We join together through CANFP to support each other, educate ourselves, our families, our colleagues, and those we serve, while working together to bring the good news of NFP to all corners of California! By becoming a CANFP member, you not only gain access to NFP experts, numerous resources, and special events, but also a community of support. Anyone is welcome to join, but those who would benefit the most include:
- NFP Users
- Advocates
- NFP Professionals
- Clergy & Seminarians
- Churches & Dioceses
- Medical Clinics & Hospitals
- Organizations/Non-Profits
- Pregnancy Resource Centers
Gift A Membership
Give the gift of CANFP membership to your adult children, pastor, doctor, as an engagement or wedding present, or to simply support someone on this journey.
Choose a membership below and when checking out, check off the box that says “Is this a gift?”. Gifted memberships are good for the term selected (year, or month), at which time the giftee may renew their membership (or the gifter can send them a new membership gift).
Why be a CANFP member?
Your CANFP Membership:
- Is your passport to becoming a member of the NFP community in California
- Unites you with others who share your insight into the importance of NFP for healthy women, healthy couples, healthy families, and a healthy society
- Makes everything CANFP has done, or will do, possible!
- Transforms great ideas into reality
- Means you are part of the solution
- Connects you with the latest and greatest NFP happenings throughout California, and in your own backyard
- Broadens your knowledge and appreciation of NFP
CANFP is supported through membership dues and donations. Every outreach effort, even each word on this page, is dependent upon the financial support of those who believe in our mission.
What does your membership contribute to CANFP?
CANFP is enriched by a membership of varied perspectives and talents. We each have our favorite NFP method, our unique experience and vision, and our role to play in spreading the good news of NFP. Every member of CANFP is vital to our success. Like a symphony, if one of the instruments is absent, the end result is compromised.
What do you bring to the table? Perhaps you bring years of experience teaching NFP, or perhaps you are totally new to all this NFP stuff, and you bring a fresh perspective that will help us craft an effective message. Perhaps you are most excited about the many health benefits of NFP, and its potential for transforming women’s health care. Perhaps your NFP interest is deeply intertwined with your faith, and your understanding of God’s design for love and life.
Maybe you are overflowing with ideas you would like to bring to life through active involvement as a member of CANFP.
Or maybe you prefer to be a silent partner, expressing your support of the mission of CANFP through your annual membership donation.
We want what you bring! Welcome to CANFP!
What do you get from being a CANFP member?
You mean, besides the satisfaction of knowing you are building a culture of life in California? Well, for starters:
- Community—you benefit from becoming part of the California NFP Family. Welcome!
- Quarterly Newsletter—you are inspired by original articles that enhance your NFP experience and increase your knowledge and appreciation of NFP, scientifically, medically, spiritually, and relationally. And by the way, this publication can be a vehicle for you to share your news and ideas as well! We love member contributions to CANFP NEWS! You can opt to receive by mail, email, or both.
- Experts at your fingertips—your fellow CANFP members include experts in all aspects of NFP. It’s a nice crowd to rub elbows with! We learn a lot from each other.CANFP members can submit questions to our experts through Ask the Expert.
- Conferences—as a member you will be notified of all the NFP happenings around the state, and even get a discount at statewide CANFP events!
- Opportunities—CANFP membership opens the door to many opportunities to contribute your talent and treasure. It takes diverse qualities to make this organization run smoothly: creative ideas, practical skills, business experience, financial planning, technical, marketing, event planning—-in addition to of course those with NFP expertise.
- Resources—for starters, as a member you can access resources available only to CANFP members on this site. Of course, we provide many resources to the community at large, whether members or not, but we go that extra mile to serve our members!
- CANFP Chat Community—Online private chat rooms available only to CANFP Members.
- Parish Resources— We support all parishes! CANFP Parish Members access extra perks, such as enrolling to receive monthly email of timely prayers of the faithful, bulletin announcements, and insert. Parish Members can also designate up to four parish staff members to receive CANFP NEWS quarterly, and Parish Members receive a discounted rate for parish visits, conference attendance, etc.
- Referrals—if you are an NFP Professional, you can submit your listing in the online directory on this website. To NOT be listed in this directory is to miss out on a widely used resource by those seeking NFP services in California!
- Professional Growth—NFP Professionals will find many opportunities for professional growth as a CANFP member, through continuing education, active involvement, project management, and sharing of ideas and experiences.
Membership Tiers
Save big when you sign up for an annual renewal!
Basic Membership
$50/year OR $5/month*
For Individuals, Families, and NFP Users, Supporters and Advocates
*Full-Time Students (College, Seminary, Medical): $3/month OR $25/year
- Stakeholder in Healthy Women, Healthy Marriages and Healthy Families in California
- SUPPORT! We are as near as a phone call or email!
- Quarterly CANFP NEWS Delivered to Your Door or Inbox—or both
- Conference & Materials Discount
- Only Members can submit queries to “Ask the Expert”
- Participate in private online forum for CANFP Members
Professional Membership
$100/year OR $10/month
NFP Teachers, Clergy, Physicians, and other Healthcare Professionals
- All “Basic” Membership Benefits PLUS
- Listing in the Professional Directory (optional)
- Referrals from CANFP
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Participate in Forum for Professionals Only (including private Clergy Forum, Teacher Forum, and Physician Forum)
Church Membership
$250/year OR $25/month
For Churches Only
- All “Basic” Membership Benefits PLUS
- Can designate up to four Staff to receive print edition of quarterly CANFP NEWS at church address
- Discounted Conference Registration for up to two paid staff members
- Parish resources such as bulletin announcements and prayers of the faithful sent monthly by email
- Acknowledgement of parish membership/support at www.canfp.org
Institutional Membership
$500/year OR $50/month
Dioceses, Hospitals, Clinics, Organizations and Businesses
- All “Basic” Membership Benefits PLUS
- Can designate up to four Staff to receive print edition of quarterly CANFP NEWS
- Discounted Conference Registration for up to four paid staff members
- Acknowledgement of membership/support at www.canfp.org
Setup A Recurring Donation
Join our team of monthly supporters, and through your recurring donation provide vital and ongoing support so that more may know the good news of NFP! This can be in addition—or in lieu of—an annual membership, and accesses member benefits. Set up and manage your monthly donation here.
What People Are Saying About NFP/CANFP
Susan
Pennsylvania, Nov. 2024
Quick shout out to Sheila St. John and CANFP for the great newsletter with articles about menopause/post menopause! I just finished reading through parts of the newsletter and thought it was wonderful to focus on this group.
Cecilia and Michael
Monterey Region, April 2024
I wanted to share that learning NFP was a lifesaver for our marriage and our family. Without NFP, we would not have our two girls because the medical field failed in its attempts to intervene, where NFP succeeded. NFP is such a beautiful tool for communication and bonding/self-sacrifice. Truly, thank you for the work you do with our couples. We are blessed with your ministry. Cecilia & Michael
Bethany
Iowa, December 2023
Stacey and David Bunn
Monterey Region
NFP has been a great blessing to our family. The guidance and counsel of Sheila St. John has been instrumental in making it possible for us to bring five beautiful children into the world. We are deeply grateful to God and his servants at NFP.
Liz and George Delgado, MD
San Diego region
We wholeheartedly support the great work of CANFP! CANFP provides vital services in education and advocacy for the advancement of all NFP models that respect God’s natural design for human reproduction. The projects of CANFP are valuable to couples, medical professionals, priests, Protestant pastors, respect life leaders and others.”
Judy
Oakland region, 11/18/22
I feel very blessed (and proud) to have been part of CANFP. May God continue to bless your commitment and love of this work, and may California lead the way!
Archbishop Cordileone
San Francisco Region
Thank you CANFP for your support of life and married love!
Kathleen
Monterey Region, May, 2022
I wanted to urge you to keep up the good fight with NFP. I am sure it must feel pretty hopeless sometimes. You have given so many people the opportunity to have the blessing of NFP in their lives. I know it made my life better. I hope you are richly rewarded for your faithfulness.
Niki and Simon
Mississippi, April 2022
Please find enclosed a donation for CANFP and the ministry you so faithfully carry out. There is such a need for it from a medical side, spiritual side, and to help bring out a culture of life!
High School Teacher
Stockton region, 2022
Thank you for sharing your wisdom and knowledge on NFP! We really appreciate your time and support in helping educate our students about sexual integrity.
Debi
Orange Region, 2022
Such great specific info here
Anonymous
Monterey Region, 2021
Everyone should learn about this, great tool for health care, and marriage strengthening.