What is ABLE?
ABLE stands for the Association for Better Living and Education.
In addition to developing the technology of Dianetics and Scientology, Mr. Hubbard also addressed and developed methods to resolve some of society’s most devastating problems. These methods are broadly applied in the secular realm at a grass roots level. ABLE was established in Los Angeles in 1988 to provide direction and programs for these activities, while lending support through fundraising activities. The technologies utilized by ABLE have developed into four general social betterment programs, each addressing a specific area of current social concern: Applied Scholastics, an educational program; Narconon, a drug rehabilitation program; Criminon, a criminal rehabilitation program; and a program for improving public morality based on a nonreligious moral code called "The Way to Happiness."
The Church and its parishioners financially support ABLE and its social betterment groups. And while ABLE additionally raises funds through donations and grants from non-Scientology related entities, ABLE and its related organizations do not in turn contribute to the financial support of any Church of Scientology.
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