Advocates for Youth is the only organization that works both in the United States and in developing countries with a sole focus on adolescent reproductive and sexual health.

In the previous fiscal year, Advocates worked with over 28,000 health care providers, educators, and other youth-serving professionals, directly and indirectly strengthening the ability of more than nine and a half million youth to make informed, responsible decisions about their sexual health. Advocates' programs and initiatives are key to its success and include:

• Adolescent Contraceptive Access Initiative
  • South Carolina Emergency Contraception Initiative
• Cultural Advocacy and Mobilization Initiative
• Future of Sex Education (FoSE)
• Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (GLBTQ) Youth Initiative
  • Anti-Homophobia/Transphobia Project
• HIV/STI Prevention Programs
• International Initiatives 
• Let's Talk About Sex
• Public Information Services
• Public Policy Initiatives
• Rights. Respect. Responsibility.^® Campaign
• School Health Equity
• Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative
• Young Women of Color Initiative
• Youth Activist Network 
  • Campus Organizers 
  • International Youth Leadership Council
  • International Youth Speak Out Project
  • State Activists
  • Young Women of Color Leadership Council 
  • YouthResource Online Peer Educators
• Youth of Color Initiative
  • The Muslim Youth Project

Web Sites We Offer

• www.advocatesforyouth.org—information on adolescent reproductive and sexual health, and resources for professionals 
• http://www.amplifyyourvoice.org/—a youth-driven community working for change
• www.ambientejoven.org—information and community for Spanish-speaking gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (GLBTQ) youth
• www.morningafterinfo.org—information on emergency birth control for South Carolina residents
• www.mysistahs.org—holistic sexual health resources by and for young women of color
• www.youthresource.com—information and support by and for GLBTQ youth