. But finally we are beginning to see some countervailing messages as
well.
After the "Real World" episodes with Pedro Zamora, MTV says more children wrote,
called and e-mailed them than ever before. For the first time they said they understood that
AIDS could actually happen to them. When young people opened up Teen People a few months
ago, there were some pictures of some really attractive, good looking teenagers who said they
weren't going to engage in sexual activity and they were cool about it. And that sent a very
positive message to the young women who read that magazine. When teenagers tuned in to the
BET town hall meeting they could hear the voices of real teenagers who called in and told them
what it was like to be a teen mother. One 18-year-old called in -- she has three children -- and
she described the struggle she faces every day. There is nothing romantic about it, it's not all
dressing her children up in these cute little clothes and showing them off to her friends. It's
getting them up in the morning, getting them clothed, getting them bathed, feeding them, putting
a roof over their heads.
And thanks to Pat and others of you at ABC, when young people turn on One Life to Live
right now, they'll meet Jessica, a young girl whose pregnancy led her to elope and disrupt the life
of her entire family. One teenager apparently wrote in about this story line and said, "It's good
to see someone on TV struggle with this situation and give the message that it is better to wait,
and that if you do have sex to use protection." Now imagine what we could do if even more of
the media began putting out messages like that, not just on an occasional basis, but on a regular
basis -- a daily, weekly, monthly basis. So that we could begin to rebuild children's
understanding of what reality really is, what parenthood really is, what the demands and
responsibilities are.
Through the work that I've done with teenage girls who become pregnant, going back
now, I guess, about 25 years, I am always stunned at how these girls have in their minds this sort
of white picket fence, happily-ever-after idea of what is going to happen to them. I've talked
with girls who have, literally, only the clothes on their back and the diapers for their babies
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who've told me with a totally straight face and all this anticipation in their voice that their
boyfriend really is going to come back from the army and marry them and they'll live happily
ever after, or as soon as he gets a better job they'll be a family, or everything is going to work out
just fine. Well, they need to understand that maybe once in a blue moon somewhere sometime,
that does happen, but the real story -- the real tragedy, the real struggles -- of these teenage moms
is nothing that they want to dream about or aspire to.
So the more we can demonstrate the gritty reality of what happens to these young men
and women who enter into early parenthood too soon, the more we are going to be sending a
message of responsibility and of hope. That there is something worth waiting for, there is a
future out there that they can have if they stay in school, they get educated, they obtain job skills
so that eventually they will be able to support the children that they want so desperately to have.
I know that there has been a powerful video created that asks us to imagine a country
where babies don't have babies, where children play outside instead of staying inside to take care
of their own children, where no young person ever has to ask what's wrong with teen pregnancy.
Well, you are helping us to imagine that country and imagine the lives that will be lived in that
country, and the success you've already demonstrated gives me enormous hope that when we
meet again next year and the year after and the years to come, we'll see even more progress, and
even more young men and women will have something to say "yes" to in their lives. And the
messages they receive will reinforce a life of productivity and responsibility and true happiness
as they get older and are able to take on the role of being a parent.
Thank you all very much.
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November 30, 1998
PEOPLE MAGAZINE TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION LUNCHEON
DATE:
Tuesday, December 1
TIME:
1:30 - 2:00 pm
LOCATION:
Time/Life Building
FROM:
Brenda Costello and Renee Stein
I.
PURPOSE
To demonstrate the Administration's commitment to reducing teen pregnancy as the
featured guest at a luncheon jointly sponsored by People Magazine and the National
Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy.
II.
BACKGROUND
Overview
Tuesday's luncheon will be a fundraiser co-hosted by two members of the National
Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy Media Task Force, People Magazine President
Ann Moore and ABC Television President Pat Fili-Krushel. The audience will include
150 members of lead entertainment enterprises (print media, radio, music industry,
sports programs and magazines, TV entertainment and news programs) that have the
potential to communicate most directly with teens and/or their parents. Other
audience members include key friends and Campaign supporters and foundation
representatives. It is hoped that your presence at the luncheon will attract the attention
of leaders in a variety of media sectors to this important issue with the ultimate goal of
expanding the number of "heavy hitters" who are willing to support the campaign to
prevent teen pregnancy.
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy is a private nonprofit organization
dedicated to preventing teen pregnancy. As you may recall, you participated in an
event held in the Roosevelt Room in May 1997 to highlight the one year anniversary of
the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. The National Campaign formed in
1996 in response to President Clinton's challenge, issued in his 1995 State of the Union
address, that "parents and leaders all across the country join together in a national
campaign against teen pregnancy." Following his State of the Union comments, the
President held a meeting at the White House with a group of prominent teen pregnancy
prevention experts and advocates to discuss what could be done to combat the
problem. From that meeting came a private sector planning effort that led to the
creation of the national campaign.
The effort is led by a national Board chaired by former New Jersey Governor Tom Kean,
and includes business and philanthropy executives, current and former state and
national political leaders, community sector leaders, entertainment figures, experts on
health care and economics, as well as leading practitioners in the field of teen
pregnancy prevention. Isabel V. Sawhill, President of the Campaign, was an Associate
Director for the Office of Management and Budget during President Clinton's first term.
The campaign is also supported by two bipartisan Congressional Advisory Panels,
chaired by Rep. Mike Castle (R-DE) and Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY) in the House, and
Senators Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) in the Senate.
Funding of the Campaign comes from foundations such as the Annie E. Casey
Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation,
W.K. Kellogg Foundation, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the U.S. Department
of Health and Human services, as well as Katharine Graham, yourself ("It Takes a
Village" Charitable Fund), People Magazine, the Sara Lee Corporation and Alan
Wurtzel.
The major work of the Campaign is conducted through four task forces: Effective
Programs and Research, State and Local Action, Religion and Public Values, and Media-
that embody several key themes that are essential to preventing teen pregnancy:
taking a clear stand against teen pregnancy and attracting new and powerful
voices to this issue;
enlisting the help of the media;
supporting and stimulating state and local action;
leading a national discussion about the role of religion, culture, and public values
in teen pregnancy prevention in an effort to build common ground; and
making sure that everyone's efforts are based on the best facts and research
available.
Although the teen birth rate has slowly declined significantly in the 1990's, the U.S.
remains the leader in teen pregnancies and births in the western industrialized world.
The goal of the National Campaign is to reduce the teenage pregnancy rate by one-third
by the year 2005 by supporting values and stimulating actions that are consistent with a
pregnancy-free adolescence. In November 1997, the Campaign published a report
entitled Not Just For Girls: The Roles of Boys and Men in Teen Pregnancy Prevention,
which emphasizes the need for both public and private sectors to integrate a focus on
males in current and future efforts to prevent pregnancy among teenage girls.
Media Task Force
The goal of the Media Task Force (alluded to above) is to engage the media, and
especially the entertainment media, to help disseminate a variety of prevention
messages over time to teenagers and their families. Through informal briefings and
building relationships over time, the Campaign presents the facts and issues associated
with teen pregnancy prevention, and suggests ways that each media organization can
address the problems. For example, informal briefings given to the writers and
producers of such TV shows as Dawson's Creek, Zoe Bean, Seventh Heaven, The Parent
'Hood, King of the Hill, and Party of Five are resulting in the campaign's messages and
ideas being woven into scripts for the season's shows.
Administration Efforts
The administration's strategy to prevent teen pregnancy includes implementing new
efforts under welfare reform, supporting innovative community-based prevention
strategies, building partnerships with national, state, and local organizations,
improving data collection, research, and evaluation, disseminating information on
innovative and effective practices, and sending a strong abstinence message.
III.
PARTICIPANTS
-The First Lady
-Ann Moore, People Magazine President
-Sarah Brown, Executive Director of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
-Thomas Kean, Former Governor of New Jersey, Chair of the National Campaign to Prevent
Teen Pregnancy
-Christina Ferrari, Managing Editor, Teen People Magazine
-Melody Gonzalez, Girls, Inc.
-Brandon Marcado, Inwood House
IV.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
The First Lady
Ann Moore introduces the First Lady into the room with Anne Zehren,
publisher, Teen PEOPLE, and Christina Ferrari, managing editor, Teen
PEOPLE.
The First Lady proceeds to her seat.
Sarah Brown, Executive Director, National Campaign to Prevent Teen
Pregnancy, introduces Former Governor Thomas Kean of New Jersey, and Chair
of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy.
Thomas Kean introduces the First Lady.
The First Lady makes remarks.
Upon conclusion of the First Lady's remarks, Christina Ferrari proceeds back to
stage to present the checks to two charities with the First Lady.
Christina Ferrari introduces a Melody Gonzalez from Girls,Inc., and presents
check with the First Lady.
Melody Gonzalez makes brief remarks.
Christina Ferrari introduces Brandon Marcado from Inwood House, and
presents check with the First Lady.
Brandon Marcado makes brief remarks.
Ann Moore concludes program and escorts the First Lady out.
V.
PRESS
Open press.
VI. REMARKS
Provided by Laura Schiller.
NOV-25-98 WED 02:45 PM
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HEAD TABLE
PEOPLE ITEEN PREG. PREVENTION LUNCH
Thomas H. Kean-This former governor of New Jersey (1982-1990) is now the
Chairman of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy and, since 1990,
President of Drew University. He is on the boards of the Carnegie Corporation of New
York, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, United Health Care Corporation, Educate
America, and the National Endowment for Democracy.
Isabel V. Sawhill, Ph.D.-is President of The National Campaign to Prevent Teen
Pregnancy and currently a Senior Fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings
Institution where she occupies the Adeline M. and Alfred I. Johnson chair in Urban and
Metropolitan Policy. She has written reports on economic and social issues including
economic growth, poverty and inequality, the well-being of children and changes in the
family.
Christina Saralegui-is the "Hispanic Oprah." Her syndicated daytime talk show, El
Show de Christina, reaches more than 100 million viewers worldwide. She also hosts a
primetime interview program, and is involved in radio and magazines. She is married to
Marcos Avilar, her manager and formerly the bassist for Gloria Estefan's Miami Sound
Machine.
Linda Fairstein-is America's foremost prosecutor of crimes of sexual assault and
domestic violence. She has run the Sex Crimes Unit of the District Attorney's office in
Manhattan for more than two decades. She is the author of the non-fiction book, Sexual
Violence, as well as the novels, Final Jeopardy, and Likely to Die. She is married to
Justin Feldman, an attorney.
Norman Pearlstine-became editor-in-chief of Time Inc., the world's largest magazine
publisher, on January 1, 1995, the fifth editor-in-chief in the company's history. Prior to
joining Time Inc., he was with Dow Jones & Company, becoming managing editor of
The Wall Street Journal in 1983, and executive editor in 1991. He is a 1967 graduate of
the University of Pennsylvania Law School and a member of the American Bar
Association. He is married to author Nancy Friday.
Anne Zehren-is the publisher of Teen PEOPLE. Prior to that, she was the Associate
Publisher of Glamour after having spent 4 years as the Marketing Director for
Newsweek.
Dan Brestle-was named president of Estee Lauder USA & Canada in July 1998,
overseeing the largest US based division within The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. From
1992 until 1998, Dan served as president of Clinique Laboratories. He is a 1967
graduate of Villanova and served six years in the United States Air Force.
Jan Bolton-is the Executive Vice President of Marketing and Promotions for Dillard's,
the department store chain.
Marsha Berry-Mrs. Clinton's Press Secretary.
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Master Lunchean List
PEOPLEMAGITEEN LUNCHEON
AS of COB "24
LAST NAME
FIRST NAME
TITLE
COMPANY
Adcraft
Patti
Editor-In-Chief
Seventeen
Alabaster
Pam
Sr Vice President, Marketing
Lancome
Albert
Bill
Communications Director
NaH Cpgn to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Avila
Marcos
(Hispanic TV/Radio/Mag)
Azzoli
Val
President, Atlantic
Atlantic Recording Corporation
Ban Breathnach
Sarah
Author
(Simple Abundance)
Bauer
Peter
Publisher
People Magazine
Baugh
Maria
Deputy Editor
Teen People
Bernstein
Linda
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Berry
Marsha
Press Secretary
White House/Mrs. Clinton
Betancourt
Antonio
Deputy Administrator
Rums of Puerto Rico
Bolton
Jan
Ex VP, Marketing & Promotion
Dillard's
Bounds
Wendy
Media Reporter
Wall Street Journal
Brestle
Dan
President, USA & Canada
Estee Lauder Inc.
Brown
Jamie
Development Officer
Nati Cpgn to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Brown
Sarah
Director
Natil Cpgn to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Caputo
Lisa
Buena Vista Publishing
Carr
Kate
CEO
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Fdn
Carrion
Gladys
Executive Director
Inwood House
Chan
Janet
Managing Editor
The Parenting Group
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Ellen
Open Society Institute
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Hillary Rodham
First Lady
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Cohen
Betty
President
The Cartoon Network
Cona
Lou
Publisher
InStyle Magazine
Conroy
Janet
Eastern Ad Manager
Teen People
Cooper
Brenda
Deputy Director
Nati Cpgn to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Couric
Katie
Co-host
NBC/The Today Show
Danella
Diane
Division Manager
People Magazine
Danielides
Joannie
Gracie Mansion
Daniels
Susanne
Exec VP of Programming
The WB Network
Danysh
Natalie
Vice President, Marketing
Unilever
De Rochefort
Yann
Marketing Director
L'Oreal/Cosmair
Deveney
Kathy
Editor
Newsweek
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Jose
Anchor
CBS This Morning
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Mickey Dwyer
Exec in Charge of Production
Procter & Gamble Productions
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Kathy
President
Revion
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Gail
CNN
Exposito
Daisy
President & CEO
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Luisa
Eastern Ad Director
People en Espanol
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Linda
Assistant District Attorney
Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Ferrari
Christina
Managing Editor
Teen People
Figueroa
Angelo
Managing Editor
People en Espanol
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Pat
President
ABC Television Network
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Jane
Turner Foundation
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Phylis
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Cheryl
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Valerie
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Mindy
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Polo Jeans Company
Hall
Mimi
Reporter
USA Today
Hamburg
David
President Emeritus
Camegie Corporation of New York
Hamburg
Joan
Radio Host
WOR Radio
Hamilton
Carol
Senior VP Marketing
Cosmair
Hanover
Donna
First Lady of New York City
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Sid
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AdWeek Group
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Connie
Detroit Ad Director
People Magazine
Hudson
Betty
Director
Spencer Stuart
Isaacson
Walter
Managing Editor
Time Magazine
Jackson
Ann
Group Publisher
InStyle Magazine
Johnson
Sheila
Exec VP, Corporate Affairs
Black Entertainment Television, Inc.
Johnson
Tina
Senior Editor
Teen People
Jones
Phillip
Program Counselor
Inwood House
Jones
Star
Co-host
ABC-TV/The View"
Kass
Jodi
Assist Secretary & Director
Time Warner
Kean
Tom
President
Drew University
Kelly
Peggy
Vice President, Adv Services
Boclaro (Bristol-Myers)
Klingensmith
Mike
President
Sports Illustrated
Kovacs
Karen
Division Manager
People Magazine
Kuczynski
Alex
Media Reporter
New York Times
Lawhon
Charle
Deputy Editor
InStyle Magazine
Lee
Sally
Editor-in-Chief
Parents Magazine
Lesko
JIII
Media Director
Johnson & Johnson
Leverich
Alexandra
Program Associate
Nati Cpgn to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Levine
Ellen
Editor-in-Chlef
Good Housekeeping
Macomber
John
Principal
JDM Investment
Matenopoulos
Debbie
Talk Show Host
ABC/The View
Matson
Patricia
Sr VP Entertainment Programs
Capital Cities/ABC
McAniff
Nora
President
People Magazine
McGeady
Sr. Mary Rose
President & CEO
Covenant House
Mechlin
David
Senior Partner
Ogitvy & Mather
Mercado
Brandon
Program Enrollee
Inwood House
Merchant-Jones
Catherine
Media Director
Prudential
Miller
Jody
Americast
Montoya
Regina
President
Girls Inc.
Moore
Ann
President, People Group
People Magazine
Nelson
Martha
Managing Editor
InStyle Magazine
Nightingale
Marisa
Media Programs Manager
Nati Cpgn to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Norville
Deborah
Ancher
Inside Edition
Ollinick
Susan
Public Affairs Director
People Magazine
Osheyack
Dan
Associate Publisher/Marketing
People Magazine
Parsons
Dick
President
Time Wamer Inc. (NO LUNCH)
Paulsen
Amy
Executive Director
Teen People
Pearlstine
Norm
Editor-in-Chief
Time Inc.
Pinto
Lynette
Ad Manager
AT&T
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Bridget
8r VP for Entertainment Prgm
NBC Entertainment
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InStyle Magazine
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Bruce
Sr VP TV Business Mgmt
Warner Brothers
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Columbia University
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Committee of 200
Rotondo
Dean
Dir Operations & Media Rel
General Motors
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Vickl
President
The Summit Foundation
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Alvaro
Vice President
People Magazine
Saralegui
Christina
Host
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Samoff
Pat Collins
Entertainment Critic
WWOR-TV
Sawhill
Isabel
President
Nati Cpgn to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Scannell
Herb
President
Nickelodeon
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Judy
Program Officer
Ms. Foundation
Schroff
Laura
Beauty Development Director
Teen People
Scotto
Roseanna
Anchor
Fox News
Seo
Diane
LOS Angeles Time
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Angela
President
ABC Daytime
Sherr
Lynn
Reporter
ABC: 20/20
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President
Muriel Slebert & Co.
Sills
Beverty
Simpson
Cleary
Publisher
SI For Kids
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Danyel
Editor
Vibe
Stahl
Lesley
Co-host
60 Minutes
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Gillian
Stewart
Isabel
National Executive Director
Girls Incorporated
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Dick
Time Inc.
Toepfer
Susan
Executive Editor
People Magazine
Tuhy
Carrie
General Editor
InStyle Magazine
Vargas
Elizabeth
Reporter
ABC News/20 20
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Melanne
Chief of Staff
White House/Mrs. Clinton
Vieira
Meredith
Co-host
ABC/The View
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Carol
Managing Editor
People Magazine
Walters
Barbara
Co-host
ABC/20 20
Watt
Dave
Division Manager
People Magazine
Weisberg
All
Public Affairs Manager
People Magazine
White
Kavin
Eastem Advertising Sales Dir
People Magazine
Winsten
Jay
Associate Dean
Harvard School of Public Health
Wyland
Susan
Editorial Development Director
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Annie
Publisher
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Tere
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Jeff
Producter
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Date: Thursday, April 30, 1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: NCHS Press Office (301) 436-7551
TEEN BIRTH RATES DOWN IN ALL STATES
New Government Report on Teenage Birth Rates Includes State Rates by Race and
Ethnicity
HHS Secretary Donna E. Shalala announced today that, according to a new HHS report, the teen birth
rate declined substantially nationwide from 1991 to 1996. Secretary Shalala announced the findings at a
reception honoring the first anniversary of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy.
According to this new government report focusing solely on teenage childbearing, between 1991 and
1996, teen birth rates declined for white, black, American Indian, Asian or Pacific Islander and Hispanic
women ages 15-19. The rate for black teens until recently the highest experienced the largest
decline, down 21 percent from 1991 to 1996 to reach the lowest rate ever reported for blacks.
The latest state-by-state data, from 1995, show that teen birth rates have declined in all 50 states and the
District of Columbia. Among the states with the lowest rates - under 35 births per 1,000 teens - were
Vermont, New Hampshire, Minnesota, North Dakota, Maine, and Massachusetts. Areas with double that
rate at 70 or more births per 1,000 women aged-15-19 included the District of Columbia followed by
Mississippi, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Arkansas, Nevada, Georgia and Alabama.
"This report shows that our concerted effort to reduce teen pregnancy is succeeding," said Secretary
Shalala. "The federal government, the private sector, parents and caregivers are all helping send the
same message: Don't become a parent until you are truly ready to support a child."
Shalala also noted the important work of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy and its
1998 National Campaign Honorees, who are implementing innovative teen pregnancy prevention
programs across the U.S.
The Campaign was created in response to President Clinton's 1995 State of the Union challenge to
"parents and leaders all across this country to join together in a national campaign against teen
pregnancy to make a difference." The honorees were recognized in the categories of: building common
ground, corporate leadership, effective programming, male involvement, media innovation, state
leadership and teen leadership in preventing teen pregnancy.
The new National Center For Health Statistics report, "Teenage Births in the United States: National and
State Trends, 1990-96" brings together the latest and trend data to profile the teenage mother. It has teen
birth rates for each state by race and Hispanic origin to help explain some of the differences across
states. While the decline in the teenage birth rate varied among States, those with both high and low
rates succeeded in achieving significant reductions between 1991 and 1995. The variation between states
reflects, in part, national patterns by race and ethnicity.
Each year in America, almost 500,000 teenagers give birth. The preliminary U.S. birth rate for teenagers
in 1996 was 54.7 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 years, down 4 percent from 1995 and 12
percent from 1991 when the rate was 62.1. These recent declines reverse the 24 percent rise in the
teenage birth rate from 1986 to 1991. There has been success in lowering the birth rate for both young
and older teens, with rates for those 15-17 years of age down 12 percent between 1991 and 1996 and the
rate for those 18 and 19 down 8 percent.
Still, teen birth rates are higher today than in the mid-1980s when the rate was at its lowest point, 50-53
births per thousand teens age 15-19. The national teen birth rate was at its highest in 1957, at 96 births
per 1,000 women ages 15-19. However, most teenagers giving birth in the 1950s and for the next two
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decades were married while the vast majority of teenage mothers today are unmarried.
Teenage mothers are much less likely than older women to receive timely prenatal care, are more likely
to smoke and less likely to gain the recommended weight during their pregnancy, and more likely to
have a low birthweight infant, as shown in the annual reports from NCHS' National Vital Statistics
System.
The new HHS report on teenage childbearing is the first in a new series of statistical summaries
designed as an easy-to-read presentation of the key data and facts on critical public health issues. The
National Center for Health Statistics is a part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The
new report is available and can be downloaded from the NCHS Home Page on the Internet at
http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww. Copies are also available from NCHS at (301) 436-8500.
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TUESDAY, MAY 1998
E.J. DionneJr.
Some Good News About Teen Pregnancy
It's easier to find televised debates on
adults are arguing, the kids are getting
pregnancy. But birth control advice is needed
do well to get serious about the problems of
abortion, gun control or affirmative action than
pregnant."
as a backup. "Technique without values gets
poverty. Kristin Moore, president of Child
to run across serious talk about teen pregman-
For many years, the teen pregnancy debate
you nowhere," says Galston. "But values with-
Trends, notes that the same factors that
cy. We seem to love issues that can be
fit nicely into that televised ideological format.
out a safety net is a risky business."
predict drug use, school problems and delin-
squeezed into ideological formats that allow
One side said the answer lay in promoting
Brown pointed to the acclaimed Teen Out-
quency also predict teen pregnancy. They
people to scream at each other with commer-
sexual abstinence among teens. The other
reach Program, which started in the St. Louis
include family dysfunction, child abuse, early
cial breaks in between and a handshake at the
pushed for birth control education and the
public schools. It includes not only sex educa-
difficulties in school-and poverty. Preventing
distribution of contraceptives. The abstinence
tion and contraception advice but also intense
pregnancy in the teen years requires interven-
end.
Yet teen pregnancy, especially the birth of
side argued that the birth controllers were
involvement by adults who serve as counselors
tion in the early years, especially in the first
children to single mothers who get little or no
promoting premature sexual activity. The birth
and role models (to provide an alternative to
years of school. If children can succeed in those
support from the dads involved, is a huge social
control side said the champions of abstinence
peer pressure) and many programs that offer
years, they can develop the motivation and
problem-and the source of many other per-
were naive moralists.
kids "useful things to do."
self-respect to avoid both premature sexual
sonal and social calamities.
The new study suggests both sides have
The idea of mixing an emphasis on values
activity and pregnancy.
with birth control information is where most
And a final bit of good news: The National
It is also a matter on which there is good
reason to celebrate: The new decline in the
news. On Thursday, the National Center for
birthrate appears to be the result of both
Americans are. Polls show that parents over-
Campaign gave an award recently to the
Health Statistics announced that the percent-
reduced teen sexual activity and better birth
whelmingly want teenagers to avoid sex but
California communities of Bloomington and
age of teenage girls having babies declined for
control.
also support giving them birth control infor-
Colton, near San Bernardino, for a program
the sixth year in a row. The overall teen
Even before the evidence started coming in,
mation. In other words, Americans mix strong
that brought together the most socially con-
birthrate has fallen 12 percent since 1991, and
many people on both sides of the old debate
moral views with a devotion to pragmatism.
servative and socially liberal to find common
it's down 21 percent among African Ameri-
had grown weary. They also became more
Parents might take that approach to heart.
ground on preventing teen pregnancy.
cans.
practical, and this was reflected in new pro-
"One way to prevent pregnancy is for parents
Galston sat with the group at the awards
Beneath the media radar screen, people of
grams. The most successful approaches, says
to talk to their kids about values," said Isabel
dinner. "People who had been throwing gre-
very different social, moral and religious
William Galston, a professor at the University
Sawhill, president of the National Campaien.
nades at each other for many years," he said,
views decided they faced a choice: They
of Maryland, combine strong preaching of
"Parents have gotten very timid about their
"found that they could not only come together
could keep arguing, or they could try to help
abstinence, especially for teens 16 or under,
willingness to do that and have started to doubt
and talk together but also work together."
kids. Sarah Brown, the director of the
with counseling on birth control. The core idea
that their voices matter to their children. The
Fighting the culture wars may make for good
National Campaign to Prevent Teen Preg-
is that teaching clear values is essential to
studies show that their voices do matter."
television, but solving problems makes cease-
nancy, used to put it this way: "While the
helping teens avoid early sexual activity and
And if we care about teen pregnancy, we'd
fires worthwhile.
York
Times
/right c 1998 The New York Times
FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1998
By TAMAR LEWIN
In a trend that some credit mostly
Birth Rates for Teen-Agers
to abstinence education and others to
better use of contraception, teen-age
birth rates nationwide declined sub-
Declined Sharply in the 90's
stantially from 1991 to 1996.
According to the National Center
for Health Statistics, the sharpest
declines were among black teen-
Experts of every political stripe
agers, until recently the group with
heralded the declines and agreed
likely than older women to receive
the highest level of births.
that the last few years were the end
timely prenatal care or gain the rec-
While black teen-agers still have
of an era in which teen-agers started
ommended weight during their preg-
babies at almost twice the rate of
sexual intercourse at ever-earlier
nancy, and much more likely to
whites, their birth rate declined 21
ages - a trend extending from the
smoke and have a low-birthweight
percent from 1991 to 1996, and is now
1950's. when 27 percent of women
infant, according to the National
at the lowest level ever reported.
turning 18 had had sex, to the mid-
Center for Health Statistics.
There were 91.7 births for every
1980's, when 56 percent had done SO.
The level of teen-age births was
1,000 black teen-age women ages 15
Pregnancy and abortion rates
far higher in the 1950's and 1960's:
to 19 in 1996, while whites had 48.4
among teen-agers are dropping. too,
the historic high point for such births
per 1,000, and Hispanic teen-agers
but there is no consensus about what
was 1957, when there were 96 births
had 101.6.
is behind those declines.
per 1,000 women ages 15 to 19. But m
"What's significant is that these
Conservative groups, like Focus on
those days, the vast majority of teen-
declines are in every state," said
the Family, in Colorado, say that
age mothers were married, while
Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of
abstinence education turned the tide.
today, the vast majority are single.
Health and Human Services. "I give
'We believe abstinence has played
Teen-age birth rates vary greatly
a lot of credit to the African-Ameri-
the central role in what's happen-
by state, with many Northern states
can community. which has put out a
ing." said Amy Stephens, a spokes-
like Vermont, New Hampshire, Min-
clear. consistent message from the
woman for Focus on the Family.
nesota, North Dakota, Maine and
churches, the schools and all sorts of
"Privately funded abstinence pro-
Massachusetts having fewer than 35
civic organizations, a drumbeat to
grams started in the late 1980's and
births per 1,000 teen-age women, less
young women and young men that
went on in the 1990's, and now there
than half the rate of Southern and
they should not become parents until
is Federal funding for programs that
Western states like Alabama, Art-
they are truly ready to support a
give kids a direct message about
zona, Georgia, Mississippt, New
child, that having children too early
what we want them to do. Kids re-
Mexico, and Texas. The District of
will limit their options."
spond when they get a direct mes-
Columbia has the highest teen-age
Over all, in 1996, the teen-age birth
sage instead of the mixed message
birth rate, 105.5 births for every 1,000
rate was 54.7 for every 1,000 young
that if you're going to have sex, you
women ages 15 to 19, down from 114.4
women ages 15 to 19, down 11.9 per-
should use a condom, but oh, also, we
in 1991.
cent from the 1991 rate of 62.1.
don't think you should have sex."
Despite the declining rates, the
Although the 1996 numbers were
But groups like the Alan Gutt-
United States still has by far the
previously reported as part of the
macher Institute, a nonprofit re-
Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
highest rate of teen-age births of any
search and education group in New
industrialized nation.
vention's vital statistics report last
York, emphasize the effects of better
fall, the special five-year report Dr.
contraception.
Ms. Sawhill's group released re-
Shalala issued yesterday placed a
"Now that the level of sexual activ-
search yesterday showing that par-
spotlight on the decline in teen-age
ents have great influence on teen-
ity is not increasing, we're seeing the
births.
result of more widespread and more
agers'. sexual decision-making.
Isabel Sawhill, president of the Na-
effective contraceptive use," said
The group said parents could help
tional Campaign to Prevent Teen
Jacqueline E. Darroch, the insti-
prevent teen-age pregancy by talk-
Pregnancy. a private nonpartisan
tute's senior vice president for re-
ing candidly to their children about
initiative, said: "Birth rates went up
search. "The proportion of sexually
sex from an early age and being
sharply from 1986 to 1991, and then
they started coming down again. No-
active teen girls using contraception,
clear about their own values, super-
body knows for sure why this is oc-
even at first intercourse, is increas-
vising their adolescents' after-school
curring. We're not sure why they
ing. My sense of why the black teens'
activities, discouraging one-on-one
birth rate is declining the fastest is
dating before age 16, and stopping
popped in the first place, and any-
that they are the most likely to use
teen-agers from dating anyone who
thing that pops up can pop down
long-lasting contraceptives like Nor-
is not within two or three years of
again. But we do know that behind
this drop in birth rates is both an
plant and DepoProvera, which are
their own age.
increase in contraception and a re-
very reliable."
duction in sexual activity, the first
Nearly 500,000 babies were born to
reduction in decades and decades."
those ages 15 to 19 in 1996 and 11,000
more to girls 14 and under.
Teen-age mothers are much less
The New York Times
TRENDS
1995 BIRTH RATES BY STATE FOR AGES 15 TO 19 YEARS
Fewer Young Women Having Bables
(per 1,000 women)
Birth rates for teen-agers have been declining in recent years, with
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economic expansion in our history. For the first
February 24, 1999
time in three decades, the budget is balanced.
February 17, 1999
Violent crime is dropping, and our environment is
the cleanest it's been in a quarter century.
February 10, 1999
Now, though, is not the time to be complacent.
February 3, 1999
January 27, 1999
To strengthen our families for the 21st century,
saving Social Security will be our first priority. But
January 20, 1999
there are many other challenges as well.
January 13, 1999
For six years, this President has kept his eyes on the
January 6, 1999
goal of helping America's families who every day
do their best to balance the demands of work and
home. To further that goal, this week, he called on
Congress to increase the minimum wage and to
expand the Family and Medical Leave Act to
benefit 10 million Americans who work for smaller
companies.
More than ever, men and women feel pressed to
meet their obligations as workers and their
responsibilities as parents. So, the President also
laid out a bold agenda to improve child care,
expand after-school programs, and provide a new
tax credit for stay-at-home parents. He announced a
plan to make America's schools the best in the
world. He proposed the extension of health
insurance to millions who can't afford it. And he
urged passage of the Patient's Bill of Rights and
action to protect our children from handgun
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violence and the dangers of tobacco.
When Molly Lozoff visited the White House last
October for a roundtable discussion on women and
pensions, she said, "I am so proud we have a
President who feels a tug on his heart for our plight
-- the plight of the elderly." This President is
determined that America begin its journey into the
next century with every American family solidly on
board.
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