“Because education is a powerful antidote to drug abuse and crime, we advocate the repeal of the amendment to the Higher Education Act denying college aid to students convicted of drug offenses.”

Supporters include:

National Council of Churches
United Methodist Board of Church and Society
Progressive National Baptist Convention
United Church of Christ
Religious Society of Friends (Philadelphia Yearly Meeting)*
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Church of the Brethren Witness
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Unitarian Universalist Association
Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities*
Rainbow/PUSH Coalition*
Friends Committee on National Legislation*
Church Women United
Progressive Jewish Alliance

* An asterisk indicates that the organization has not yet signed the Interfaith Drug Policy Initiative’s quoted statement, although it does have an official supportive position. The specific policy position language is available upon request from IDPI.