Uplifting the bodily autonomy & healthy sexual development of youth who experience(d) #fostercare. A National Center for Youth Law @NCYLnews project.
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The Reproductive Health Equity Project retweeted
This week, voters across the country SHOWED OUT, and their message was heard loud and clear: Americans demand more. We are tired of the extremism and the hopelessness, and we are ready to fight for a different future—one of freedom and democracy, with MORE rights, not fewer.
Our Youth Advisory Board created non-partisan voting resources. Check them out, and make sure to vote!
🔗 rhep.info/3TT3n0T
#FosterYouthVote #MailInVoting #InPersonVoting
Our Youth Advisory Board created non-partisan voting resources. Check them out, and make sure to vote!
🔗 rhep.info/3TT3n0T
#FosterYouthVote #MailInVoting #InPersonVoting
The Reproductive Health Equity Project retweeted
Intersex rights = bodily autonomy for everyone. 💛💜 We all deserve the right to make informed choices about our own bodies. This #IntersexAwarenessWeek, that’s why we show up. #WhyWeShowUp @interACT_adv
▶️ Watch Your Voice, Your Vote, a youth-led conversation about finding your voice, getting informed, and making your vote count. 🔗 rhep.info/3TT3n0T
#Vote #ElectionDay #VotingTips #YouthVote #TAY
The Reproductive Health Equity Project retweeted
What does it take to create greater educational stability for students in foster care?
Join us Oct. 22 to discuss strategies for strengthening support, reducing barriers, and improving educational opportunities.
Free + virtual. Register: action.youthlaw.org/a/foster…
Periods are normal, and they are nothing to be embarrassed about. Our all-former-foster-youth podcast squad talks #Menstruation in the new #SelfTaught episode.
Stream now! 🌀 rhep.info/47ngmuJ
"Many of us who grew up in the #FosterSystem learned to survive by adapting to whatever environment we were placed in. We learned not to expect too much... Those survival skills helped us get through childhood, but they can be harmful in adulthood if we aren’t careful."
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A chocolate cake 🎂 opened up a former foster youth's eyes, leading her to pursue nothing short of a #HealthyRelationship. Read the story written by one of our Youth Advisory Board members below.
📰 rhep.info/4rwSqym
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Starting now! 🟩 Join our non-partisan #Voting webinar featuring youth leaders.
🔗 rhep.info/voting-webinar
Join @KidAlliance, RHEP's Youth Advisory Board, and young leaders from the LA Opportunity Youth Collaorative (OYC) for a #Voting webinar. 🗳️ We’ll explain:
• Why voting matters
• How to research candidates & issues
• How to register & how to vote
💻 rhep.info/voting-webinar
The Reproductive Health Equity Project retweeted
Sex-based harassment doesn’t always look the same.
SSAIS and NCYL’s new toolkit uses real-life scenarios to help students understand their rights and options.
youthlaw.org/dearstudents/
The Reproductive Health Equity Project retweeted
Juvenile cases do not impact your right to vote. Ever.
California’s voter registration deadline is Oct. 19, with Same Day Registration available through Election Day on Nov. 3.
Know your rights and find more youth voting resources from OYCR: ylc.org/votinginfo/?utm_medi…
Join @KidAlliance, RHEP's Youth Advisory Board, and young leaders from the LA Opportunity Youth Collaorative (OYC) for a #Voting webinar. 🗳️ We’ll explain:
• Why voting matters
• How to research candidates & issues
• How to register & how to vote
💻 rhep.info/voting-webinar
🗒️ Reminder: The 2027 RHEP Youth Advisory Board application closes on October 6th, 2026 at 11:59pm PT. Share this opportunity with your networks: rhep.info/YAB2027
#California #SRH #YouthAdvocacy #FosterCare #TAY
The Reproductive Health Equity Project retweeted
Massive SNAP cuts could have consequences far beyond hunger.
In a new @statnews op-ed, NCYL’s Kristen Weber and @ChildrensRights Sandy Santana examine how cuts to food assistance could increase families’ risk of CPS involvement and separation.
Read: statnews.com/2026/09/29/snap…
#NewEpisode 🎙️Our all-former-foster-youth cast has an honest conversation on healing from #SexualTrauma. 🌀 Tune into Episode 5, Season 3 of #SelfTaught at rhep.info/4j4ie2J
At #YourVoiceYourVote🗳️, youth advocates will explain how to register to vote & how to research candidates and Propositions. Please share our youth-led webinar with your networks!
🔗 Register at rhep.info/voting-webinar. #OpportunityYouthCollaborative @KidAlliance @NCYLnews
September 26th is #WorldContraceptionDay! Everyone should have access to the full range of #repro health care–including contraception, abortion + gender-affirming care.✨Read @freethepill's guide to the first OTC birth control pill available in the U.S.
🔗freethepill.org/resources/al…
