The Future of Title X
A briefing for community members, public health partners, and leaders to see what is at stake for local family planning and healthcare clinics.
The essential care your hometown is about to lose
For decades, Title X has functioned as the invisible backbone of your community's health. It is the only federal grant program entirely dedicated to keeping your local clinics open so you and your neighbors can access basic, preventive care. Here is exactly what is at stake:
Why this targets YOUR ZIP code specifically
If you live in the South—especially outside of a major city—Title X isn't just a distant budget line. It is your rural safety net. While big cities have plenty of private doctors, rural Southern towns depend heavily on local health departments to fill massive healthcare gaps.
Currently, these funds help keep the lights on in nearly 1,000 clinics across Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. They make sure that living in a smaller town doesn't cut you off from everyday, basic medical care.
Local Clinic Availability & Risk Map
Hover or tap on your county to check how funding cuts will change local clinic choices.
Counties Impacted
Critical Risk (Will lose 100% of their public health options)
Moderate Risk (Will lose some clinics, leaving options limited)
Vulnerability by State
The creation of "Contraceptive Deserts"
Losing Title X forces remaining local health centers to charge full price for basic visits. Overnight, this will make necessary care unaffordable for local families, turning your county into a healthcare desert.
What happens immediately:
• Higher Costs: Without standard financial aid scales, patients have to pay out-of-pocket for basic family planning services and birth control.
• Fewer Resources: Clinics face immediate pressure to cut hours, reduce available services, or lose valuable healthcare staff.
The real-world consequence of closing clinics
We know what happens next: a rise in unplanned pregnancies, higher local infection rates, and dangerous delays in finding cancer because routine preventive screenings were stripped away from your community.
The Immediate Threat
Recent federal guidelines for 2027 point away from traditional clinical birth control options toward "fertility awareness" programs. Combined with proposed budget decisions that could zero out funding completely, this isn't a distant political debate. The support system keeping local communities healthy is being taken apart right now.
Key Action Item:
Most people and many local representatives don’t understand how Title X works or what is at stake. Help change that.
- ✓ Share this simple impact briefing with your local networks and community groups.
- ✓ Speak up to help regional decision-makers recognize how important health department funds are.
- ✓ Spread accurate information about what local families will lose if these medical centers shut down.
Together, we can protect access to care and prevent the loss of essential health services across the South.
Our path forward
Title X is not a partisan issue—it is a basic requirement for the health and financial security of families all over the South. Keeping these programs funded is vital to our hometowns.